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Suggest Remedies For Hives Despite Taking Benadryl
I went to the er today because I started having an allergic reaction to something last night and over night my whole face swol up. they gave me a dose of Benadryl and Ive been taking some ever since, But I m still getting hives only now its on different parts of my body.
Wed, 16 Jan 2019
Hello,
You should take Loratadine once daily or Cetirizine once daily and prednisolone 10 mg every six hours. In most of the cases of allergic reaction, steroids work much better than a regular antihistaminic drug.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Prabhash Verma, General & Family Physician
You should take Loratadine once daily or Cetirizine once daily and prednisolone 10 mg every six hours. In most of the cases of allergic reaction, steroids work much better than a regular antihistaminic drug.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Prabhash Verma, General & Family Physician
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