She has had this for 3 months and has been to the doc several times and the doc keeps giving her steriods. She takes 6 a day as prescribed and when she stops taking them it comes back like before. She can't sleep well due to the steriods and says she has never been allergic to anything. She is in good health normally and has no pets and abit of stress but nothing more than the average person. ?? Any ideas why this is happening to her.
3 months of steriods off and on, as soon as she is done the meds she gets the full body hives right back.
I feel sorry for her.
2006-09-14 14:15:14 · 8 answers · asked by smilingmick 5 in Health ➔ Other - Health
only two sources that I know of, stress, which is cumulative or a reaction to something. I would ask primary care giver for referral to specialist. She could have a systemic infection that needs treated not the symptoms. The knowledge required in today's medicine a GP just cannot keep up. Go to a specialist if symptoms persist.
2006-09-14 14:26:34 · answer #1 · answered by auhunter04 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is just a vicious cycle. Most Dermatologists will not give Prednisone, due to the complications of side affects. Of course, it's about the only drug that sometimes helps problems, but it is still very dangerous. If she took the 5-7 day pak and gradually decreased dosage over those days, the symptoms would likely disappear, but after a few days or week of not taking the drug, the lesions reappear. Thus, the Dr. will start her all over again on the drug. What the Dr. could have done or could do would be to start off with 10MG daily for 10 days, then reduce the dose to 5MG daily, then to 2 1/2 MG per day and keep her on a low dose, until such time as the hives would run its course. If they reappear on the 2 1/2 MG dose, then up it to 5 MG per day. This would be of great benefit.
2006-09-14 14:40:10 · answer #2 · answered by skyeblue 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The reason her doctor has her on steroids is because he thinks she's allergic to something environmental. But if she's not getting any better after three months, she needs to go to another doc. Hopefully she's been seeing a dermatologist. I wish her luck.
2006-09-14 14:27:43 · answer #3 · answered by Kelly_from_Texas 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've had that a few times in my life, but it always went away pretty quickly. One time when I was four, my mother decided I was allergic to fish, which I wasn't. She doesn't like fish. When I was thirteen the doctor said it was poison ivy, which I don't get. When I was about twenty-two, the doctor didn't have any idea what caused it, but he gave me antihistamines that put me to sleep.
2006-09-14 14:27:23 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
maybe she is allergic to something she is eating or her perfume, body wash, lotion, shampoos, laundry detergent... stuff like that. have her make like a record of what she eats or does when she gets off of them and show it to your doctor
2006-09-14 14:23:16 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
well my grandma gets full body rashes every time she drinks a certen brand of coffie so it could be afood alergy
2006-09-14 14:25:28 · answer #6 · answered by sa(RAWR) 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It could be an alergic reaction to something? Ask if they changed their laundry detergent or lotion?
2006-09-14 14:17:57 · answer #7 · answered by hotjachick 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like scabies and your friend should go to another doctor.
2006-09-14 14:23:12 · answer #8 · answered by ▒♥▒♥▒♥▒♥▒™ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋