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Itchy Rashes On The Arms And Lower Back. Swelling Under The Armpits. Need Antihistamines

Last night I woke up with severely itchy palms, grew into rashed unp and down my arms and lower back. I had a big bite (unknown) on my shoulder blade. Not painful, but itchy. I have asthma but did not have an attack from this, but I did have severe "seemed like all over" itching. I took my son's Children's Benedryl which seemed to calm things down. As I was changing my nightclothes just in case it was a detergent allergy, I noticed I had huge swelling under boths armpits. This swelling has now gone down but not disappeared ( it is 12 hours later). Is there a better antihistimine I could have in the house to address this? We live in Tucson AZ and bugs are a fact of life. Especially when it is hot and we use the swamp cooler. I just had Terminix here on Monday to spray all entrances, perhaps I scared a nasty bug out of hiding.
Tue, 21 May 2013
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hello,

By history this seems to be urticaria of the skin to some insect bite.
rash and itching are initial reactions of a hyper reactive skin condition.
You're a known asthmatic and prone for hyper reactive airways also when exposed to allergens.
Alway have non sedative antihistamines at hand which will prove handy in such situations.
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Itchy Rashes On The Arms And Lower Back. Swelling Under The Armpits. Need Antihistamines

hello, By history this seems to be urticaria of the skin to some insect bite. rash and itching are initial reactions of a hyper reactive skin condition. You re a known asthmatic and prone for hyper reactive airways also when exposed to allergens. Alway have non sedative antihistamines at hand which will prove handy in such situations.