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S&O Prickly Heat Flashes

ImKramer
ImKramer
Prickly Heat Flashes!!! Lst week I started getting prickly heat flashes every time I cough hard or get my heart rate up on my stat bike. My whole back, thighs and forearms, forehead get washes of hot pricklys that last about 10 seconds. No visible rash..just wondered if this is the meds?
Week 7 here and otherwise going ver well. :)
DRTJC
DRTJC
I had them & still do
lovefall
lovefall
If you are on Riba - I know anything can happen weird....
ImKramer
ImKramer
NO Riba here. Just Sovaldi and Galexos (Olysio).
On week 8 now and no real sides to complain of ..just this prickly flash now and then ..
MLTTexas
MLTTexas
On week 8 here also. Hope your flashes go away or at least don't get any worse. I'll bet it's the meds. With me, it's still my eyes - burning and now blurry. Other than that, all is well, AND I've gone 7 weeks now with no need for fluid removel from the abdomen. Before I started treatments, I was having a paracentesis every 2 - 3 weeks, so I know the treatments are helping with that.
ImKramer
ImKramer
On the upside I've noticed I'm a better dancer these days! ;)
beachymom
beachymom
If I over exert or stay in sun too long, it feels like bugs crawling all over me and bitingme, and the sun doesn't burn me, but feels like fire on my skin. Weird, weird stuff...
deleted_user
deleted_user
iam on so/oy 5 week
I was planting my garden got done went to sit down and i thought i was gona pass out.heart rapped hard to breath felt real tired like i was gona fall to sleep.sat for a few and felt better. I think i just over did it with the garden. Every day has been good on this tx so far no sides but what happen last night.LOVE this TX.
WarriorGal
WarriorGal
Maybe you're going through changes, kramer! Just feeling silly today!
MLTTexas
MLTTexas
One of the two, forgot whether it's S. or O.,






A side effect of one of the 2 meds is sensitivity to sun exposure - says to protect from sun with sunscreen or sunblock. On Mother's Day, I sat in the sun with my grandkids only for 15 minutes, and the bottom of my legs that were exposed started burning and turning red. I think the med. intensifies the sun exposure.