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Old 04-18-2012, 08:15 AM
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Photo sensitivity may last a long time. Weeks in fact.

I had a patient once who was taking a sulfa based antibiotic for prostate problems, and he went into a tanning salon... he was very ill for a very long time. Diuretics have a sulfonamide base, but they are less reactive than the sulfonamide antibiotics. Once sensitized by a drug you may become allergic to all drugs with sulfonamide bases from now on.

If you take diuretics you can be depleted in B1 and magnesium. They affect these two nutrients severely. I assume you are watching your potassium?

Photosensitivity may spread in rare instances becoming Stevens-Johnson syndrome. Any worsening of your rash should be immediately seen by a doctor.

Sunburn reactions often respond to ibuprofen. Did your doctor give that to you?
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