Hives

Unfortunately, I'm an old hand at dealing with asthma and allergies, including hives. Are you taking any medications? You can develop an allergy to a medication even if you've been taking it awhile. It's also "allergy season," and there are a ton of things floating around out there that can trigger a reaction. Have you tried an antihistamine? And since hives can (can be, not always) serious, it's probably a good idea to call your GP.

In the meantime, you might try keeping a food diary. It could be something new you are eating, but it's possible to develop a new reaction to a food you've been eating all your life.

Hives can also be caused by auto-immune issues or problems with your thyroid, so that's another good reason to see your doctor.

Hives can be triggered by stress. They can be triggered by heat or exercise, too, and sometimes docs don't know what causes them and the focus is on treating the symptoms.

It can be quite miserable, I know. And it's often a process to figure out the cause. I went through a bout that we never did identify the trigger. I also have dermatographia, and a scratch or pressure will trigger an itchy hive like reaction on my skin. It can be maddening.

Chronic hives aren't usually life threatening, but if you have issues like shortness of breath, mouth swelling, dizziness, or rapid heartbeat with them you probably need to seek medical help quickly.

Is it related to fibro? I don't think anyone can say for sure. Fibromites seem to have a lot of "unrelated" health issues. It does sometimes make me wonder if all of my issues have some kind of relation somewhere down the genetic line.

I've had hives one time and they were all over my body. This was before I developed Fibro and they were caused from stress and anxiety. I was a teacher and was having the faculty Christmas party at my house. I'm a perfectionist and I thought I would go crazy. The morning of the Christmas party I woke up with hives all over my body. I used oatmeal baths and they cleared up in a few days...gradually.

My daughter was taking an antibiotic and woke up with hives...even in her mouth! The pediatrician put her on benedryl and marked that she was allergic to amoxicillin.

Hope you get help quickly. Hives can be pretty miserable.

Sherrine

Last time my daughter and i had them , was from a new product we were using...and it was hypoallergenic, we were just still allergic to a natural ingredient in it.

It was a soap from seventh generation..

Wound up having to get a steroid shot and be put on prednisone after an a bad reaction. Turns out I'm allergic to Flexeril.

We'll see, I'm about ready to ask for a refund on this year.

Glad you had a laugh, lol.

It's just funny, I was diagnosed with Fibro and arthritis on January 2nd. Since then I've been juggling medications, side effects, and the realization that "Yes, I'm sick and I wasn't going crazy for the last year." I know it's only March but I feel like the last was a horrible cycle of highs of "I actually feel okay!" to "This is horrible, I can barely function and no one even realizes I'm sick."

I'm ready for some good days and not seeing them yet. Fingers crossed March gets better.