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Itchy Palms and Feet, took Mucinex for a cold

Tuesday, March 14th, 2006

Have itchy palms and feet. Took Mucinex for a cold. Can this do something like this or is there something else that causes this?
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Dr. Joshua’s Answer:
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It’s possible that you are allergic to guaifenesin or some other ingredient of Mucinex. Discontinue use. If the itching does not ease and/or you develop rashes, call your [...]

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Throat Pain, Scratchy Throat, Swollen Lymph Nodes, Shooting Pain, Allergies, Smoker

Tuesday, March 14th, 2006

I am 53 years old and have been a smoker for 6 years. I just recently noticed a deep pain in my throat. It’s not like any sore throat I’ve ever had. It comes and goes and shoots down into my upper chest area a little. My Lymph glands are swollen and my throat is [...]

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Wine Migraine, Allergy

Sunday, March 12th, 2006

I get a lot of questions from my customers asking me why they get headaches from wine. I have done some probing and found out that a lot of these customers have other environmental allergies and I believe wine has a high level of histamines could this be a reason for some headaches. If so [...]

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Allergy the Cause of Tongue Swelling?

Wednesday, March 1st, 2006

Allergy?
It seems like my tounge swells somewhat and is very sore. The middle of my tounge appears to have various splits on the top and the back close to the throat has bumps that are visible. What can cause this? It lasts about a week and then goes away. It only has happened three or [...]

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Allergic to the Cold

Friday, December 9th, 2005

I think Im allergic to the cold. Ive been getting hives on my face and legs for a while and was not sure why. Until recently i was out in the cold for a long period of time, and a few hours after i had come in and warmed up, I got red, itchy welts [...]

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