Got An Itch.
By rakski
@rakski (112925)
Philippines
August 29, 2018 7:02pm CST
Hello everyone.
Yes, I am itchy today.
My eyes started to be watery early this morning. Then sneezing follows. Now my face is itchy and as well as my arms.
When I got home from my son's school, I splash cold water on my face and wash my arms as well. Though I was relieved by that, I need more than that now. But I do not want to take anti-histamine now because it will make me sleepy early this afternoon.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
30 Aug 18
i think you have an allergy and if it includes your face itching, i think you have to go to your doctor. there are no-drowse antihistamine tablets that can be bought over the counter, but if i were you, i would go to my doctor and have me prescribed with a good anti-allergy medicine.(cetirizine is an antihistamine, so is benadryl).
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@rakski (112925)
• Philippines
30 Aug 18
@ridingbet oh, is this new? I have not heard of this yet. Is this over the counter? Maybe I can try
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
30 Aug 18
@rakski my sister is prescribed with Telfast which is a non-sedative antihistamine. this is the medicine prescribed by the doctor to her when she went for check-up last Tuesday.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
30 Aug 18
It definitely sounds like allergies. Sometimes it helps to use saline solution in your nose to get the allergens out. Maybe a topic cream for itch will help as well
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@rsa101 (37952)
• Philippines
30 Aug 18
Hope you are well by now. The fastest and surest way to stop the allergy is really antihistamine medicines. They will make you drowsy definitely but the reaction is fast in resolving the allergic reaction you have. Alternatives solution as what we did in the past when medicines are not available was a spoonful of sugar that you melt in the mouth slowly or some candy. I do not know how effective it is but that is what they gave me before when medicines were scarce during those times.
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@rsa101 (37952)
• Philippines
2 Sep 18
@rakski Oh yeah my childhood days was like that every shift in weather condition means I have to deal with allergic reaction to changes in weather conditions. The only weather condition I am adapted to is summer. All others is really bad for me.
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@Iam_jauntyjen (4951)
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30 Aug 18
I suppose that is an allergic reaction. Severe allergic reaction is dangerous.Whenever I have allergy attack,which happened twice here in Korea,my husband brings me to ER.
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@allknowing (130064)
• India
30 Aug 18
Let me add the chorus here and say it sure is some kind of allergy I would take Avomin 25 a safe tablet for that.
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@almostoveryou (4196)
• Philippines
30 Aug 18
I take Cetirizine once a day when I've got bad allergies because it doesn't make me drowsy. I usually take it at bedtime. My doctor prescribed it but it's an OTC medication. You may want to try honey ginger tea with a slice of lemon or make a glass of lemonade with about 2 tablespoons of sugar. It would be helpful to know what you're allergic to so your doctor can prescribe specific medication and elimination diet. Hope you're better now!
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@Starmaiden (9311)
• Canada
30 Aug 18
Is it a food allergy, pollen allergy or some other allergy that caused this reaction? Different allergies require different treatments. 
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