Follow up on blood pressure meds

I have been off the blood pressure meds now for about 4 weeks.  I thought I was doing fine.  The severe angry skin on my arms was going away.  No more itching, no more breaking and bleeding.  Well, on Thursday night, I used an anti-histimine cream on my arms assuming I was doing the right thing to control the itching.  Friday they were a little worse, so I used  more cream.  They kept getting worse throughout the day.  Friday night they were swollen and really itching and painful.  I was slathering on the lotions along with the anti-itch cream.  Saturday they were worse.  As the day progressed, they were so swollen.  Late afternoon, they were broken out in pustules and oozing blood and pus.  I was freezing, my teeth were chattering.  My temp was 96.7.  On Sunday morning, at least the oozing and bleeding were better.  Again I kept up with the lotions but I did not use the anti-itch cream.  They were so swollen you could not see my elbows.  On Monday morning, I went to see my doctor.  He sent me to a dermatologist, Dr. Jones.  I had created the problem with the anti-histimine cream.  He told me to stop using everything I had been using and he gave me a corticosteroid spray.  I was to use only this.  I have used it three times.  The swelling is almost gone, but the skin is very angry, red, broken and still dying.  I am keeping my fingers crossed.  

So, if you are taking a blood pressure medicine and start having trouble with itchy hives, see your doctor and do not use an anti-histimine cream.  It can really be really dangerous.