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Ohhh bebe I know exactly what you’re going through and it is the absolute worst. Sigh. That desperation and all over painful itchiness can be so relentless.
I take 180mg Allegra. I really don’t know if the Allegra makes my hives go away because they come and go so randomly, but I take it anyway - taking an antihistamine every day when you get a bad flare up will help with itchiness. Takes some trial and error to find an allergy med that might help for you, or rather that was my situation.
I also have been using whipped shea butter to help moisturize and cut down on itchiness and use the Aveeno anti-itch cream with colloidal oatmeal, especially when my hands and feet flare up really bad. When I get an all-over body flare up, I love to take a cool shower to calm the red hot itchiness, coat my skin in Aveeno, put on a t-shirt and wrap up like a burrito to keep me from itching or aggravating my skin.
When something stops working - you gotta switch it up. I have so many goddamn skin conditions that I can’t even keep track of what’s working or what’s doing what. I just figure out what seems to work and stick with it until it stops, then move onto the next something.
I hope you find some relief. I haven’t had a really bad flare up in a while, I know how difficult and frustrating it can be and feel for you very much. Let me know if you need anything else or even just want to vent about it. <3
