u/Distinct_Pie_8834

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Desperate for advice

Any advice welcome:

I wake up every morning with my body looking like this. I have tried eliminating certain foods, I am maxing out antihistamines, I can't see an allergist or derm until the fall (Canada). I use nothing scented, nothing new has been introduced to my routine.

It has been 3 weeks - I am taking rupall every morning and reactine each night (Doctor advised), Bilastine made me too drowsy, I just started a 5 day course of oral steroids (20mg prednisone 1 time daily) which immediately relieved the raised welts - still red but not itchy or raised at all. I have read online that when steroid use the hives return worse than before.

other possibly relevant info: I had Shingles in February, I had 2 covid vaccines AND had covid, I have never had anything like this in the past.

u/Distinct_Pie_8834 — 3 days ago