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went up to weatherford this weekend on a hunt got a real nice boar,had to go through a large area of poison oak. woke up the next morning coverd in the stuff and i mean every were. ive heard that you can take shots when you dont have it to make you imune to the stuff.went to the dr. this morning asked him about it he didnt have a clue. have you guys have any imput on this man this stuff suxs

Had a man in my church who was bad allergic to it. He saw an episode of Mythbusters that showed to use vodka and rub it on the rash. He had got into it and he sent his wife to buy the vodka LOL but he swore it was the real deal. He usually would break out in blisters but by the next morning you couldn't even see where it had been. I've heard other people say it works too. I've never had it but I know it is miserable.

will try anything headed to the liquor store thanks

I get this crap when I look at it lol. I go to the doctor and get a steroid shot with cream. Nothing works for me over the counter. I'm. Not kidding I. Get these stuff at least 10 times plus a year.

I can take off rolling around in oak, ivy and sumac and look like I took a good bath. I have been fortunate enough to have never gotten it. When I was a freshman I high school we picked pecans for money. Brian and garret ( two buddy's) went snake hunting one night an caught poision sumac. The next day they bet me both of their sacks of pecans I wouldn't roll in poision oak. I wound up with 3 ice creams and a bottle of rc cola without a blemish. I haven't been scared since

x100 when I was younger I was the same way. That shot will clear it up pretty dang quick. I ain't had it to bad since Jr High

You need to go to Wal-mart and get zanfel and it works really good.

had it so bad one time i had 3 of the shots from the doctor, i think its a steroid shot. Ive tried everything on google. Vinegar, gasoline, alcohol, prescription creams, wash it with hot water then put my arms in icy water none of it worked for me. Only thing that did was the cheep poison ivy cream from wallgreens. I think it was iverest brand. Even saw a skin specialist cause it looked like a flesh eating bacteria, and he said there is no way to build up an immunity to it, each time you get it will potentially be the worst

Same here! Not allergic to the stuff whatsoever and I'm glad I'm not cuz I've saw ppl with it and its a pain

Just don't get it on your face it can swell your eyes shut!

Well either I have been real lucky or never touched it. But I used to do surveying and I was cutting line through poison oak. Just another plant to me. I am not good at identifying plants so it is good I am not allergic.

   I didn't use to get it at all . I got the shots when I was a child 1960 something . but I have found that since I've gotten older I get it a little [ not bad ] just a little in between my fingers sometimes . but it clears up fast on it's own  .   and at certain times for the most part it is just a vine and not real potent

Minus the shot in the 60s, im the same way. Get an extremely mild rash between the fingers. It'll clear in a day or so. There USED to be (not sure if its still out there) a liquid called IVY DRY that worked real good on my dad n step mom. Its similar to the vodka trick, but it has a binding agent that smothers the area its applied to and cuts off the oxygen to it and chokes it out and the alcohol, pulls cleans the oil out.

Yea I use the alcohol and the cream it works well for me

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Take allergy meds. Your doctor can give you a script for an antihistamine. But Benadryl should help. They make me tired but the sleep may help you.

  yeah they still make ivy dry Charles  .  souped up calamine lotion   lol  .

I wasnt sure bout it. Its been rite near 20yrs since iv needed hav any dealings with it

Don't use any of the Walmart off the shelf crap it does nothing! I get it atleast 4 times a year and honestly nothing really helps take it away in a day. Best thing to do is go get a cortizone shot at your local doctor and get cottonballs with either vodka or pine-sol and rub it few times a day. Another thing that works is degreasers, it helps pull the poison out of your skin like it does getting oil off your skin. Another thing that works but will hurt like hell is take your pocket knife and scratch all the bumps and bust them open. I know it sounds like a bad idea but then pour alcohol on the open bumps and they will be scabbed up by morning. Those are the best ways to do it. Other than than just tough it out man I know it sucks but it won't last forever. Try to avoid touching your dogs for a few days chances are they have it all over them. And there is no permanent get rid of poison ivy shot. I've searched the world over
 Good luck to ya

soak you body in a bath with lots of salt an oak mill powder .  an  the shot is a steroid shot . white creamy milk lookin.  take the off brand of benadryl 25mg antihistamine take 2 every day ... i get posion ivy so freaking bad so i have antihistamine as a every day med been on it ever day in theres steroid pills i take once i have a break out ... i love the freaken woods never will stop. but thats one reason i like the bay pens....lolol

Wasn't sayin I built an immunity to it or had a special shot. Just used to get it all the time just by mowin the grass at the old house but now I don't and I know I've been in contact with it quite often

the vodka seems to help,thanks guys

kerrydw.....this crap has been torment for me all my life....and I'm 61. I've tried everything thought of to get rid of it....nothing works except a shot of Cortizone.......period. However,.....in order to keep from getting it do this.....after you've been exposed or even think maybe you have.....which translates to being in the woods in summer.....get to a shower as soon as you possibly can. Take a shower and wash thoroughly ALL parts....I mean all very well with soap and scrub yourself. Get your contaminated clothes out of reach and washed as soon as you can. Do not touch your dogs after they've been in the woods unless you wash your hands immediately after you touch them. Do these things and you will be free of this stuff......but you have to do this every time.....good luck.

if u know your going to come in contact with it then keep antihistamine in your blood so your body will fight any allergys u may have .. i make my own soap bars it has oak mill, salt,sand,gain exrta bright, benadryl gel its the clear gel . thats my own bars that work for me as soon as i get home i take antihistamine pills an take a cold shower an wash with my bar..  {dont use hot water} oh where i make a mistake is touching my dogs to much when loading them in the dog box an out .. thats how easy it is for me to brake out.

Got it on my hands and didnt know itt . Well i had to piss and pulled mister ed out . Next day he was swelled up and itching like crazy . Lol

Hahaha......welcome to the misery of poison ivy.

                                                                                                                                                                                        ive been geting this stuff sence i was old enough to go in the woods i knew that it was gonna happen,had no choice get a little poison oak on me or watch some dogs die. was a mad big boar. lol got tha hog the p.oak lol just couldnt be avoided. went to cee my dr.told him what was up he said well ive got to cee your willy it was bad. ive had 2 shots prednasone pills couple different kinds of cream not gonna get to do any real hunting till after the weekend. was wanting to hunt the tournament  this weekend but got to pass.

I feel your pain man,.....been there and got the t-shirt. I've had it so bad that the doctor even made a face when he saw me.....lol That's one main reason I just don't hardly get in the woods in summer......that and chiggers. Them chiggers will run, skip, jump and even pole vault to get on me......it's insane how well they like me. Good luck man.