razor-burn/hive-like rashes all over...

I have had a rash haunting me on and off for about two months now. Last Humira - August 22nd. Rash appeared Sept. 8th. On and off since then. RIght now, it's absolutely awful. It feels like razor burn - burny-itchy-obnoxious. Looks like a cross between hives and razor burn. Does NOT go away like hives. Rash becomes dry but never scaly. It has spread from my forearms, to the underside of my upper arms, to my hips, to my legs. No real rhyme or reason to its appearance. I've been through the list of normal offenders (i.e. laundry detergent, lotions, trigger foods, etc) and cannot find any culprits. I thought maybe it was my xantax, but I haven't taken any for several days and the rash has continued to spread. It's always worse at night. What kind of nonsense is this? I'm perfectly content to blame the Humira, for lack of anything else, but I don't really know. Any thoughts?

I took my first dose of Low Dose Naltrexone last night. I am keeping my fingers crossed. I am also sticking with the gluten-free diet, although it has provided me with less relief this month than last month. I'm willing to WORK for this - I just don't feel like I know where to direct my efforts!! I no longer expect to be handed a pill to make everything "ok". I fully realize, 4+ years into this disease, that it is going to take WORK. I'm working on it, gosh darn it, and I just keep ending up with random things like this stupid rash. SO frustrating sometimes. Thanks for listening, guys.

I would call the doc and report it. It sounds like a reaction to the meds. Have u tried Hydrocortisone cream? you can get it over-the-counter. I get hives and rashes a lot...just sensative skin. I use lots of lotion, especially after a bath/shower. Try Eucerin - that's some serious lotion. I would slather it all over if I were u. Aveeno makes some great oatmeal bath/shower stuff too. At least that might help while your trying to figure out the culprit. Have u tried ruling out milk, corn, soy, nuts? Maybe try keeping a diary of meds and foods and see if u can find a pattern.
I hope you figure it out soon, I know how uncomfortable skin problems are.
-Jeny

Dandruff shampoo, eh? Who'da thunk.

Thanks for the replies, guys. Looks like I have a few things to pick up at the store!

I get that way every time I get upset, mad, or just anything other than normal. I have almost overdosed on benydryl. Every time i break out now i call the doctor and go straight in to get a celestone shot. Yea at 3am i'm up cleaning the house but i'm not going out of my mind itching. I know just what you're going through. It's enough to make you go CRAZY!! Ask your doctor about a celestone shot. They really work within like 30 mins.

hey spidey...a couple of years ago I had something that sounds like yours. Mine started as one blotch on my tummy, then one on my back, then after a week my entire body felt like it was on fire and I had swollen up all over. I get skin reactions all the time. This time they blamed a virus (CMV)
I took Clariten D + P......(the OTC ulcer med that I can never remember the name). Ask your pharmacist for them....one is an antihistamine A and the other is an antihistamine B. Together they helped bring down some of the itchiness annd inflammation.
I did end up at my docs and a weeks worth of steroids to get rid of it completely