Dont know if Humira has anything to do with this, but thought I would ask if anyone has had any experience with it that was similar. I layed out for 1 1/2 Saturday. Right away I looked fried and I have olive skin and dont fry hardly at all. But this was bright red and it started to itch right away. Along with my arms and any other exposed part of my body. My head even itches. I called Humira and they have never heard of that before. So I ask you my trusted friends has this ever happened to you before and how did you make it stop. I have used sprays alchol etc. I had to put socks on my hands the other night so I would stop itching. ThanksYes! Call your doctor or a doctor on call. That is a sign of a drug allergy. Are you taking any antibiotics at all? I had the same reaction (without the laying out part) the first time I had a reaction to penicillin.
Usually the first thing they try is Benadryl. You can buy it over-the-counter. Also calomine lotion for itching relief. It sounds like one of the meds you take has caused a reaction to the sun. If simple remedies don't solve the problem, then call your Dr or whoever is on call. It probably won't go away by itself.
Barbhehe reading ur post made me itchy!!! I hope you feel better soon hun,
try putting something cold on you that always keeps me from scratching,
soothes a lil bit of the itching. Good luck!
Franny, it is possible that Humira could make you more sun
sensitive. While sun sensitivity is not a specific side
effect of Humira, lupus like symptoms are a side effect and I know that
many lupus patients are sun sensitive. Also, are you on any other
meds? That might be a cause as well. This sounds like it is
not at all mild. My gut reaction would be try oral benadryl,
topical benadryl and call the doc. oatmeal baths supposedly healp
sunburn as does vinegar. i also don't remember if you have any
other diseases but i know shortly after i was dx'ed with fibro, my skin
became even more sensitive to the sun and since i'm fair skinned, it
made it worse so now i stay out of the sun as much as possible even
though i am not on any meds to cause it to be worse. which is sad
as you'd think living at the beach, i'd be really tan. nope i am whiter
than white and almost glow. Franny, I'm on Humira and MTX and I've noticed I can't be in the sun like I use to. I don't hide from it...but I always use sunscreen; which I rarely if ever did in the past (Stupid Idea, I know guys). I remember once getting a reaction like you're talking about when I was on Sulfersalazine. Ouch!! Seems like Benadryl and some aloe soothed me through that episode. For the record; I "itch" more than I have before Humira. I have tiny bumps on my back and chest that I plan to have my doctor look at next time I'm in...but see no reason to rush in to have them checked out. Could be related...might not be. It's certainly not so bothersome that I'd want to be taken off Humira. I use to worship the sun. Loved a nice sexy tan. I layed out constantly when my kids were younger. I'd lay by the pool all day while my kids jumped off the diving board in diapers with swimmies on. They were water babies and I was a sun lovin Momma!! I don't have time for it these days; which is good because for what ever reason I just can't take it like I use to. I do know your desire for a cute tan though. It just seems to make everyone look better doesn't it? If anyone knows of a good "Rub on Tan" I'd love to hear about it. Lovie Franny; The meds we take cause us to be sun sensitive and we can't lay out in the sun like we use to. Take benedryl and you can use calamine lotion in a spray can to spray on it, it works really really well. My husband has photo- dermatitis and he can not be out in the sun unless he is wearing long sleeves and being the typical male he doesn't follow the rules. so I keep the benedryl and the calamine spray out all the time. It works like a charm!!!! When you shower use Aveeno body wash it helps calm the skin too. Let us know how you are doing. meme Franny, It was prolly the sulfasalizine.. when i took it the doc told me to stay OUT of the sun.. i had the reaction and the first thing he asked was was i in the sun. I told him i was in the sun for like 15 minutes while walking from car to building and back, and that i had a long sleeved jacket on. He thought that amount of sun could have dome something, but not through my jacket. So with me being fair FAIR skinned and as red as a lobster and itching.. i discovered that i was allergic to sulfa drugs,..went to GP got solumedrol and 2 days off work!(was told i shoulda gone to ER right away since ihad chest pains and it was hard to breathe!) I survived and changed docs! Hope things stop itching for ya! Franny; I'd say it's the Sulfersalazine. That's what I was on when I got that burn and it wasn't like a regular sun burn you usually get. It really really stung and hurt. Be careful. Karen; you too. Always use sunscreen and limit your time in the sun until you know how you react. I'm sure I didn't totally hide from the sun after that; but you will need to take precautions. ok, well that answers my question, kind of, i have now done as i was told and upped my sulpha to 5 a day and supposed to be 6 from today, but i keep getting what i can only describe as a kind of nettle rash. and yeah more so on the bits that have been in the sun walking to and from school. i had sun screen on too. do you think it could be because i have upped it? originally i thought it might be a reaction to the sun screen as it was a new one, but it happened again a couple days later, and funnily enough i was sat here trying desperately not to scratch my skin when i found this post
Is there ever gonna be an end to everything that happens? i am so fed up with there always being 'something else' to add to the list!! and nobody ever told me about sulpha and the sun
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