Cold urticaria, what in tarnation????
For many years now I have experienced a breakout of spontaneous hives. It first started out as a tingling and weird itching and a "bump" like a mosquito bite. The thing had the weirdest itch I had ever experienced. It stung and itched for about 15 minutes and then it would disappear.As I got older the symptoms got worst and I started noticing this phenomena would happen when I got the area affected wet or a cool breeze would pop up. It would affect just about any part of my body.
Then in the last 6 years or so the intensity of the occurrence increased and a couple of years ago the dang hives covered most of the upper part of the body and down to my belt line. Other than the dagnabbed itching it didn't seem to be harming me or making me feel bad like an illness might. I simply ignored it and laughed because it was so weirdly funny.
My move to Arizona where it is warm most of the year round has seemed to make the hives appear more often. Now that it's fall and coming to winter this crazy hive comes on me at night while I'm in bed. I have begun to wrap myself in full winter guard like sweat outfits to keep me warm and it appears like i will have to start wearing gloves as well.
Air conditioning has ALWAYS bothered me. Today as i sit in the library and the AC cranking away like were in a meat locker I can feel the crazy things itch and pop up on my legs and arms. AND on my forehead where the cap band covers the area above my eye brows.
Is this crazy or what? It started to really get to me since, again, it's been occurring more often. I have always kidded about me being allergic to cold. I didn't think the topic or symptom actually existed except in my joking! So today I googled the little sucker and sure enough it is an actual allergy.
The more i read the more I say "Yep". That's what happens to me. This phenomena has also been confirmed by the Mayo clinic so once again I call it by it's name: Cold urticaria!
Who woulda thunk this stuff existed. But here it is at this moment on my forehead itching away like mad, erupting then slowly disappearing.
So, excuse me while I read some more and if I don't come back to see the comments you will know I have succumbed to cold urticaria!!!
Comments (7)
Not even
Chamomile lotion relieves it.
I'm at a loose end finding a cure. Apparently there's none
However, I was prescribed 'Loratadine' and it helped, miraculously. I now have to go back to that doctor and get so more prescriptions.
I've been to many doctors but to no avail. Some of them gave me shots that will last only for a month or two before it comes back again, with a very vengeance
Yes, the change of temperature has to do with the breakouts too...
Ed, I know what you're going through....
Please Google 'feng mo'? That's in Chinese, the condition we are suffering now.
I think it is when the body thermastat does not change quickly to weather temps.
antihistamines can be changed from one type to other and only take it when you are troubled not as a daily pop in pill, or like mimi says it looses its effectivness.
Good luck edd as i scratch just thinking about it
Thanks for the long distance care and advice.
Yeah, Mimi, it could be related to shingles but I have had to to take massive doses of B12 because I am also anemic. I think that's the problem.
And, you sweethearts from our CS lady gallery, I also take massive amounts of vitamins as part of my meds. God has blessed me with a good health and I only take a low grade high blood pressure med. Other than that I'm justa whistlin' Dixie!!
Thanks to Mimi, Ashlander and Reddy Girl!!
WOWSER, what a predicament to face. That would have been one for the pictures!!!