hangunnr Posted August 25, 2005 Report Share Posted August 25, 2005 I don't know why but this year the stuff has been giving me fits. I haven't had any bother from it for 25 years until this year. Anyone know of any good homebrew cures? I've been using a spray called Ivy-Dry but the aroma is so acrid the dogs won't even come near..... hangunnr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missed160 Posted August 25, 2005 Report Share Posted August 25, 2005 Re: Poison Ivy........... I get Poisin Ivy when I am in the same county with it... Once in the Army I got it between my fingers. One of the guys I was with had studied herbal medicines. He crushed some Stinging Nettles & rubbed them on it. It was dried up in about a day.. I heard there is a new over the counter treatment that you can see it drying up in about 1/2 hr..Don't know what it's called, but I would ask the pharmisist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruttinbuc Posted August 25, 2005 Report Share Posted August 25, 2005 Re: Poison Ivy........... There is stuff that used to be called Rhuli Gel that works pretty good. I think it goes under the Band-Aid brand called anti-itch gel. Pharmacist would know. Best thing for it is a swim in the ocean. Since there is no ocean nearby a hot salt bath after opening the poison by scratching some will suffice. No, Lake Michigan is not the ocean! Might be something in there to kill it though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griz Posted August 25, 2005 Report Share Posted August 25, 2005 Re: Poison Ivy........... Paul Harvey use to advirtise some stuff for poison ivy. For the life of me I can't think of the name of the stuff but it starts with a "Z"... He says that it will get rid of it in about 30min. I heard Wal-Mart and other drug stores carry it. But you have to ask them for it... Worth a try... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest KSNimrod Posted August 25, 2005 Report Share Posted August 25, 2005 Re: Poison Ivy........... The stuff Paul Harvey advertises is Zanfel. It's decently effective for most people but a little pricey. I have yet to find anything that really works well for me. I just am pretty careful around it and if I think I've been in it I use this wash called Technu on my skin and clothes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clayman Posted August 25, 2005 Report Share Posted August 25, 2005 Re: Poison Ivy........... My son got in to some poison Ivy at the lake a couple of weeks ago. We didn't know he had gotten in to it and thought he had gotten eaten by bugs. When the blisters didn't go away and appeared to have spread we took him in to the doctor. She prescribed a hydrocortisone cream stronger than what you can get over the counter. She also suggested Aveeno brand oatmeal baths to help relieve the itching. Her treatment seemed to help him a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowtechTurkeyHunter Posted August 25, 2005 Report Share Posted August 25, 2005 Re: Poison Ivy........... Zanfel works great you will be cured in like 2 days its wonderful stuff and works great trust me I know first hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hangunnr Posted August 26, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2005 Re: Poison Ivy........... Thanks for the info guys... I'll try to find them tomorrow. hangunnr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJJ Posted August 26, 2005 Report Share Posted August 26, 2005 Re: Poison Ivy........... that is one thing that i am glad i have never had. my grandpa and i are the only two in the family that can play in the stuff and not ever get it. the rest of them can look in the same direction and they are going to the doc's to get a shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullfan Posted August 26, 2005 Report Share Posted August 26, 2005 Re: Poison Ivy........... Well it takes 14 days medicated or not... What I am saying is if you receive the pack of steroids of some other meds, it will be gone in 14 days. Get it about 3 times a year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bfletch7441 Posted August 26, 2005 Report Share Posted August 26, 2005 Re: Poison Ivy........... I used Acetone, my wifes finger nail polish remover, and it helped dry it out a lot faster. No matter how you cut it, that stuffs a pain! Hope it don't bother you too much. Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Andrea Posted August 26, 2005 Report Share Posted August 26, 2005 Re: Poison Ivy........... I feel your pain. I really do. I got it SO bad this year I had to go the doc and get a shot. And even THAT didn't get rid of it fast enough. I usually scrub mine with salt and vinegar enough to break the tops and then douse it good with bleach. Stings like crazy but helps dry it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bow Hunter Derek Posted August 26, 2005 Report Share Posted August 26, 2005 Re: Poison Ivy........... Zenfel is the way to go. When I get Poison Ivy, it spreads everywhere and fast. I've fought it all my life. Last year, I got it and bought Zenfel (it's like $40 a tube!). I tried it per the directions and it still did not work the best. So then I took the stuff and SCRUBBED HARD on the poison ivy areas and then did not wash off the Zenfel. Just let it dry in place before I went to bed. By morning, the Poison Ivy was dried up pretty good. I had it all dried up after only two nights using the stuff. I'm sold on the stuff now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckblaster Posted August 26, 2005 Report Share Posted August 26, 2005 Re: Poison Ivy........... i use the steroid stuff cant remember the name....you take 6 pills on day 1 and then 5.4.3.2.1...and usually its gone in a week... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hangunnr Posted August 26, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2005 Re: Poison Ivy........... Well, the doc gave me a script for Prednisone. We'll see if it works. I will be looking for some of the Zanfel. Thanks, hangunnr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyderpancake Posted August 26, 2005 Report Share Posted August 26, 2005 Re: Poison Ivy........... I get it terrible. Once we were clearing a grown-up lot and burning a bunch of stuff, and i guess some got burned, and it was in the smoke. Anyway, the next day, my whole body was covered in rash and blisters. I went to the doc and he gave me prednizone, then i had to take outmeal baths. That is a very weird, but comforting sensation! It dried it up pretty well though. The worst places to get it is around the eyes and in between your fingers. It will drive you crazy! I feel for ya man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted August 26, 2005 Report Share Posted August 26, 2005 Re: Poison Ivy........... Clobetasol & Prednisone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TheDanishDanger Posted August 28, 2005 Report Share Posted August 28, 2005 Re: Poison Ivy........... i hear you all. it sucks, i had it so bad a couple years ago on my face, it shut my right eye closed for a couple days. It just was a mess, then another year on my feet and that blistered up and i couldn't walk it was so painful. I hate this stuff. been alright with it this year but the ticks got me, ran into a nest of them, got over 40 deer tick bites on my right foot and over 30 on my left. then bites here and there on my legs, this was all at once, talk about serious itching. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bow Hunter Derek Posted August 29, 2005 Report Share Posted August 29, 2005 Re: Poison Ivy........... [ QUOTE ] The worst places to get it is around the eyes and in between your fingers. [/ QUOTE ] Oh ... there is a place to get it worse. Lets just say that you should be real careful taking a leak after you've touched poison ivy in the woods. Trust me on this one. The boyz tend to swell up like a blow fish! Not fun at all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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