Dr. Pathave Hari Shivaram
Venereology
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Patient's Query
Hello doctor,
I just want to ask what is the best medicine for allergy? I have hives on my body and so itchy when I scratch them it turns painful. I even have them on my soles and palm. I am currently on Loratadine.
Hi,
Welcome to icliniq.com.
Itching with hives has various causes. Treatment of it is mostly according to the cause. Another treatment is symptomatic. Loratadine is antihistaminic and antiallergic medicine. In your case of itching with hives, you can take Desloratadine with Montelukast (Dazit M) or Fexofenadine with Montelukast (Allegra M). But to search for the cause of itching with hives will be more beneficial.
Patient's Query
Thank you doctor,
I usually have it when I am exposed to cool places like AC rooms. I was puzzled because this was the first time that my body reacts to coldness which I am used to. Could that be possible all of a sudden?
Hi,
Welcome back to icliniq.com.
Yes, hives with itching are possible due to cold which is called cold urticaria. Allergy does not appear suddenly, and it develops over time but it manifests on the body in any form (itching, hives) after a few days or few months later also.
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