Has anyone had hives associated with LD? I have allergies but they always hit my weakest link - lungs. I have had hives off and on (currently on) for several months. In addition, I am looking at other symptoms I have had recently and joint pain moving around is one of them. Right now I can not close my hand because of the pain and stiffness. The hives appear in the middle of the night. I have tried everything including sleeping out in a tent, thinking it was related to something in the house. I have ruled out a lot and have not ruled in anything. Hence I am looking at LD. It seems doctors do not take this seriously, unfortunately. I have been taking various antihistamines and combo's and they are not doing anything. If this was allergy related, one of them would be working. The allergist is leaning toward food allergies, which my symptoms do not match. Sorry for being long winded. But in pain and trying to figure if this could be LD or one of the other tick-borne diseases. Ticks were so much more prevalent this year than in years past and I have not fowl to eat them at the moment.
Thanks for any insight anyone can provide.
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The only hives [as opposed tooccasional small area skin rashes] I have had with Lyme were an incredibly intense reaction to an antibiotic combo, but I did read at the time that hives CAN be a symptom of Lyme and bartonella is associated with skin rashes too.
Migratory joint pains and the hand stiffness and pain can also be a lyme symptom, but these are still fairly non-specific.
I sympathise with the uncertainty as to what's causing this reaction and my best suggestion [other than try out a food exclusion plan to check out the food allergy possibility] would be to contact your nearest Lyme Literate MD [known here as LLMD] to be evaluated properly.
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I got hives from many things when I had lyme and the coinfections. Prior to that, I didn't get hives in my life.
So, evidently lyme has your body on "high alert" so that many, many things can trigger hives.
I got hives from zithromax, from my hormone replacement pill (estrogen/progesterone), from celebrex, naprosen, etc. It seems like I lived with hives, I had them so often.
I had them continuously for 5 months while trying to figure out what med was causing it in the case of the hormone replacement. I had successfully taken that pill for 2 1/2 years. THen, had a small increase in dosage, and got the hives.
But, benadryl did help when I had hives. I had to take a lot of it. It didn't keep them away, but it made them borderline, where they didn't show but just made me feel itchy, like I was being stabbed, and I could wear only the softest clothing I had--nothing wool, nothing scratchy, nothing stiff.
Many with lyme have remarked on how they now get hives more frequently. There are old threads on it.
So, it is not a lyme symptom, but I guess you could call it a side effect of the immune system being stressed and trying to deal with all the diseases we have.
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Hives and anxiety can be symptoms of parasites. Parasites and worms are the first thing Dr. K. treats.
Check out the symptom list for parasites. They can be a MAJOR problem with Lyme disease.
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What you are describing is exactly how my lyme presented itself when I was finally diagnosed. It happens moreso at night because it has something to do with the adrenal system being in a state of rest.
I started with itchy palms and feet and eventually the rash/hives ended up over my entire body. When it got to my stomach the hives started to lace together.
Since I started treament, I would get skin reactions when I would detox. Sometimes I would wake up in the morning with them, if I had something really sweet the day before. I was told that sugar feeds the bugs and I believe them.
Try to eat very cleanly....nothing processed. There are videos on youtube by Connie Staussheim that talk about lyme and nutrition and various facets of the diease. Try to also keep very cool.
DO NOT DO ANYTHING WITH STEROIDS!!!!!
Try doing some searches on here under the Post a Poll at the top of the page. There is tons of useful information on here.
Hopefully, someone called Keebler will come along and read your post. She is a wealth of knowledge and knows what she is talking about.
All the best:)
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A tick bite can cause new allergies to foods that were eaten previously with no problem, hives, and anaphylactic shock,as the person in this article found out the hard way......
There is no mention if the tick that bit him was carrying Lyme,or one of it's many coinfections,but it's definitely nice to see an article like this in a "mainstream" newspaper.
This fellow obviously put up with a bit of grief for a while that could've ended up unnecessarily killing him... At least,after taking some time,he got some answers.
Joe
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I tried entering the post a poll as pinky had said but it said I do not have permission. IS there a way to search old posts and threads?
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just make sure it's really hives and not shingles.
i thought mine was hives but i was wrong.
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Oh, I have gotten hives off and on for 10 years. I think I have had lyme disease for 20 years.
I thought I had narrowed things down because I only got them when I was working out and hot and outside. (So, I thought it was a fertilizer, pesticide, or a bug bite that set them off)
Well, now I can't workout and I still get them. Yesterday, I got them in the house, doing NOTHING!! Not even cleaning or working. Crazy!!
I have gotten used to keeping Children's Clear Benadryl on hand. All the time. I take about 4 tbsps. the minute I feel the hives coming on. Because after about 3-4 itches, I can tell if it is going to be hives or not!!!
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Parasites, Bartonella, Babs, Lyme, Andrographis
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I can break out in hives from touching materials/fabrics with chemicals in them, I guess. Very upregulated mast cells, I was told. They react like we're in danger when we're not.
One supplement my LLMD has mentioned: ketotifen capsules. He said if taken over time, it should reduce the allergic reaction.
I can't say I've seen this result yet; am just reporting that he said this.
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I get them from dust ,fiberglass and any drug with sulpha in it !
I did'nt know I was allegic to sulpha till my doctor prescribed one with sulpha in it !
took it for almost 5 days then light up like a cristmas tree with all red bulbs on it !!!
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I had systemic candida 14 years ago. I also had miserable hives. The pain in your hands is because of the swelling from your tissues that are in "high alert" trying to eradicate whatever triggered your response. Cold helped me from scratching. Try arnica gel avail. at Vitamin Shop. Only addresses symptom, not cause.Use only the gel with witch hazel. According to Traditional Chinese Medicine, hives are a symptom of an overly acidic environment. TCM also believes that pathogens can only survive in an acidic environment. All meds contribute to acidity.Try eating as close to vegetarian as you can,(most fruits are acidic sans bananas) drinking only pure water, lots. Start a food journal, note symptoms, rotate food every 4 days, it takes 3-4 days for things to leave your body, ingested, inhaled or rubbed in. Google acid/alkaline balance. Good luck! Hives suck! Here's my hug for you Posts: 2 | From Atlanta, GA | Registered: Aug 2010
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I'm relatively new to the Lyme dx., but I had hives a few years ago, and they lasted almost a year. Eventhough I think I had Lyme back then, at the time, dr.'s thought it was stress related. Though, it's a quick fix, zyrtec did help at the time to get through the days and nights...
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