On the past 2 days I’ve been suffering hives. I’m blaming the incident of bathing my cat when he started to be an outdoor cat for months. However, it’s also hot in our place so it could be that but it’s unlikely because the hives developed hours after I bathed the cat. The next day (which is yesterday) the hives spreaded to my limbs. I wasn’t able to sleep that night, and then today, I now have it on my face and it looks awfully swollen. I noticed that my first appearing hives enlarged enough to become less noticable today, yet still itchy. I have read articles and said that this last for 6 weeks! I only have 3 weeks till our school days and I can’t have this thing in those days. Will it last that long?
You need to start taking an oral anti-histaminic: Tab. Bepozic. Along with that start applying a topical calamine lotion to soothe the rash.
If the rash gets worse in spite of the medications, you need to visit a doctor who would give you some anti-allergic injections.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Smruti Pevekar,
Dermatologist
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Do Itchy Rashes Take Six Weeks To Get Cured?
Hi, This definitely sounds like a severe allergic reaction. You need to start taking an oral anti-histaminic: Tab. Bepozic. Along with that start applying a topical calamine lotion to soothe the rash. If the rash gets worse in spite of the medications, you need to visit a doctor who would give you some anti-allergic injections. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Smruti Pevekar, Dermatologist