Hi. dear doctors, i suffer from urticaria, which i caught 2 years ago. i was given artiz for that. is there any other medicine that can cure me of it?

Urticaria: Is now chronic, most of the time there is no clear reason for it, at times it may be just a symptom to another hidden disorder like thyroid gland dysfunction, artiz (cetirizine) is one of the drugs that help control the symptoms, needs to be taken regularly, not on as needed basis, other drugs are available depending on the case if it doesn't work, but you need to see an allergist/dermatologist

Chronic Urticaria: Chronic urticaria is not due to any medication or food trigger. Screening labs can be drawn by Allergist to see if hives caused by autoimmune condition including thyroid disorder. Treat with high dose antihistamines (Zyrtec, Zantac), also can add montelukast or doxepin. If still not effective more aggressive medications should be used including immune modulators and monoclonal antibodies.