Red Man Syndrome

MicheleGazelle · Oct 10, 2008

I have no idea if this would help with IV antibiotics, but when I get rashes, sometimes it helps to wipe them down with peroxide and/or diet tonic water and take a warm to hot shower. Sometimes, that gets things under control for a few hours.

MicheleGazelle · Oct 10, 2008

I have no idea if this would help with IV antibiotics, but when I get rashes, sometimes it helps to wipe them down with peroxide and/or diet tonic water and take a warm to hot shower. Sometimes, that gets things under control for a few hours.

MicheleGazelle · Oct 10, 2008

I have no idea if this would help with IV antibiotics, but when I get rashes, sometimes it helps to wipe them down with peroxide and/or diet tonic water and take a warm to hot shower. Sometimes, that gets things under control for a few hours.

MicheleGazelle · Oct 10, 2008

I have no idea if this would help with IV antibiotics, but when I get rashes, sometimes it helps to wipe them down with peroxide and/or diet tonic water and take a warm to hot shower. Sometimes, that gets things under control for a few hours.

MicheleGazelle · Oct 10, 2008

I have no idea if this would help with IV antibiotics, but when I get rashes, sometimes it helps to wipe them down with peroxide and/or diet tonic water and take a warm to hot shower. Sometimes, that gets things under control for a few hours.

hopesiris · Oct 10, 2008

I had redmans after being treated with vanco for a uterine infection (after childbirth). Though I was already off the vanco the redmans got worse and worse over 2 weeks. I tried oral benedryl and zantac, loratidine, hydrocortizone, prednisone (that did help) and coloidial oatmeal baths and went in to the emergency room for IV of benedryl. Nothing stopped it so I did a little research and took 500 mg ester vitamin C every few hours for 24 hours and that is what did it.

Not sure if the vit C would work while you are still on it and also vit C in large doses can cause loose stools (I'm PS and had just had a baby so it didnt' impact me). Ester C is less acidic so easier on the stomach but still will cause loose stools. From what I know about redman's, it's the rate of infusion that causes the problem-it has to be done slowly. A true allergic reaction is different and I don't know if that was why mine was so long lasting and severe (I was a red person head to toe).

I hope you find something that works for you. I know how itchy redman's is. Feel better soon.

hopesiris · Oct 10, 2008

I had redmans after being treated with vanco for a uterine infection (after childbirth). Though I was already off the vanco the redmans got worse and worse over 2 weeks. I tried oral benedryl and zantac, loratidine, hydrocortizone, prednisone (that did help) and coloidial oatmeal baths and went in to the emergency room for IV of benedryl. Nothing stopped it so I did a little research and took 500 mg ester vitamin C every few hours for 24 hours and that is what did it.

Not sure if the vit C would work while you are still on it and also vit C in large doses can cause loose stools (I'm PS and had just had a baby so it didnt' impact me). Ester C is less acidic so easier on the stomach but still will cause loose stools. From what I know about redman's, it's the rate of infusion that causes the problem-it has to be done slowly. A true allergic reaction is different and I don't know if that was why mine was so long lasting and severe (I was a red person head to toe).

I hope you find something that works for you. I know how itchy redman's is. Feel better soon.

hopesiris · Oct 10, 2008

I had redmans after being treated with vanco for a uterine infection (after childbirth). Though I was already off the vanco the redmans got worse and worse over 2 weeks. I tried oral benedryl and zantac, loratidine, hydrocortizone, prednisone (that did help) and coloidial oatmeal baths and went in to the emergency room for IV of benedryl. Nothing stopped it so I did a little research and took 500 mg ester vitamin C every few hours for 24 hours and that is what did it.

Not sure if the vit C would work while you are still on it and also vit C in large doses can cause loose stools (I'm PS and had just had a baby so it didnt' impact me). Ester C is less acidic so easier on the stomach but still will cause loose stools. From what I know about redman's, it's the rate of infusion that causes the problem-it has to be done slowly. A true allergic reaction is different and I don't know if that was why mine was so long lasting and severe (I was a red person head to toe).

I hope you find something that works for you. I know how itchy redman's is. Feel better soon.

hopesiris · Oct 10, 2008

I had redmans after being treated with vanco for a uterine infection (after childbirth). Though I was already off the vanco the redmans got worse and worse over 2 weeks. I tried oral benedryl and zantac, loratidine, hydrocortizone, prednisone (that did help) and coloidial oatmeal baths and went in to the emergency room for IV of benedryl. Nothing stopped it so I did a little research and took 500 mg ester vitamin C every few hours for 24 hours and that is what did it.

Not sure if the vit C would work while you are still on it and also vit C in large doses can cause loose stools (I'm PS and had just had a baby so it didnt' impact me). Ester C is less acidic so easier on the stomach but still will cause loose stools. From what I know about redman's, it's the rate of infusion that causes the problem-it has to be done slowly. A true allergic reaction is different and I don't know if that was why mine was so long lasting and severe (I was a red person head to toe).

I hope you find something that works for you. I know how itchy redman's is. Feel better soon.

hopesiris · Oct 10, 2008

I had redmans after being treated with vanco for a uterine infection (after childbirth). Though I was already off the vanco the redmans got worse and worse over 2 weeks. I tried oral benedryl and zantac, loratidine, hydrocortizone, prednisone (that did help) and coloidial oatmeal baths and went in to the emergency room for IV of benedryl. Nothing stopped it so I did a little research and took 500 mg ester vitamin C every few hours for 24 hours and that is what did it.
 
 Not sure if the vit C would work while you are still on it and also vit C in large doses can cause loose stools (I'm PS and had just had a baby so it didnt' impact me). Ester C is less acidic so easier on the stomach but still will cause loose stools. From what I know about redman's, it's the rate of infusion that causes the problem-it has to be done slowly. A true allergic reaction is different and I don't know if that was why mine was so long lasting and severe (I was a red person head to toe).
 
 I hope you find something that works for you. I know how itchy redman's is. Feel better soon.

LouLou · Oct 10, 2008