Itchy rash

[Sweet_one89]

I was in the hospital this weekend and when released was prescribed promethozine. I took it for a day then the following day I noticed my neck was really itchy. This morning I noticed I broke out in what almost looks like a rash. It's a group of little bumps on my neck that are extremely itchy and very irritating. I stopped using the medication after 2 doses. I was wondering if this could be an allergic reaction. Please help!

[Paderla Anitha, DNB]

Hello and hope you are doing well.

It could be Hives, which develop in response to an allergic reaction, by the release of histamine. The allergen can be medications, food, extremes of temperature, exercise and viral infections to name a few. Since you developed the outbreak afte you started the medication, the most likely cause would be the medication. So, therapy lies in avoiding the allergen and anti-histamines. If the present anti histamines are not very effective you can consult your doctor for long acting ones.

Hope this helped and do keep us posted.

[Sweet_one89]

Thank you! I went to the pharmacy where I picked up the medication. The pharmacist said she hadn't personally seen a rash that looked like this. She suggested I take Benedryl and use an OTC antihistamine cream. It's still there and it almost looks like little blisters. It feels kinda sore as if it's bruised around the area also. Does that sound like anything you've heard of?

[Paderla Anitha, DNB]

Hello and hope you are doing well.

As the rash occurred after taking the medication, it could be an allergic reaction. You could talk to your doctor for alternate medications. In the meantime for relief from your symptoms, you could take OTC antihistamines.

Hope this helped and do keep us posted.