Hope someone might be able to help with this
I developed Cellulitis after an insect bite last week and was given Flucoxicillan in quite a high dose to treat it. I've had it before with no problem, but yesterday started to notice raised areas and redness on the backs of my arms. This morning I woke up to a very itchy/stinging rash on my arms, neck, and chest. It began to spread over my torso and down my legs. I took an antihistamine, but it didn't help.
Once I found out that my gp surgery was closed today due to a local holiday I rang 111 and was asked to go to the local hospital OOH service. I did that, and was told I'd had a severe allergic reaction to the flucoxicillan. Another antibiotic was prescribed along with Piriton and I was told to take them. I was to be back in contact if I began to be sick etc.
Have got home and had a cool bath, taken the new pills etc. if anything the rash is feeling/looking worse than it did before. Does anyone know how long Piriton should take to kick in, or if it's possible for it to make a rash worse?
It doesn't sound likely but it's really driving me up the wall and not sure what to do now