CVS also carries Technu. My wife kids are very susceptible. I can chainsaw
through it and not get anything. But I have to be careful where everything
I wore and the tools I used go, or my family will get it from my stuff.
Yes, save the prednisone for life threatening cases.
Jon
Randall Young wrote:
> Careful with that Prednisone ! What the MDs don't tell you is ... it can
> cause diabetes ! Not to mention lots of other side effects, like weight
> gain and Cushing's syndrome (which makes you look like you have Down's
> syndrome).
>
> All things considered, I'd rather let the poison oak/ivy run it's course.
>
> BTW there's an over-the-counter product that I didn't know about for a long
> time that seems to work very well if you know you've been exposed to poison
> oak/ivy. It's called "Tecnu", and it's basically a soap that will dissolve
> the essential oil that causes the reaction (urushiol). Buy it at Wal-Mart
> (although you may have to ask several people before anyone knows what it
> is). It's best used after exposure but before the rash starts, but even if
> you wait until you feel that first tell-tale itch, it still works pretty
> good.
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