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What Causes Severe Itching After Stopping Hydrocodone?
I stopped drinking alcohol in June of 2010. I quit taking Hydrocodone about 4 months ago. My body itches all over (at times) and if I itch one place, the itching travels, then I itch that place, and it travels again. Pretty soon I m itching my whole body. It s severe, especially when I lay down to go to sleep at night. What should I have checked first? Thank you.
Tue, 10 Mar 2015
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This is Dr Amit.
In my opinion severe itching is not related with Hydrocodone withdrawl.
Early signs of hydrocodone withdrawal can include: runny nose, excessive sweating, shedding tears, yawning, dilated pupils, and increased temperature. Later signs of hydrocodone withdrawal include: loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, a continual or recurrent inclination to evacuate the bowels, goose flesh, weakness, increased blood pressure and pulse etc.
Hydrocodone withdrawal symptoms can develop a few after the next expected dose, peak within 36–72 hours and subside over 5–10 days. And you have already stopped it before 4 months.
It seems you are having allergic reaction or eczema due to which you are getting eczema. I will advice you to consult the dermatologist he/she will identify the underlying problem after taking history and doing examination. Meanwhile for the itching you can take ALLAGRA or any other anti-histamine drugs
Hope i have given satisfactory answer to your query
Regards
This is Dr Amit.
In my opinion severe itching is not related with Hydrocodone withdrawl.
Early signs of hydrocodone withdrawal can include: runny nose, excessive sweating, shedding tears, yawning, dilated pupils, and increased temperature. Later signs of hydrocodone withdrawal include: loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, a continual or recurrent inclination to evacuate the bowels, goose flesh, weakness, increased blood pressure and pulse etc.
Hydrocodone withdrawal symptoms can develop a few after the next expected dose, peak within 36–72 hours and subside over 5–10 days. And you have already stopped it before 4 months.
It seems you are having allergic reaction or eczema due to which you are getting eczema. I will advice you to consult the dermatologist he/she will identify the underlying problem after taking history and doing examination. Meanwhile for the itching you can take ALLAGRA or any other anti-histamine drugs
Hope i have given satisfactory answer to your query
Regards
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