Posted 5/8/2012 4:41 PM (GMT -5)
I had my first Remicade infusion last week on Wednesday. Everything went perfectly and I had no apparent side-effects. Then, on Sunday, I started getting itchy. I don't have a rash and the itching isn't really localized (arms, legs, face, neck, chest) but it is really annoying. I don't have any allergies or dry skin and neither my husband nor my co-workers have any symptoms so I doubt that it is environmental. Allegra and hydrocortisone ointment have only made it marginally better. Could this be from the Remicade?
I called my dr's office at 8:30 this morning but, as my insurance restricts me to a huge university clinic, I doubt I'll hear back until tomorrow afternoon. Any insights would be helpful.