u/Sweet_Cry2140

Hello,

I never had hives in my life until last month. On April 9–10 I ate a hamburger and during the night my right leg started itching and hives appeared. At first they were only on one leg, then both legs the next day, and after a few days they spread to my whole body.

A few days later I got a bad cold that lasted about a week with very blocked ears. The cold went away but the hives stayed.

I tried loratadine — it helped the first day but not after. Then a dermatologist prescribed levocetirizine. It helped the first day, less the second, and stopped working by the third.

Now I’m on 40 mg prednisone. It helped the first two days, but today (day 3) I’m having a big flare again.

I don’t know what to do anymore. Has anyone experienced something similar?

Hello everyone,

I had never had hives in my life until last month. On the night of April 9–10, I ate a hamburger and went to bed. During the night, my right leg started itching and the first hives appeared. At first they were only on one leg. After one day they appeared on both legs, and after several days they spread to my entire body.

The hives started on Friday, and by Tuesday I developed a bad cold that lasted about a week. My ears were very blocked during that time. The cold went away, but the hives did not.

I first took loratadine. It helped the first day, but the second day it did not help at all. I then saw a dermatologist who prescribed 20 mg of levocetirizine. The first day it helped, the second day it helped somewhat, and by the third day it stopped working completely.

On Monday I started prednisone at 40 mg. The first day it helped within a few hours, and the second day it also helped. But now on the third day I am having a flare with hives on most of my body.

I really don’t know what to do anymore. It’s ruining my daily life, and now even the prednisone doesn’t seem to be working anymore.