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Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2007 5:51 am

For some weird wacked out reason I got this nasty skin rash that won't go away. I've already been to my good friend the GP down the street ... But all he did was give me a good painkiller and some cream to try and calm down this skin rash ... (relax ... it's on my face and arms, not on any other body part)
Evil or Very Mad

But that doesn't keep me from scratching during the day. The painkiller can only be taken once a day ... so I feel like 'grrrrrrrr ...' and 'leave me alone' all day long ... Sad

Not too nice for my co-workers in R.L.
But great for all of those m.u.g.u.'s who show up in my catcher mailbox.

M.

Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2007 8:30 am

isn't it a severe fungus infection OR a severe dehydrated skin?

that doessssssssss itch and hurt sometimes.. Crying or Very sad

Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2007 10:17 am

you can try Prurisidine powder or something, it lightens the itching a bit. If it doesn't go away soon, visit a dermatologist asap.

Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2007 2:05 pm

That's just it ... went to the dermatologist and allergy specialist in January of this year and they figured out that I was (and still am) allergic to several things.
But all they did was give me the advice to stay away from those items and put loads of skin cream on the red areas (as if I didn't already know that).
Luckily I've got a good skin cream, which I can handle with my skin and a good painkiller will ensure that I can fall asleep easily at night.

M. Wink

Baiting Guru Joined: 08 Jul 2004 Posts: 11857 Location: UK

In the past I have had very severe eczema, I used to take Piriton to help stop the itching, it worked great for me, and I believe you can but it over the counter from chemists.

Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2007 2:43 pm

margory wrote:

The painkiller can only be taken once a day ...

Well now, that's just silly.

Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2007 3:26 pm

For temporary relief you might wanna try an oatmeal bath Laughing

Take 1-2 cups of regular Oatmeal and put it in a fine mesh (ie pantyhose)
Place the oatmeal under the bathtub facet and fill the tub with hot water
Take the phone off the hook and enjoy.

It's natural, cheap, easy, and works great on poison ivy, chicken pox and other situations that have ppl slathering on calamine lotion.

It's been used in hospital in the old'n days for generations because it does helps.

Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2007 7:33 pm

Try calamine lotion, very soothing indeed.

Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2007 7:38 pm

@SP Piriton makes you drowsy - try Benadryl - works great for me - excema, house dust mite allergy and mould spore allergy Wink

Edit: <<< Or there's always mugufen419 Very Happy

Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2007 9:20 pm

Reprob8 wrote:

margory wrote:

The painkiller can only be taken once a day ...

Well now, that's just silly.

Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2007 11:41 pm

the Clartin over the counter stuff (or the generic) helped me when i had a skin itch -

But again i am not a doctor - your mileage may vary - you may die - you may grown purple hair on your palms - just take it as what helped me

Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2007 12:46 am

Reprob8 wrote:

margory wrote:

The painkiller can only be taken once a day ...

Well now, that's just silly.

What he said. What do Doctors know anyway? Triple the dose. Have a glass of good wine and some sushi.

Baiting Guru Joined: 19 Mar 2007 Posts: 2628

As above
non drowsy antihistamines, over here most supermarkets do their own cheap brands.
Oatmeal baths.
Calendula cream sometimes helps
Some creams the doc advises don't help if you're allergic to lanolin so check ingredients
Steroid cream such as hydrocortisone may help.

In extemes painting yourself with eosin dye helps. Don't know why it just does ( direct quote from my dermatologist ) The side effect is that you are bright red; really, really red.

For kids with chicken pox I'd use Medised (I should have said instead of Sudafed) as it has paracetamol and an antihistamine. (Dont give other meds with paracetamol in at same time, ie calpol, as it may cause liver damage)
paracetamol has got another name in the states but cant remember what

Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2007 11:51 pm

Manuka honey. Active +50. Don't eat it, put it on skin. Natural and soothing.

Otherwise, I'm with Repob8 Wink

Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2007 7:30 am

Thanks for all of those tips.
I can sure use all of them (or at least most of them Smile

)
Thankheaven I'm gonna stay over at my parent's place tonight which means I can take a bath (just have to drop by the store to get som oatmeal), since I just got a shower at my own place.
I'll just print out this subject and keep it somewhere safe ... Very Happy

M.

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