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Yes low cortisol cancause this. Unoess oyu are miserabel wi th it I

would try to wait ti out as thta is the onyl way oyu will get accurate

testing, but if it gets too bad ot stand some HC cream may help on the

itchy spots and will do the least damage to the testing.

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Whole body hives that you describe are sometimes caused by an allergy

to Yellow 5 food color, which are found in anything yellow, yellow-

orange, or yellow-green, like lemon cookies, Sunny Delite, or pickles

and Mountain Dew. It's in MANY processed foods, and in some of the

Caramel deLites and Peanut Butter patties girl scout cookies. If you

can remember what you ate all day Thursday, that might help you

pinpoint the allergen. My Chinese take-out place uses it to color

their soups (NO SOUP FOR ME!), and it's even in the noodles and crunchy

things they give you. Cheetos, jello, vanilla pudding, the list goes

on forever. So if that IS your allergen, you just have to read food

labels to get it out of your system. And yes, low cortisol and low

thyroid both contribute to allergic reactions, in my case, hives and

asthma. Both have diminished greatly as I've been able to raise

thyroid.

You are wise to try to hold out though, so you can get the proper

testing and then start treatment.

Once I had a breakout over the summer and sitting in a cold swimming

pool was helpful, but was only temporary. Sometimes the Benadryl

knocking you out is a blessing, cause the itching drove me insane.

Hang in there,

Barb

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> Thursday evening I began getting a rash on my face which has gotten

> worse and worse and now (Sat afternoon) is all over my face and neck

> (and scalp too I suspect from the itching). I think it is hives.

> Tiny little bumps and splotchy redness and mild swelling.

>

> I am taking Benadryl but it doesn't seem to be helping much and just

> knocks me out.

> Could these hives be getting worse because of my low cortisol? I had

> the shakes and was lightheaded this morning when under some extra

> stress (Girl Scout cookie booth confusion).

>

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>I had a similar thing happen to me last July. Doctor wasn't much

use. After a lot of web searches, I read that dehydration can cause

hives...and most Americans are chronically dehydrated. I literally

flooded my system for 3 days with water (a big glass every waking

hour) and within 2 days, it was pretty much gone. It's worth a shot

-- it isn't expensive or difficult, it may help but it won't hurt you.

About the worst thing that can happen is that you'll end up going to

the bathroom alot.

Marcy

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> " inklaura " wrote:

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> > Thursday evening I began getting a rash on my face which has gotten

> > worse and worse and now (Sat afternoon) is all over my face and neck

> > (and scalp too I suspect from the itching). I think it is hives.

> > Tiny little bumps and splotchy redness and mild swelling.

> >

> > I am taking Benadryl but it doesn't seem to be helping much and just

> > knocks me out.

> > Could these hives be getting worse because of my low cortisol? I had

> > the shakes and was lightheaded this morning when under some extra

> > stress (Girl Scout cookie booth confusion).

> >

>

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Hyland's Hives Formula will usually stop most hives, and b/c it's

homeopathic it's not going to interfere w/ any testing I wouldn't think.

> > >

> > > Thursday evening I began getting a rash on my face which has gotten

> > > worse and worse and now (Sat afternoon) is all over my face and

neck

> > > (and scalp too I suspect from the itching). I think it is

hives.

> > > Tiny little bumps and splotchy redness and mild swelling.

> > >

> > > I am taking Benadryl but it doesn't seem to be helping much and

just

> > > knocks me out.

> > > Could these hives be getting worse because of my low cortisol?

I had

> > > the shakes and was lightheaded this morning when under some extra

> > > stress (Girl Scout cookie booth confusion).

> > >

> >

>

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Sorry to say it didn't help me worth spit. Still, worth a try though.

sol

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> Hyland's Hives Formula will usually stop most hives, and b/c it's

> homeopathic it's not going to interfere w/ any testing I wouldn't think.

>

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Sorry to say it didn't help me worth spit. Still, worth a try though.

sol

biglovepress wrote:

> Hyland's Hives Formula will usually stop most hives, and b/c it's

> homeopathic it's not going to interfere w/ any testing I wouldn't think.

>

>

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> You may not be taking enough bendryl, I'd be taking 50 mg every 4

hours.

> Plus I'd be taking 75 mg Zantac every 12 hours. Benedryl is an H1

> histamine blocker, Zantac is an H2 histamine blocker. Taking both can

be

> far more effective than only taking H1, when the hives are severe.

> I personally use chlorpheniramine maleate (generic) (chlortrimeton is

> the brand name) rather than benedryl as it works better for me. In a

bad

> attack I take 4 mg every 4 hours plust the 75 mg Zantac (ranitidine)

> every 12 hours.

> sol

I completely forgot about the Zantac thing. I've done that in the past

and it did seem to help.

I'll drink more water too as suggested. I'm in the habit of drinking

water all day regularly (the whole " it helps you lose weight " thing -

yeah, right) but a little more can't hurt.

Thinking back, I was drinking some V8Splash Wed. night and Thursday

morning and usually don't drink much fruit juice (but have been having

a small bit each morning for the last few weeks). I wonder if it was

the yellow dye or possibly the fruit juice overload that triggered it.

I so much appreciate all the wonderful advice and support. So far my

face/neck is not getting any worse (but not getting better either - soo

dry and itchy now). I think I can hang in there till my endo appt.

Hopefully this will help my case to get more testing and not hinder it.

It's nice to have a place to come and ask questions and vent where

people understand what an adrenal gland is. I'm really struggling

with trying to get friends to understand why I'm cranky, irritable,

tired, forgetful, etc... etc... and nobody knowing (or caring) what the

heck I'm talking about when I mention low cortisol.

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