Red blotches symptoms and conditions

Yes I too have been noticing recent disabilities regarding brain function. Ive only been on lamictal for 5 mths and there has been remarkable improvement for its intentional purpose but I feel like such a dumbass.
I am a 4.0 student who is obsessed with A's and have been on the deans list for 3 yrs. However, recently I cant spell, take notes without immediately forgetting what my professor said, loose my point, or like just now, I completely forgot what I was trying to say. I have trouble speaking and finding the right words and its extremely difficult to think through anything because I loose what it is I was previously thinking! GGGRrrr.... Does that make any sense?

I am however seriously relieved to find I am not the only one having these issues and that its not mental regression or lack of intelligence.

Also, since being on Lamictal I have never experienced any skin problems, but 3 days ago I started tanning (which I know is already horrible for you) and today I have red blotches between my chest and on my back. These are places I normally burn a little bit when I start tanning again, but now there are welps and they burn and itch like crazy. Does anyone know if UV exposure causes this in Lamictal patients? Could it also possibly be a reaction to the tanning lotion?

Thanks
Itchy in Houston

I am currently going through what you have described. I am on my sixth day of using Niaspan er 500mg. It is around midnight and my entire body is on FIRE, I itch, red blotches and my hair feels like needles pinching my skin when I move. My face, neck, chest, back, shoulders and legs was literally RED hot to touch, not to mention my heart started to race and felt like I needed some fresh air or cold shower to calm down. From what I read on (******) it sounds like I was flushing and had a reaction to the medicine. I am 33 years old and in good health. It seems like you should take Niaspan at bedtime and take with ibuprofen to reduce side effect. The funny thing is I have been taking ibuprofen all week since my low back is aching…Go figure. Not sure if I will continue. Plan to check with doctor tomorrow.

I came home from work and opened my new bottle of Niaspan er 500mg. It was late and my wife was asleep. I read the bottle and it said take 2 tablets before bed with food. I did and about 4 hours later, my entire body was on FIRE and my hair felt like needles pinching my skin when I moved. I can deal with a hot flash or flushing but I was literally RED hot to touch, forget the feeling that I was having a heart attack or stroke.
I am only 41 years old in good health and a little low good cholesterol. I tried again few days later with one pill(after my wife had a good laughed) and experience the same nightmare. No hot flash, I was BURNING RED and my hairs were needles pinching my skin as I put ice packs around my neck.
I understand this is just a form of vitamin B-3??? Has anyone tried some form of herbal version of a B-vitamin?? Has anyone tried to take during the daytime????

Severe wheezing almost to the point of not being able to breath, huge red blotches all over my body, metal taste in my mouth I can not get rid of, lethargy to the point I am sleeping almost 19 hours every day.

been taking yasmin for at least 8 months straight because i have endometreiosis.. it was really great for the skin; all my pimples disapeared and i suffered virtually no side effects.. however after 8 months i developed this red blotches in my arms and samll patches of very dry and itchy skin..i thought it was skin asthma because i have that too.. turns out it was yasmin..

As a teenager I had minor Acne and blackheads. Some red bumps in the back of my arms and my thighs, blackheads around my forehead and nose and one or two acne bumps around my chin that would go away and come back. Compared to many kids my age, I had great skin. The problem started the day my mother said I should start using beauty products. My aunt recommended Clinque (3 step regime). I was typed with t-zone skin and bought that package. I followed the advice of the counter assistant and after a day, red painful spots appeared in my skin. I went back and they said it was normal and to keep using it. I did and the red spot errupted to full sized cystic acne. I could feel the huge swells deep within my skin. I stopped using it right away, but it was too late. The damage was done. My skin was inflamed and sensitive and the condition of my skin just fed on itself. I went to the dermatologist and they told me to wash with Cetaphil and to be gentle with my skin. That relieved it a bit and over time (a long time) my skin calmed down. But it was too late. I had horrible acne scars and breakouts were more common than they were before I started.

Over the years I tried to find the cause of my break outs. Tried different products (with caution) and realized that a common ingredient (Salicylic Acid) caused my break outs. Well, almost all acne products contain this ingredient so I had to find other ways around Acne. I still have red blotches on my left arm where I tested a bit of a product on it. The inflamation is gone now but i'm left with scars. I still see acne products out there with Salicylic Acid in them. A couple of times when I change Doctor's, they would recommend me over the counter products that have Salicylic Acid in them. As you can tell, I no longer trust doctors advice.

I haven't found one article out there mentioning anyone having my symptoms when using Salicylic Acid.

My GP put me on Advair in the summer of 2006 because I was having trouble with so much phlegm in my throat and losing my voice by using Combivent. I also have a weakened voice as a result of asthma medication. For the first three weeks the Advair was great. Then one weekend at our cabin, I had a severe asthma attack -- to the point that my husband wanted to pack up and drive an hour to an hospital emergency ward. I thought it was from something in the cabin or in the air. As a result of some research on Advair, I truly believe that it was from taking this medication. Not realizing this, I have continued to take Advair at the advice of my GP. I then noticed that my skin was very itchy, mostly on my legs at that time. My GP said it was excema. It started spreading to my hands, wrists, elbows. I started reading about the side effects of Advair -- from the insert that comes with the discus -- itchy skin is one of the side effects listed. In December 2006, I went to the lung specialist that has been treating me for asthma for several years. I asked him about the itching and mess on my wrists, etc. He indicated that it was excema and not a reaction to the Advair -- and proceeded to write me a presription for more Advair. In January 2007, I went back to my GP because I couldn't stand the itching and red blotches anymore. She wouldn't give me anything to relieve it, but sent me to an allergist. I asked him about the mess my skin was in and he told me that it was very rare that someone would react to Advair in this manner and he didn't think that was the cause. He decided that I was allergic to dog and cat dander. Just the other day I was finally sent to a dermatologist. She was appalled at the condition of my skin, as the ithing and redness had now started to spread to my upper arms, under arms, breasts and stomach area. I took some research about Advair with me to this appointment. She has now taken me off the Advair for a two week trial and given me an ointment help with the healing. Finally, a specialist that really might think the Advair is the cause of this itching all over my body. I sure hope that these doctors will realize that I really have an adverse reaction to Advair and will find another medicaiton that will be suitable, but not cause the problems I am having now. my voice is still strained, but I am sure as the Advair leaves my system, this will improve too.

I went to the doctor on 3/12/07 (Monday) for a cold. I had laryngitis for several days. I started taking Levaquin 750 mg. on Monday. By Wednesday, I had severe pain in my joints in muscles especially my legs. It was so severe I was in tears and ready to go to the hospital. On Thursday I called the doctor and he told me to stop taking it and prescribed a new antibiotic. On Friday my pain started to subside somewhat, but it was still uncomfortable. BY the time I went to the doctor on Friday afternoon I had red blotches all over my arms and face. I wish I had done more research on this drug before taking it! I had to cancel a hair appoitnment that week and my hairdresser said she had the same exact symptoms and they only stopped when she stopped the medication.

I have taken Prednisone 3 times now in a 4 month perioed.
I started out with 90MG a day and then weaned off the drug only to be put back on it two more times due to COPD.
I developed red skin blotches and pimples which I thought was from the antibiotic Levaquin. This last time on Prednisone I was given Azithromycyin and still got the small pimples and red blotches so I can only guess that it is the Prednisone not the antibiotic. It goes away after weaning off the drug and and doesn't itch or anything. The prednisone does help me to breath so I guess it's a good trade off.

I started taking Sulfameth for sinus infection and the first day noticed a floating feeling, tired, nauseous, cramping, red blotches on my face. After on;y taking 3 I stopped and now on the 4th day I still have exxtreme tiredness and cramping and a feeling of just not feeling well. I will not take it again.

I was prescribed sulfameth/trimethoprim 800/160 TABS for a kidney infection, on wednesday, i took it approximately 8 pm that same night, next day about 9 am i was breaking up i had a rash all over the inner part of my arms, on my thigh down to my feet. next thing i know i am itching all over. went to bed that night i had chills all night long. I had never had an allergic reaction to any medication until now.

I experienced large red blotches on both sides of my face. Also, as I read some of these emails, I realize that the thick mucus in the back of my throat could be directly from the advair. I'm really not sure I want to continue taking this med.

I was prescribed this medication for an ear infection. For the first five days, I had severe headaches, dry mouth, and trouble sleeping. On the sixth day, I developed a fever of 101 and had chills bad enough to cause my teeth to chatter. I was also extremely tired and my whole body ached. I though I was coming down with the flu. I went to bed that night, but continued to suffer from chills and was unable to rest comfortably. I awoke at 4am on the seventh day and noticed I had hives all over my face and neck. By 9am, I had red blotches on my chest, stomach, back, and arms. I called the doctor and was told it was probably an allergic reaction and I should come in for a check-up. After seeing the doctor, he said this medication often has a "delayed allergic reaction" that usually shows up around 7 days after beginning the dosage. He told me stop taking the meds and that the rash would probably get worse before it gets better. That's true. It is now day 8 (late) and I have red blotches everywhere on my body and they itch a lot. I will make sure I remember to never take this medicine again. It didn't help with the ear infection either, but nothing has so far. This was the 4th different antibiotic tried.

I have been on Levaquin for 9 days following a DX of COPD exacerbation, + acute bronchitis. My coughing has become worse, but more dramatic is the black and red blotches on my skin - 1 area of about 5" by 9" on my left flank below ribs, and another below my left under arm - about 6" by 6".
I do not exaggerate about the color of the skin, the black skin is not a coal black color with some dark cherry red blotches around and mised in the central shape..
My only guess is that it is some strange reaction to the coughing - which has been severe and difficult to control. The muscle pain when I cough is truly horrible, but I have never seen anythin glike this.
I was seen in the emergency room, and all personell who saw the blotches commented that they too had never seen anything even like what I have. Several staff members insisted that I fell and injured myself, but I didn't.
Two days after stopping the Levaquin - the marks began to slowly disappear, but not fade to yellow like a black and blue mark does.

In January, I slipped on the ice and hurt my back and right hip. My family medical doctor took some xrays and did and mri. Could see nothing. He then sent me to about six weeks of physical therapy. No relief so he sent me to a pain management doctor. The first visit with him, he examined me, looked over the mri and xray film, and read the reports from the radiologist. He started me back in physical therapy. The second visit, he injected my facets...still no relief. Back to therapy. The third visit, he injected my SI joints...still no relief. Back to therapy again. My fourth visit, he injected my hips...and it hurt like heck. At that time I was told to walk a lot. The pain in my back and my hip, caused by the accident, was so profuse, I could hardly stand it. But, I went to the mall and walked for about an hour. When I got home, I had to go straight to bed. For three nights and four days, I couldn't get out of bed. I had to keep myself knocked out with pain pills and muscle relaxors. On a scale of 1-10, the pain was a 20. It was terrible. The man kept sending me to therapy though. On my fifth, and final visit to him, he sent me for another mri. Guess what? My back is broken. 16 weeks of therapy and now it is too late to do anything about it. But I am noticing my blood surfacing under my skin in red blotches. My case worker says it could be caused by the kenalog injections. My question is, did anyone else who had kenalog injections experience the pain I had from them...or the red blotches under the skin? Thanks.

After taking the 100/50 advair for a week, I started to get an upper respitory infection. I feel worse now than before I started taking the medication. I also get little red blotches all over my body which was not there before I took the medicine. I feel horrible and I was given this prescription by an allergist. I am sort of happy to see im not alone with these symptoms.

I was just prescribed this stuff to take care of some red blotches on my legs, 10mg. Should I worry because you guys are making me not want to take this stuff. I'm only 17 and I don't need weight gain, depression, or lack of sleep. Is it that bad for everyone?

After taking Prilosec for about 4 years my prescription was changed to Omeprazole about 2 months ago (at the request of the insurance carrier, no doubt). About 2 weeks after starting to take it I noticed small bumps along my jawline and severe dryness to my facial skin along with itchiness. After consulting my doctor, she said it was just dry skin and told me to use a certain moisturizer and switch to Dove soap. Now, 3 weeks later, my entire face is broken out with the bumps, my face is red blotches and is extremely dry, flaky and itchy. I will be calling the doctor to be put back on Prilosec. I had none of these problems with it.