question: I have hives on my chest, upper thighs, back, shoulders, arms and neck that appear to have started out with just a couple of small itchy boils on my elbows (which I believed to be bug bites). I live in Wisconsin and it has been crazy cold the last month. My doctor initially believed my rash to be directly attributed to the lack of moisture in my house. He recommended I shorten my showers, take zyrtec (because I had previously taken both benadryll and loradadine with no result), and the temperature of my showers, only shower every other day, use a dove moisturizing soap and apply Eucerin lotion generously. It has been over a week now and the symptoms haven t gotten any better. My intensely itchy spells seem to come and go, but the rash still remains present. I shave my chest and my arms, but I don t believe this to be a factor as I ve been doing it for over 14 years. I track all of my food intake meticulously and haven t changed anything with my medications, laundry detergent, fabric softener, or any body cleansers prior to the onset of this rash. Any assistance you could provide would be GREATLY appreciated as I have been up since 1