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What Causes Severe Body Itchiness After Discontinuing Prednisone?
My whole body is extremely itchy. I did not have any visible rashes until yesterday. I m not sure if its just irritated from me scratching it or if its actually hives appearing. I believe it might be withdrawals from/a bad reaction to on prednisone which I took for 5 days (40mg) and then stopped almost 2 weeks ago. It seems to be getting worse. It started out mainly located near my armpits and on my thighs about 2 weeks ago but has started worsening in other areas now and more intensely in those places. What do I do? Will Benadryl help? Should I go to the hospital? Its extremely irritating.
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What Causes Severe Body Itchiness After Discontinuing Prednisone?
Hello, Your symptoms seem to be related to an allergic reaction. You can try using Benadryl to relieve the symptoms. If the symptoms continue I recommend you to go to the emergency room for further evaluation. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Dorina Gurabardhi, General & Family Physician