Hives after Covid vaccine: Need advice

I had my 1st covid jab and a friend asked if I had any reactions I said yes my skin was itchy. 2nd jab a few weeks later I started scratching my skin and seems like it’s not stopped. I’ve been tested have a allergy to dairy products plus yeast allergy. The itching is painful at times. I’ve been awake for a few hours now with red patches over my arms chest back. Only relief seems to be cold wet towel and let it calm down

I started off taking Zyrtec twice daily bc that’s what my allergist recommended( it wrecked havoc on my liver and made the skin problems worse) . Taking supplements might take longer way to notice results but could help in the long term

Maybe try a liver supplement such as livaplex . I had chronic hives for a year and a half and this helped the most along with a probiotic and regular fish oil

me too. i started hives after second vaccine. i ended up in hosp. cant get relief

I have to use Benadryl, but def try Zyrtec first if you haven’t to avoid tiredness

Thank you very much my friend, will ask my doctor and give it a try 🙏

I find that Xyzal works better than Zyrtec, but personally I find that it has more side effects when taken long term (I took it everyday for about a year and struggled with fatigue and depression). You can also use topical treatments like colloidal oatmeal baths, lidocaine, and menthol cream to ease discomfort from symptoms! :)

Thank you dear, I started with it first but didn’t see any progress, maybe I will try it for longer period. Thank you again .

I highly recommend Zyrtec for hives - I was talking 3-4 every so many hours to get a handle on my hives. Benadryl was also helpful but definitely made me sleepy.