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itchy all over...and possible reaction to medicine
Added: 86 days ago.
Added by: amber325
Section: General.
Status: This question is Closed. (Questions will be closed after 10 days.)


Ok I have been itching ALL over (back legs tummy arms feet) etc and my Dr has me trying different medicines to fix it. So far Zyrtec, claratin did not work at all...Well today I am trying hydroxyzine for the itching. Well It has been about 4 hours since I took it and now the itching is worse and I feeel like my skin is on fire! Also it is hard to breathe now. What should I do?

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amber325 - 85 days ago Yeah I went to the ER. they told me to relax the baby was fine and to check in with my Dr tomorrow. I am not to take the medicine I was allergic to (obviouslY) And when I call my dr tomorrow I am requesting the liver function test SINCE i WANT TO SCRATCH MY SKIN OFF!

aulrobbri - 85 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) Try an oatmeal bath to soothe the skin

Spike - 86 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) have you asked them to cheack you liver functions? If not i sugest you do asap. as for being more ichy now after this new drug and if you are having trouble breathing, dont wait get to a dr asap.

agonzales - 86 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) Itchy skin is common in pregnancy but in some cases it can be something more serious. I would think if none of the meds are helping and you cant breathe then it may be something else. Heres something I found on the net about itchy skin in pregnancy........ Can intense itching ever be a sign that something is wrong? Severe itchiness in the second or, more commonly, in the third trimester can be a sign of intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy, a liver problem that affects less than 1 percent of pregnant women in the United States. When bile doesn't flow normally in the small ducts of your liver, bile salts accumulate in your skin and make you itch all over. The itching can be quite intense. The condition itself doesn't cause a rash, but you may end up with red, irritated skin with little cuts in areas where you're scratching a lot. Call your doctor or midwife immediately if you think you have cholestasis because it may spell trouble for your baby. Your caregiver will do blood tests to check your liver as well as ultrasounds and fetal heart monitoring to check on your baby. Depending on your health and your baby's condition, you may be induced before your due date. This problem goes away after you have your baby, although you may get it again with your next pregnancy.

Allioop - 86 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) Yeah, once I read the "hard to breathe" part I'd have to agree that you may want to make a trip to the hospital. Better to be safe than sorry. Good luck:)

nannersmama - 86 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) I had this with my first pregnancy!! It was horrible!! Id be wearing clothes and have to strip them off. My dr tried meds, too. This happened a few weeks before I had my daughter. None of the meds worked. A lukewarm bath would sometimes help for a few minutes. We eventually found out that there was no amniotic fluid left, and I'd swollen really bad...all that fluid had to go somewhere! They had to induce me cause of the fluid being gone, and me and the baby's heartbeat had switched. I suggest if it's hard to breathe, you call the dr or go to the hospital. Hopefully you aren't experiencing the same thing, but that's my story. Good Luck!