Hives

Hi all,

I've been taking Imuran for almost 4 months now, and for the last couple of days I've been breaking out in hives. I've read that hives can be a side effect of the drug. Should i be worried?

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^{Imuran - 100mg/day; Sulfasalazine - 1000mg x 4/day;}

^{Zoloft - 100mg/day; Prednisone - tapering from 40mg/day; Famotidine - 40mg x 2/day; Protonix - 20mg/day;}

^{ferrous sulfate 325mg x 3/day; multivitamin.}

There are so many different triggers for Hives that i would not be overly worried. But i would want to find the trigger.My daughter has chronic Urticaria and there are so many things that trigger her rashes that she has to take anti histamines every day. Get on the phone to your doc and see what they think.
MARTY

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It could be the sulfasalazine:

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/medmaster/a682204.html

or

the famotidine:

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/medmaster/a687011.html

If you can't get a hold of the doctor...maybe stop at least the famotidine and see if you improve. 

The "game's a foot Watson!". 
q

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Post Edited (quincy) : 9/3/2007 2:00:15 AM (GMT-6)