Xyzal symptoms and conditions

I had a case of acute bronchitis and doctor prescribed Azithromycin (antibiotic) and something new, Advair. I took both medications, and, I have had several prescriptions for that antibiotics over the years, never a problem. But, on the morning of day 2, woke up, 30 minutes later and my legs and arms covered in hives. I never ever had an allergic reaction in my life, so I immediately expected it was the Advair. Went back to the doctor, who then took me off the advair. At that point, he gave me Xyzal, for 5 days, which helped subdue any more hives. After the Xyzal ended, guess what--the hives have returned, but in their former glory, but they returned nevertheless---is it possible that there is some residency period in the body for the Advair agent? I took it only for one day, but this is frightening.

I have been taking Suboxone for just a little over 2 years now. It has been my life saver. Last year about this time I was also taking Provigil with it along with an anti depressant (Celexa)and my HCTZ for blood pressure. I do believe it was the provigil that started this ball rolling. I had been taking it for 6 months when I started developing hives, scaly hands. I mean my hands were raw. I work in a doctors office with a family doctor. The other doctor in our practice is an Allergist....lol...of all things huh? Anyway, she took me off all my meds, except my Suboxone. I was just to afraid at that point of relapsing to quit taking it. I had also recently started doing nail enhancements. Acrylic and gel. My hands she decided was from over exposure to the nail products and I stopped doing my nails period. It took nearly 9 months to grow nails, and get skin back on my hands. My lips at that time got blisters and started peeling, as did my face. The hives would appear here and there on my body. I ended up on prednisone and xyzal and benadryl. I called the Provigil hot line and they told me to quit taking the Provigil asap due to a bad side effect Steven Johnson Syndrome. I mean the next thing I know people are calling me from the FDA and the Cephlon the company that makes Provigil. I was being ask a million questions. All I wanted was to look and feel normal.
The allergist had me stop everything...quit using everything. So, we could add things back a little at a time. I have been tested for everything known to man. And, I am not reacting to anything. No chemicals....food....nothing.

It got a little better. My hands were still rough but they were coming along. My face healed. The confusion and fatigue slowly got better. During this episode I would have like double vision, I would fall asleep at the drop of a hat. I couldn't write normally. I mean all sorts of things. I was sent for CT scan of my head in case I had a brain tumor or something.

Some how it all started healing. I changed my anti depressant to Wellbutrin SR 150 mg twice a day. Kept the HCTZ. Found out that my T3 in my thyroid panel was high...but that everything else was normal...well, low normal. I was started on Tapazole 10 mg per day and the diagnose was "A subclinical case of hyerthyroidism".

Well, about 5 months or so ago. I woke with my eyes swollen, the lids.... and they were itchy and had a few hives. Then my neck...my neck would itch and itch and then I would bread out in a bad rash. I thought it could be my stethascope because I wore it around my neck. But, no...not that. The only time that my neck heals and my eyes look normal...which means I don't have a red ring over the eye lid and under is when I take prednisone.

Basically this is the cycle. My neck starts itching, then my eyes will...then I will wake with the eyes totally swollen. I start benadryl and slowly they go down. Then after they go down the skin starts peeling off. I mean I can take eye tweezers and just peel the skin fom my eye lids and under my eyes. I have one spot on my thigh that stays rashy in just a circle about the side of an orange. I am never in relief. Only when she puts me on a round of prednisone and benadryl. I can't live on that though!!!

I just finished a round 2 days ago and right now my neck is broke out, itching like mad. My eyes are red all around them. I have one hive on my cheek and it will get worse soon.

My hands...they are itchy and dry again. This started again about 4 weeks ago. Well, I tried an experiment. I have not had anything on my nails. No polish...nothing. I thought I would put one acrylic nail on for 48 hours and see what it did. And, then one gel nail on for 48 hours to see what it did. I can wear them without major discomfort. The only thing that happened was I got a few itchy bumps back around my cuticles. Which means to mean that last year I did over expose myself. I was using myself and a practice model all the time and with nail chemicals you can get over exposed if you get anything on the skin around the nail. BUT, that is not what started all this. I can prove that now.

They are also thinking stress. I have been going through a terribly stressful time the past 5 years. I went through menopause and then a doctor got me hooked on the opiates. Found out my husband and best friend was having an affair behind my back. I am still not over that. And, yes I do itch more when he is around or I think about the situation ...which is always. I am obsessed with it. He was the love of my life. Our family totally destroyed because of his and her selfishness and the excuses for him doing it was all me of course...the menopause, the drugs..... yada yada...had nothing to do with her DDD tits and his sex addiction..... the fact is she was weaved into our family to tight...her family and ours...we vacationed together, had dinner nearly nightly together.... I trusted her with my life...with my kids. And, she betrayed me. I gave her all the tools to take him to. I would do the woman thing and complain etc to her. She was going back to him and telling him this stuff.

Anyway, enough of that.

The only med I have not totally gone off of is the Suboxne. Could IT be what is causing this rash, hives, swelling etc? I am so afraid of failing if I don't have it in my system. Especially with my life in shambles as it is. I don't want to relaspe.

Has anyone ever heard of Suboxone having this sort of reaction? Has anyone ever heard of another human being having this sort of thing happen to them at all?

I am going to have to start prednisone again tomorrow because I refuse to go around looking ugly with my face peeling and wrinkly and red. And, the ring of rash around my neck. It gets raw. I am just tired of fighting everything I have been fighting.

What is funny.....ha ha ha I am a substance abuse counselor now in our office because we have a suboxone clinic. The doctor I work with finally did this on my behalf for our community. I did my part and she did hers and we are helping so many people.

I just don't know what to do about this rash....is it stress? Suboxone? The Wellbutrin? The tapazole? The HCTZ? I take one xanax a day and I take 30 mg of Adderall for the chronic fatigue that goes along with my fibromyalgia.

I am at my wits end and ready to jump off a bridge.

R.

Has anyone come off of Singulair and had their anxiety improve? I have been taking it on/off for 4 years. No problems. 3 weeks ago I was prescribed Patanase, Xyzal, and Alvesco for allergy/exercise induced asthma. I now constantly feel anxious all the time. Very jumpy, heart races, almost like too much adrenaline. I really don't want to take Singulair anymore after reading the posts but would like to hear of someone that it helped by not taking it. Anyone?

I am not sure if my side effect is from using Singulair or not. I just started taking the Singulair 10mg last Thursday only in the evenings. After 3 days my face was swollen to the point that I couldn't see. I went back to the doctor and he didn't think the Singulair had anything to do with it since he was treating me for a contact dermatitis chemical burn so I still continue to take the Singulair but the swelling hasn't gone away yet and it has been 3 more days. If anyone can shed some light on if this is a side effect from using Singulair it would be appreciated. I also am taking Xyzal in the mornings so therefore I am not sure if this is what caused my face to swell. Any replies would be appreciated.

I went to the dermatologist and was diagnosed with a severe case of hives/rash. Has anyone ever been prescribed Singulair in combination with Xyzal for hives? He also prescribed Tagamet for the stomach problems apparently these two drugs can cause. I am very afraid to take this but talked to two different doctors that are telling me to take my medicine and are getting angry at me for not wanting to take it an are getting impatient with me for being scared about it and asking questions. I was also prescribed a Lidex cream that has steroids in it even after telling the doctor that I just got off Prednisone for a sinus infection last month and had a really bad reaction to the Prednisone (steroid). He still gave me the steroid cream and said "this is a topical you won't have any side effects with this and your reaction couldn't possibly have been from the Prednisone, it had to be from the antibiotic" If anyone has heard of or taken the combination of Xyzal and Singulair for hives or skin problems please post me a response before I go get these prescriptions filled. All four of these will cost me almost $100 because the Xyzal is $40 and the Singulair is $25, they do not offer a generic for these two money makers. I have insurance and still will cost me a hundred for all four (steroid cream and Tagamet as well). Please someone let me know about this combo and if you have been given for hives as well. I don't know why I am given the Singulair at all. It causes hives in some people from what I have been reading. I can see the Xyzal because it is an antihistamine, that's fine but the Singulair seems to be a cause of hives. Doctor mentioned something about H1 and H2 inhibitors or something but said it so fast and speaks with such an accent I couldn't understand what he was trying to tell me. Please help before I get really bad reaction and have to go to ER like last month with the Prednisone. Thank you and God Bless.

I am SOOOO glad I found this site. My daughter is 6 years old and has been on Zyrtec on and off since she was 18 months old. About two years ago we added in Singulair. Two weeks ago she was diagnosed with ADHD and Oppositional Defiant Disorder and they want to start her on meds for that. I got to thinking about when all her behavior and academic problems started and it was shortly after we started the Singulair. Before the Singulair she was a brilliant, outgoing, well-behaved happy little girl. Now she has trouble remembering short and long term, trouble concentrating, extremely fidgety, impulsive, can't complete anything she starts, extreme persistent stomach pains, diarrhea, occasional vomiting, and extreme frustration. I stopped both the Zyrtec and Singulair 4 days ago and am now reconsidering any meds for ADHD. I am going to wait and see how she does without Zyrtec and Singulair in her system. I am excited to see if there is an improvement! I had no idea these two drugs were so dangerous!

I took this medication seven years ago. After a couple of days I broke out into hives. When the initial Hives went away I kept itching. Then, the itching began to spread all over my body. I have been turned away by many doctors who wished me luck and said they were sorry but they couldn't help me. Since then, I have become a science project for doctors. I have taken a number of medicines to calm me down and an assortment of creams and lotions. One spray that takes the itchy hives away for awhile is CLOBEX. It's very expensive. It costs me $250 a month (out of pocket). The only medicine that relieves the condition for about a week is prednisolone (another drug that's not so great for you). I now take that once a month for one week’s relief. Each night, I have to scold myself in the shower to relieve the itching for a few hours so I can go to sleep. I'm currently at a new Dermatology Clinic. Guess what they prescribed for me? CEPHALEXIN, the drug that caused the poor quality of my life I now have. Doesn't anyone listen to the patient? The only best medical friend I have is my Primary Care Physician who has greatly supported me all these years. I pray that someone may read this and I have an answer me.
If you have not yet taken CEPHALEXIN, think about it long and hard. It's not for everyone and MAY not be for ANYONE. If you've read this far in my note, I consider you a new friend.

Someone please help!!
Still Itching in New Jersey.