Anonymous wrote:I am here to tell you that hives that last for months ARE INDEED a vaccine AND allergic reaction. My daughter who is now 19 has suffered with allergic hives, once in relation to a vaccine that lasted for months each time.

Turns out she is allergic to Neomycin. Neomycin is used as a preservative in many vaccines. Seriously, look up what they use as preservatives in vaccines. Your child may be allergic to one of the components.

It could also be an adverse reaction to the shot.

After the Hep B vaccine we had to take my DD to a homeopathic Dr. in PA who gave me something to detox her liver. This was after 3 months of all over hives. No I am not a freak or a natural medicine activist, but it's what had to be done to clear her up.

Dr. Jeffrey Marrongelle in PA was the Dr.

Anonymous wrote:Zumbamama, are your hives related to the H1N1 vaccine?

Anonymous wrote:Both my DD and I received the vaccine at the end of October and neither of us had a reaction. My DD has, in the past, had hives at the tail end of a virus which her Dr. thought was the trigger. I see from reading this thread that some of you have considered that possibility. It seems to me that many of the people who have had hives would be more likely to have picked up a virus from sitting in a room where hundreds of other people (including children who spread germs easily) have sat that day. I even remarked to my husband that I should have been more concerned that I picked up a cold from the waiting area given all the runny noses, coughing, and weepy eyes I saw. Moreover, some of the posters didn't see hives until a couple of days later, just about the length of time it takes many viruses to replicate, and longer than it takes most reactions to set in. On top of that are the posters who got hives but didn't get the shot. Anyway, just a thought...

Anonymous wrote:I got the flu and eventully got hives up and down my left arm and on my chest. Is this semi normal?

Anonymous wrote:I got the flu and eventully got hives up and down my left arm and on my chest. Is this semi normal?

Anonymous wrote:PLEASE don't tell me the hives are going to last a month! I just broke out this morning about 36 hrs after my H1N1 shot. They were gone all day....but now it's back. I need these to go away asap they are horrible!

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Anonymous wrote:My 6 yr. old daughter got H1N1 and seasonal shot at same time. One week later she developed hives. They seem to come out only at night. Anti-histamines help. She has NEVER had hives before. I can not figure what is going on. The doctor said that if it was a food allergy, the hives would be immediate. These hives seem to like 2:00 am. Anyone know of hives that seem to be time-linked?

Allergic reactions happen pretty much right away. I think you should look into any foods she ate in the hours prior to the hives.

I wanted to chime in that if an allergic reaction they would be right away, not days later.

Anonymous wrote:My 16 month old has also gotten hives all over his body right after his H1N1 shot yesterday, started with red ears then legs back arms everywhere. No other allergies to anything before and three weeks ago got the flu shot. Nobody could tell me anything. Also when he woke up this morning he was covered again with hives. Very scary. Anyone experiencing this? He was the only one who it happened to at the clinic I was at.