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I broke out into hives over two weeks ago. My doctor has had me drinking this Vit-C powder and I've been trying not to exceed 6 benedryl a day, but often take up to 10.
I've had kidney stones twice before. It just occured to me, that maybe the benedryl which is drying me out is causing them. I also read online that high amounts of vit-c can cause kidney stones. I have been taking about 10,000mg per day for the last 2 weeks.
I am pretty sure I have them. The pain is horrible in my back. I know I should go to the ER, but I've been there so many times the doctors know me and think I am just crazy in the head. I don't need to be fighting with them for drugs when I am in so much pain. Plus all those pains always make me sick for weeks after and it's like a few grand just to get an IV of saline and medication. I know what that costs because I've had to buy saline ($60 bucks for 30 1liter case) and $100 for the IV pain meds. Yet my bill will be #3,000 after my insurance pays the other 60%.
But i guess my questions is-Is this information true? Can you get stones from massive amounts of vit-c? since benedryl dries you up-even though I drink A LOT of water-my body can't make up for all that. So is this possible?
Thanks, L
Posts: 484 | From Burlingame, Ca | Registered: Sep 2005
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I had kidney stones that were related to Lyme. Through using herbs they are gone.
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Thank you guys..It's hard with posts because I can't remember what you all asked and wrote. My brain has been really foggy-I can't seem to remember anything.
I am taking magnesium-and hoping it works..but still in a lot pain..
thanks for the help!
L
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Kidney stones are often the result of a metabolic calcium dysregulation and when this happens, proper investigation will include 25 hydroxy vitamin D and 1,25 dihydroxy vitamin D levels as well as serum calcium and parathyroid hormone levels.
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I went to the hospital not to long ago on the same thing but regarding the hives, I have had them now for 2 1/2 years. I take Clairtin D melt tabs, they work really fast. They last me almost 2 days. I was covered with hives when I first got tested pos with lyme.
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Isladgirl.I was covered in hives when I was first diagnoised too. I had them for 8months and threw up everything I ate, among chronic muscle spasms, joint pain, virtigo, ringing in my ears,etc. etc. I had kaiser and they had no clue what was going on. After 8 months we decided to go out of network and I just happened to see a LLMD (I had no prior knowledge of lyme or LLMD)
I started mino and valtrex and within 48 hours my hives stopped and 2 weeks my vomitting stopped. I tested positive for babs and erchil too. I was never checked for rocky mountain spotted fever (nor did I know what it was, but as I read through the symptoms online I think it's very possible I have it. I have to wait 5 days to get my blood work back.
This has happened 3 times-always the first week of Sept-I have NOT been on tricycline abx every time this has happened. I am starting to think that the mino/doxy/etc have been maintaining them.
Islandgirl-do you have RMSP? Have you been checked? do you have any co-infections? Unforchunetly zertec, allergra, clartin-none of them work for me. The valtrex doesn't work anymore and benedryl works to relieve the itch but that's it.
Benedryl has the opposite effect on me. I can take 10 benedryl in a day and I have so much energy! I haven't had this much energy in a long time. I still go to bed early, but yesturday I was up at 8:30am did 3 loads of laundry, re-organized my room, cleaned and vacuumed my whole room and bathroom, went out to lunch with a friend, got mani/pedi, and watched a movie.
Now I have the hives again and I know the benedryl is drying me out-and I think that in combo with the vit-c is what caused the kidney stones.
Thanks for all your help.
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