best way to deal with poison oak? - Skin Problems Message Board

stayouttamalibu · 12-31-2003, 11:50 AM

anyone? i got it pretty bad, on my face, and all around my eyes and everything. any suggestions?

IvyAmerica · 01-01-2004, 02:27 PM

Call or talk to a Pharmacist or Doctor. They usually have great advice on creams or lotions. I think time is the best cure if it is anything like poison ivy.

miseryweeps · 01-03-2004, 04:21 PM

Call your doctor. There is an oral medication that you can take. It is dangerous and requires quick treatment if it is around your nose, eyes, or mouth. You don't want to to spread to those areas. I'm not sure what the medication is called, but it is similar tot he Z-PAC that you take for 5 days. My mom takes it everytime she gets poison ivy, becasue the creams do nothing for her.

stayouttamalibu · 01-07-2004, 10:12 AM

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Originally Posted by miseryweeps

Call your doctor. There is an oral medication that you can take. It is dangerous and requires quick treatment if it is around your nose, eyes, or mouth. You don't want to to spread to those areas. I'm not sure what the medication is called, but it is similar tot he Z-PAC that you take for 5 days. My mom takes it everytime she gets poison ivy, becasue the creams do nothing for her.

well it was definitely all around my eyes, nose, and mouth...its gone away fairly decently, but its still somewhat there...why is it dangerous?