Suggest remedy for allergy with rashes & hives
Patient: hi...I am a student in dallas. I have some sort of allergy since march 2011...In April I visited the doctor at the university and they prescribed allegra and a skin cream for 15 days...The allergy seems to stay away for only 24 hours. I still continue to take the allegra tablet at the rate of one tablet per day. It has been more than 2 months now. I do not know if it is hives. But my rashes on the skin are bad. After 2 hours of taking the tablet they die out and pop up again the next day. Also, I have put on a lot of body  weight and seem to gain weight really fast. Is it because of the allegra that I have been consuming everyday? Please let me know how can get rid of this allergy. THanks Doctor: HI, thanks for using healthcare magicYou may want to consider allergy testing to find out exactly what is causing your reaction so that it can be avoided if possible.This can be in the form of blood tests or skin prick testing.The allegra is not likely contributing to your rapid weight gain but there are other hormonal conditions that should considered eg thyroid disease, cortisol abnormalitiesYour doctor can also check these levels.I hope this helps