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I always react- even if I take Antihistamines, anyone else?
I also notice that for a couple of days after the ride/bites I have flu-like systems. This has to be psychosomatic as how can midge bites etc basically floor you? No energy nothing.
No no Tics/Lymes etc. Without fail I react to Midge (and occasional Horse fly?) bites. Anyone else? Any Doc types can comment?
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I get bright red marks which last a couple of weeks - no other effects, though.
Yes I react pretty badly. Antihistamine cream works quite well.
flu-like systems
perhaps drowsiness from anti-histamine tablet?
I come up in welts from bastard midge bites. I slather on anthisan and take an anti-histamine too.
Midges are proof there is no god -why would he (or she - said in a Stan/Loretta way) invent such a species??
I normally take an anti-drowsy one before the ride. Thats it (no more after). Same day I'm ok but the two days after I'm knocked out. Tried riding last night and I was pooped/achy/couldn't really move.
The bites raise up, then blister and become infected even if kept clean/don't scratch- this all happens within the day.
It seems to depend on what has done the biting with me. Midges don't seem to cause much reaction - a small red dot or at worst a little bit raised and itchy.
There is something out there though that bit me loads last year on one particular ride which caused large raised sores and I needed antibiotics to settle them. I suspect that was proper mozzies rather than midges.
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There is something out there though that bit me loads last year on one particular ride which caused large raised sores and I needed antibiotics to settle them. I suspect that was proper mozzies rather than midges.
I had this a few years ago- it was Horse flies. Two bites on my ankle and the infection tracked up my leg to the knee. Knocked me out for 6months.
I have pretty bad reaction to them too.
Midge bites turn into rather ugly yellow blisters and last a week to ten days before they heal completely.
No cold or flu type symptoms though - if I was having those symptoms I'd definitely get myself checked over.
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