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Posted at 10:59 AM on Dec 01, 2008 by creedbrat, #36997
My Husband has taken this all his life of course like many of us have as a child and teen. He is now 27 and started this on Tuesday for a sinus/upper resp. infection. Evening of day 1 with first dose and day 2 nothing. Day 3 he started itching and didn't know why. Day 4 lips, hands were swollen. Tongue slightly swollen. Hives started on shoulders and inside of thighs that night. Day 5 swelling down after starting benadryl but hives all over body or rash all day off and on. Day 6 back to the doctor who said that he had an allergic reaction and was now allergic to Penicillin. Strange but it is true that you can be allergic even after taking it for so many years beforehand.
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Reply 5 months ago on Jun 06, 2009 by joelt, #20421

The same thing happened to me. I have taken Amoxicillin many times before without a problem. I am on it now for a sinus infection and after 8 days with no problem, I suddenly developed severe hives on my inner thighs, waist arms and back. I stopped taking the drug a day ago and took Zyrtec and Benadryl topical and cotisone cream. Hives still bad 48 hours later and keep showing up in new areas. Will try calling the doctor tomorrow, Sunday. How long after you stopped the drug did the problem persist?

Joel

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