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Title: Medication that has helped! :)
Post by Aggie48 on 03/23/14 at 13:13:21

For the first time in my life I have been suffering terrible with hives and facial swelling. Always in the past when I was having a flare, it would affect my stomach, but the hives have been a whole new special hell. Anyway, after 4 months I finally got in to see my mast cell doc and he told me to take Tagamet - that it is an older, "dirtier" medication containing an H1, H2 and H3 blocker and it should help with the hives. Right now I am taking 1 zyrtec and 1 tagamet in the morning and the same at night. I can say the hives are 80% percent better. The Tagamet has really helped. Just thought I'd share that with you guys. I had a endoscopy and colonoscopy last week. waiting on the results.

Title: Re: Medication that has helped! :)
Post by Ladybug on 03/23/14 at 16:27:05

Aggie48 wrote on 03/23/14 at 13:13:21:

Hi Aggie,

I sure hope the Tagamet works for you. I, too, just had an endoscopy and colonoscopy done. Doc took about 18 biopsies for the special staining. I was told that I should hear something this week. Did your doctor say anything about doing the 24-hour urine test?

Title: Re: Medication that has helped! :)
Post by Aggie48 on 03/24/14 at 11:48:31

No urine test this time. So far the Tagamet is definately helping!

Title: Re: Medication that has helped! :)
Post by brigitte on 03/25/14 at 07:00:13

So glad to hear the tagament is working!! Gotta love when that happens:) I hope you continue to see improvement!

Title: Re: Medication that has helped! :)
Post by Ladybug on 03/25/14 at 08:27:05

Aggie48 wrote on 03/24/14 at 11:48:31:

No urine test this time. So far the Tagamet is definately helping!

Hi Aggie,

That's good news. I would like to learn more about Tagamet. Is there a website that you can recommend that explains it having H1,2,3? Thanks!

Title: Re: Medication that has helped! :)
Post by Aggie48 on 03/28/14 at 13:31:23

Hello Ladybug!
Unfortunately I do not have a website with more information. I will say, the tagamet has really helped with the hives. I still have them, but I'm not covered like I was! Are you experiencing hives too?

Title: Re: Medication that has helped! :)
Post by Ladybug on 03/28/14 at 14:57:42

Aggie48 wrote on 03/28/14 at 13:31:23:

Yes, I am having a horrible time, so bad that I had to call in sick from work Wednesday. :( Wheals all over my thighs and buttocks and spot hives on my face, right arm and hand.

I've been doing pretty well with ketotifen, H1/H2. But something must hvae triggered me. My doctor had me start 81 mg aspirin a few days before and also to go off my low histamine diet. I also started taking Benedryl. We don't know which of the 3 triggered this. I stopped all 3 changes. Once I stabilize, I will reintroduce aspirin to see what happens.