Is Calamine Lotion the best treatment for Poison Ivy/Oak?

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gistech1978

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OTC-calamine is good, doesnt work on me, works temporarily.
i have to go NON-OTC and get a shot of steroids in my rear.
when i get poison ivy, it doesnt mess around. i get it very bad.
 
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rgwalt

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There is a product called Oak N' Ivy that I've heard works wonders. When I got PI I had to go perscription. Steroids, Zyrtec, and benedril. It SUCKED. With the combo of the drugs, I would just start crying at random. Balling my eyes out for no reason. I would think about jumping out the window or jumping off the top of a building. When I stopped taking the medicine, I was fine. Weird stuff.

Ryan
 
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tarheelmm

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Aveeno, its an oatmeal bath. Stuff works wonder. It stops the itching almost instantly.
 
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rgwalt

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Originally posted by: rgwalt
There is a product called Oak N' Ivy that I've heard works wonders. When I got PI I had to go perscription. Steroids, Zyrtec, and benedril. It SUCKED. With the combo of the drugs, I would just start crying at random. Balling my eyes out for no reason. I would think about jumping out the window or jumping off the top of a building. When I stopped taking the medicine, I was fine. Weird stuff.

Ryan
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Oak N' Ivy is made by the company Technu, IIRC.

Good luck.

Ryan

 
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human2k

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You don't have lie, we know your polishing the carrot!



BTW Calamine is perfect for polishing the carrot! Vaseline is good too.
 
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calpha

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actually, the best, and most painful treatment I've ever found for poison ivy is almost free.

It stings like hell, and it works perfect.

Dillute, I repeat, DILLUTE, a bowl w/ 1/4 bleech and 3/4 water. Make the water warm.

take a brillo pad....(not the metal ones...but a fabric one)....and run it under as hot as water as you can stand. Run your body part under the same hot water till it turns red. in my case, I got it like hell over my arms.

Take the brillo pad and scrub it hard.......but be careful to not make it bleed. there's a fine line.......just wanna make it hurt a little bit. if you get too deep, the bleech will make you scream.

Then rinse off w/ some cold water.

Last time I got infected, it was poison oak actually......and I did this treatment every day. It hurt like hell, but fter the treatment, I waas good to go....without a single damn itch for about 8 hours.
 
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Bignate603

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Originally posted by: rgwalt
There is a product called Oak N' Ivy that I've heard works wonders. When I got PI I had to go perscription. Steroids, Zyrtec, and benedril. It SUCKED. With the combo of the drugs, I would just start crying at random. Balling my eyes out for no reason. I would think about jumping out the window or jumping off the top of a building. When I stopped taking the medicine, I was fine. Weird stuff.

Ryan
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Sounds like prednisone (probably the steroid you were on), it's PMS in a pill. It just makes you bloated and moody. I got angry and fairly aggressive when I was on it.
 
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Rubbing Alcohol - will dry up the oils that is causing the itch
 
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GermyBoy

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I was recommended this when I got poison oak. Go to the store, and buy penis numbing rub. It took the itching away instantly. And it lasted for HOURS. LOL
 
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