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I need help what kind of specialist do i need to see. it's been 2 years that i have been getting hives.. i have seen a allergist when it started but ?

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Dr. J. Lawrence Dohan answered

Dermatologist: If you have hives EVERY DAY FOR MORE THAN 6 WEEKS you have CHRONIC URTICARIA. This is NOT AN ALLERGY. What did the allergist say? Avoid aspirin, alcohol, and any unnecessary pills of any kind. Take cetirizine [Zyrtec] unless it makes you sleepy. Begin at 1 a day. Some people need 2 or 3 or 4 a day. There are other remedies. See a dermatologist, not an allergist.

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Answered 11/28/2017

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A member asked:

I need help what kind of specialist do i need to see. it's been 2 years that i have been getting hives.. i have seen a allergist when it started but ?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. J. Lawrence Dohan answered

Dr Hegab and another doctor agreed

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