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Topic: Sun Poisoning
Unknow Joined Sat 10/21/06 Posts: 3353	Sat 04/19/08 03:15 PM
Every spring or early summer the first few times I am in the sun I break out (forearms only) with a rash that dosen't go away until I have been in the sun for a few weeks.I can use some products to control the itching (which is worse at night). Or just refrain from scratching and eventually it subsides. Anyone else go through this?

Jill298 Joined Fri 11/09/07 Posts: 16316	Sat 04/19/08 03:16 PM
no but I have a friend with the opposit... she breaks out in hives when she gets cold

butterfly49 Joined Sun 01/06/08 Posts: 55	Sat 04/19/08 03:16 PM
The itching is terrible. My hands swell up too. I use presciption hydrocortizone.

tanyaann Joined Mon 12/03/07 Posts: 32220	Sat 04/19/08 03:20 PM
The itching is terrible. My hands swell up too. I use presciption hydrocortizone. use hydrocortizone and drink lots of water and use sunscreen.

coyuz Joined Fri 11/23/07 Posts: 82	Sat 04/19/08 03:24 PM
My roommate gets the same symptoms seasonally. He and his brother have a weird remedy that seems to work well for them. They rub dandruff shampoo on the area and leave it there overnight. It always works for them. if you have the same thing going on, it's a remedy that doesn't hurt to try.

Unknow Joined Sat 10/21/06 Posts: 3353	Sat 04/19/08 03:25 PM
The itching is terrible. My hands swell up too. I use presciption hydrocortizone. yup...I buy it over the counter too.. my son can use it for his excema it's like .01% but it works pretty good.

Unknow Joined Sat 10/21/06 Posts: 3353	Sat 04/19/08 03:27 PM
no but I have a friend with the opposit... she breaks out in hives when she gets cold I would'nt make it in the winter !(Buffalo, N.Y. here) It only takes a few weeks of getting used to the sun again & it stops for me.

Unknow Joined Sat 10/21/06 Posts: 3353	Sat 04/19/08 03:29 PM
My roommate gets the same symptoms seasonally. He and his brother have a weird remedy that seems to work well for them. They rub dandruff shampoo on the area and leave it there overnight. It always works for them. if you have the same thing going on, it's a remedy that doesn't hurt to try. Hey maybe I'll try that...Is Head & Shoulders Ok? lol Thatnks for the tip

shoesmonkey Joined Sat 01/19/08 Posts: 7088	Sat 04/19/08 03:30 PM
What med.'s are you on, if any. My mom was taking med.'s for Diabities and she became allergic to the sun.

Unknow Joined Sat 10/21/06 Posts: 3353	Sat 04/19/08 03:34 PM
What med.'s are you on, if any. My mom was taking med.'s for Diabities and she became allergic to the sun. I've had this problem as long as I can remember.. when I was a kid my mom used to make me blotch up with that pink stuff for the itching at night (what the heck was pink stuff called??)

butterfly49 Joined Sun 01/06/08 Posts: 55	Sat 04/19/08 03:37 PM
the stuff for chicken pox? Calamine lotion?

shoesmonkey Joined Sat 01/19/08 Posts: 7088	Sat 04/19/08 03:38 PM
Calamine lotion. Now, it's Caladryl

Unknow Joined Sat 10/21/06 Posts: 3353	Sat 04/19/08 03:39 PM
the stuff for chicken pox? Calamine lotion? yeah ..That's it! TY!! I could'nt remember..I also don't remember it helping whatsoever...

shoesmonkey Joined Sat 01/19/08 Posts: 7088	Sat 04/19/08 03:43 PM
You're right. It doesn't do a thing! But, oatmeal work's for poison ivy if you're interested.

Unknow Joined Sat 10/21/06 Posts: 3353	Sat 04/19/08 03:51 PM
You're right. It doesn't do a thing! But, oatmeal work's for poison ivy if you're interested. Oatmeal...I guess that could work...unless I eat it first Thanx! maybe some of these ideas will help

debbie1980 Joined Sun 09/09/07 Posts: 20487	Sun 04/20/08 05:59 AM Edited by debbie1980 on Sun 04/20/08 05:59 AM
Every spring or early summer the first few times I am in the sun I break out (forearms only) with a rash that dosen't go away until I have been in the sun for a few weeks.I can use some products to control the itching (which is worse at night). Or just refrain from scratching and eventually it subsides. Anyone else go through this? i use zirtek and other anti histamines, that normally helps.

Moondark Joined Tue 11/27/07 Posts: 5866	Sun 04/20/08 06:03 AM
My roommate gets the same symptoms seasonally. He and his brother have a weird remedy that seems to work well for them. They rub dandruff shampoo on the area and leave it there overnight. It always works for them. if you have the same thing going on, it's a remedy that doesn't hurt to try. She would probably need to know which type of dandruff shampoo. Different brands have different active ingredients. Dang, but I'm glad I don't have to suffer that. I'm just Heat Intolerant. Hot sunny summer days give me a headache, a stomach ache, make me feel horribly exhausted. And we aren't talking something like the stage before heat stroke. I start to feel this way withing 15 minutes of going outside in the summer. I used to be able to last longer, but the humidity in the midwest makes it worse.

AllSmilesInTulsa Joined Mon 05/28/07 Posts: 1903	Sun 04/20/08 06:09 AM
I have a place on my chest that gets sun poisoning if I get too much sun. I use benedril gel and it works great!!

debbie1980 Joined Sun 09/09/07 Posts: 20487	Sun 04/20/08 06:14 AM
My roommate gets the same symptoms seasonally. He and his brother have a weird remedy that seems to work well for them. They rub dandruff shampoo on the area and leave it there overnight. It always works for them. if you have the same thing going on, it's a remedy that doesn't hurt to try. She would probably need to know which type of dandruff shampoo. Different brands have different active ingredients. Dang, but I'm glad I don't have to suffer that. I'm just Heat Intolerant. Hot sunny summer days give me a headache, a stomach ache, make me feel horribly exhausted. And we aren't talking something like the stage before heat stroke. I start to feel this way withing 15 minutes of going outside in the summer. I used to be able to last longer, but the humidity in the midwest makes it worse. im not good in the sun either, i get hayfever and have to use beconase and anti histamines, and my asthma is always a pain in the ass to when its hot.

oldsage Joined Thu 09/14/06 Posts: 18043	Sun 04/20/08 07:55 AM
Other Pink stuff, ZEMO. Mom thought it cured all skin problems.