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I have itchy, swollen hands with red blotchs all over them and it is very painfull. My arms are very weak and painfull as well.

 

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Female , Age: 39

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Zyrtec 10MG and Azithromycin 250 MG

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October 7 11:51 AM (50 minutes and 24 seconds later)
         
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Hi

Thankyou for your question.

How long have you had this problem?

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October 7 2:52 PM (3 hours and 54 seconds later)
         
Reply to Alexander Irvine's Post: It all started 2 weeks ago when I woke up and felt like I could no swollow and nt throut was constricting. My Doctor started treating me for an ulsor but it turns out that is not the problem. This past Fridays night I had to go to the ER due to the condition was getting worst and I started having chest pains. They did all the blood work and EKG and so forth but it all came back negtive as well as the chest X-rays. The ER Doctor put me on a stairode dosage and it worked great, all my pain was gone till I finished them and then this Friday it started all over again. I also experinced tounge swelling and pain in my joints and mussells. I went back to my Doctor on Thrsday and thats when he gave me the above medicstions. Friday i woke up and my hands were swollen and itchy and rxtreamly painfull with red blotches on my palms. I tried taking a shower this morning and the hot water mae my hands hurt even more so I had to take a cold shower. My body feels like I was run over and draged down the road for 100 miles and I want to do is sleep. I have not lost any appitate. Eating is no problem.
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October 7 3:21 PM (29 minutes and 24 seconds later)
         
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Hi

Why did your Dr give you the azithromycin?

You seem to be describing an allergic reaction.

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October 7 4:00 PM (38 minutes and 56 seconds later)
         
Reply to Alexander Irvine's Post: Due to the soar throut he said I had an infection so thats why he gave me azithromycin. He said it is not an allergic reaction due to the time line from when I took the first does of Nexium. It has to be something els. Some knid of infection that is affecting my mussels and jointmakink them soar and now with my hands being swollen and a painfull itch.
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October 7 7:30 PM (3 hours and 29 minutes and 56 seconds later)
         
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Azithromycin for a sore throat !

Itch is a charecteristic symptom of allergy.

Has your Dr done any bloods?
If so do you know your ESR or CRP?

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October 7 7:34 PM (3 minutes and 44 seconds later)
         
Reply to Alexander Irvine's Post: all blood work came back normal. I do not know what ESR or CRP is.
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October 7 7:35 PM (1 minute and 48 seconds later)
         
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These are markers of inflammtion - blood test results.

Some conditions can cause joint pain + swelling but these would be associated with an elevation in CRP and ESR.

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October 8 11:15 AM (15 hours and 40 minutes later)
         
Reply to Alexander Irvine's Post: ok looks like this is going noware. Thanks.
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October 9 3:36 AM (16 hours and 20 minutes and 54 seconds later)
         
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