Norco-- I'm Itchy!

[andrea1]

I'm having problems... I take 3 Norcos (10/325 each) and am having a really hard time with how itchy it makes me. It makes me so uncomfortable when I'm in public and scratching my entire body- it's out of control. Help me!

PS- This isn't a side effect that will go away over time- I've had this for a long time, but I'm starting to lose my patience...

[Briza]

I started on Lortab 7.5 (similar to Norco)this week. It's kind of early to tell how well it's going to work out for me. One tab didn't give me the itchy side effect, but 2 pills at once did. Dr said to take Benadryl or something similar, and that relieve the itchiness. Best wishes:)

[Kara29]

Andrea,

My Doctors give me Hydroxizine because I am benedryl resistent. Can you call your Doctor and ask for something? You shouldn't have to suffer because you take pain medication.

Good Luck to you!

Kara

[ICNDonna]

Definitely talk to your doctor about your itching. There may be something else he can order for you.

Donna

[Sarojini]

There are a lot of "anti-itch" meds. For me, hydroxyzine (Atarax), which I take for my IC anyway, works great. I have dermatographism, which is an overactivity of the mast cells in the skin... so when it flares up, I get severe itching and hives all over my body, but since I've been taking Atarax, it's been under control. We'll have to see this summer though; I usually get a flare up between May-August for some reason.

Also, in the past, I've been prescribed Zyrtec for itching; apparently it is one of the best H1-blocking antihistamines there is in terms of getting into the skin. At the same time, I was asked to take a Tagamet (yup, the antacid), because it blocks the H2 histamine receptor. This provided pretty good relief since all of my histamine receptors were blocked.

You may want to talk to your doc about these or other options. You shouldn't have to suffer with the itch :)

[andrea1]

Would taking a Claritin work? Here's the thing... I'm only 19 and honestly, taking so many pills every single day freaks me out. My doctor has no problem prescribing things to me and I'm afraid to turn out like Anna Nicole Smith, you know?

[mary124]

There are other things you can take besides benedyrl. (I can't take adult benedyrl--childrens liquid I can for some odd reason, yes- or through an IV-but not tablet form--or I will wind up in the ER with breathing problems. So I usually take Claritin. But talk to your doctor about it, as I don't know about you, but when I start to itch, I scratch myself as to where if I'm not careful, it will get infected, then I'll have to be on some antibotics for awhile.