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I’ve been sticking to a routine for two days now: taking Benadryl four times a day to try and dial back the redness, plus hitting the shower with cold water twice a day to help with the swelling. Before I head to bed, I also pour hot water over the bite—it stings a bit at first, but it actually works because it basically jams the heat receptors. It tricks your brain into thinking the water is just room temperature, which kills the itching long enough for you to finally pass out.
alright, let's lock this down
finally cracked the code☕
I’m 100% sure it was a mosquito. At first, it just looked like a typical bite, but then the whole area started acting up. If it had been something like a bee, you would have actually felt the stinger left inside ☕
I've got this mosquito bite that's swollen up like crazy—we're talking 10 to 15 cm in diameter here.😲
It hurts like hell, too. Yesterday, it looked like just your run-of-the-mill mosquito bite, but then it blew up overnight. I've been messing around with various creams all day today, and it’s like a roller coaster: it shrinks for a little bit, then swells right back up again. It's constant.🤷
What would you guys recommend? Any specific meds? Right now, I'm using Benadryl, and while it helps shrink the swelling for maybe half an hour, about two hours later, it's right back to its original size. I've tried everything under the sun: whiskey, warm water, rubbing alcohol, lemon juice, even aspirin, but nothing seems to stick. Is it possible this has turned into an infection?😕