Why Am I Experiencing Incredible Itching And Terrible Burning Sensation After Taking Sulfamethoxazole?

Posted on Tue, 24 Apr 2018

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Tue, 24 Apr 2018 Answered on

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Question : just took sulfamethoxazole,incredable intching like fire what can I do?

Answered by Dr. Dr. Yogesh D (35 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Please rush to emergency/hospital, can become life threatening.

Detailed Answer:
Hello.

Please call an ambulance and go to an ER as soon as possible because this is a serious allergic reaction and if left untreated can worsen and become life threatening.

If you have benadryl, you can take 1 tablets of benadryl till then.

Wishing you speedy recovery.

Best wishes

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar