I have been taking 40mg Omeprazole (by APOTEX) for one week. At ...

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Posted at 12:27 PM on Jun 22, 2009 by bernadettedm, #42492

I have been taking 40mg Omeprazole (by APOTEX) for one week. At 3am Saturday 6/20/2009, I woke up with a severe itchy rash from head to foot. Over four hours, I took 125mg of Benadryl, but the rash got worse, At noon, I went to the Emergency Room at UPMC Shady side. They gave me intravenous steroids, but this had no immediate effect, After three more hours, they admitted me to the hospital. It wasn't until almost midnight before I began to have relief. I was discharged the next day. I have been instructed to never take Omeprazole again.

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Reply 3 months ago on Jul 30, 2009 by sheilamona, #21931

I can just imagine the hell you went thru with the horrible itchiness which I experienced recently as well. I felt like rushing to the ER at 1 AM when the rashes broke out from my shoulders up. Luckily, I thought of using rubbing alcohol over the area and got almost INSTANT relief. Later, the docs told me rashes should be treated with MOISTURIZERS and alcohol is not one. At least, it INSTANTLY RELIEVED my suffering until I got to the ER later.....Sheila

Then, at the ER, the docs told me to use thereafter, EUCERIN (immediate itch relief) and daily advanced therapy moisturizers for the body. As for my eyes that got horribly itchy as well, they prescribed Zaditor (2x daily) and Artificial Tears Solution, as needed and Loratadine/Zyrtec daily.

Lastly, I use 50 mg of Benadryl as a sleep aid.

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