OT: Mosquito Bites

[Alphabets]

No BS... What's the quickest way to stop the itching? Home remedy, over the counter, whatever it takes. My legs got destroyed this weekend.

Also, if I decide to amputate, how long until I bleed out? Was hoping to at least catch the first half of the Ole Miss game tonight.

 

[Midnighter2]

No BS... What's the quickest way to stop the itching? Home remedy, over the counter, whatever it takes. My legs got destroyed this weekend.

Also, if I decide to amputate, how long until I bleed out? Was hoping to at least catch the first half of the Ole Miss game tonight.

Wife has really sensitive skin and the other day suffered about 30 bites on the back of one leg. She rubs them with Dawn (has to be Dawn) and then Benadryl cream.

 

[bkmtnittany1]

No BS... What's the quickest way to stop the itching? Home remedy, over the counter, whatever it takes. My legs got destroyed this weekend.

Also, if I decide to amputate, how long until I bleed out? Was hoping to at least catch the first half of the Ole Miss game tonight.

BEER!

 

[bkmtnittany1]

Alpha...I use ice cubes...anything cold right on the bite. Then....BEER!

 

[mn78psu83]

No BS... What's the quickest way to stop the itching? Home remedy, over the counter, whatever it takes. My legs got destroyed this weekend.

Also, if I decide to amputate, how long until I bleed out? Was hoping to at least catch the first half of the Ole Miss game tonight.

I agree with @Midnighter . I'm allergic to insect bites. I generally tough it out, but I had a nasty spider bite over the weekend and my foot swelled up so much that it was uncomfortable to wear my running shoe. My wife put some benadryl cream on it. Took care of those nasty histamines almost immediately. Worked like a charm for about 6 hours. Be sure you apply it before you go to sleep. If you don't, the itching will wake you up in the middle of the night.

 

[jp3272]

Rub it with vinegar

 

[Cincinnati Kid]

No BS... What's the quickest way to stop the itching? Home remedy, over the counter, whatever it takes. My legs got destroyed this weekend.

Also, if I decide to amputate, how long until I bleed out? Was hoping to at least catch the first half of the Ole Miss game tonight.

Baking soda and some water. Make a paste and apply to the bites.

 

[m.knox]

No BS... What's the quickest way to stop the itching? Home remedy, over the counter, whatever it takes. My legs got destroyed this weekend.

Also, if I decide to amputate, how long until I bleed out? Was hoping to at least catch the first half of the Ole Miss game tonight.

Mosquito Magnet dude.............. It works.

 

[eidolon21]

Great success using Burn Relief (daylogic) with Lidocaine !!!

 

[Agoodnap]

Scratch them to open them up a bit and rub ammonia, straight from the bottle on them. It will burn like heck but the itching will stop.

 

[steelhead52]

Just like Jellyfish stings. Pee on them.😜

 

[AWS1022]

Baking soda and some water. Make a paste and apply to the bites.

Making a paste out of oatmeal works as well.

 

[nittanyfan333]

Wife swells up the size of a softball with mosquito and fire ant bites. Starting to figure out our son does too. Benadryl or any antihistamine will work for almost immediate relief. Then just dose as needed. 100000% agree with right before bed. Nothing worse than waking up all night scratching.

 

[MtNittany]

Rubbing alcohol.

 

[Agoodnap]

Just curious...do those that suffer from massive quantities of bug bites have Rh negative blood? My wife and one daughter have Rh negative and if I sit next to either one I don't get a single bite while they get chewed apart.

 

[Bird-in-Hand boy]

HOT WATER! Triggers production of antihistamines.
Works! For poison ivy too!

 

[Obliviax]

Baking soda and some water. Make a paste and apply to the bites.

I use toothpaste

 

[acg116]

No BS... What's the quickest way to stop the itching? Home remedy, over the counter, whatever it takes. My legs got destroyed this weekend.

Also, if I decide to amputate, how long until I bleed out? Was hoping to at least catch the first half of the Ole Miss game tonight.

Take a hair dryer and run it in your mosquito bite for a few seconds. Not sure why (i think google says something about it) but it works.

 

[HazletonLion]

A product called Afterbite works well for skeeter bites.

 

[Ward Hog]

If you cut them both off at the knee you'll bleed out in about 1 minute without a tourniquet. That is assuming you can take them both off at the same time. If you take off the entire leg you probably wouldn't get to the second one.

I am lucky because mosquitos do not like me as long as I bring my wife or someone else along they do not bother me. A paste of baking soda seems to work.

 

[auxgym]

benadryl or cortisone

 

[Alphabets]

benadryl or cortisone

Yep, found some cortisone around the house and aloe as well. Doing well enough at the moment, not ready to year them off just yet.

 

[PSU Mike]

Flag!!!

 

[91Joe95]

No BS... What's the quickest way to stop the itching? Home remedy, over the counter, whatever it takes. My legs got destroyed this weekend.

Also, if I decide to amputate, how long until I bleed out? Was hoping to at least catch the first half of the Ole Miss game tonight.

I get eaten alive by them, and I have good luck with rubbing alcohol.

 

[Option Bob]

Hydrogen Peroxide works almost immediately to calm the itching.

 

[pandaczar12]

Flag!!!

I can't believe it took 24 replies to get a flag on this post!

 

[lions1995]

No BS... What's the quickest way to stop the itching? Home remedy, over the counter, whatever it takes. My legs got destroyed this weekend.

Also, if I decide to amputate, how long until I bleed out? Was hoping to at least catch the first half of the Ole Miss game tonight.

My 16 year old daughter says a hot shower stops the itching.

 

[Bedivir]

The simplest mint toothpaste will do. Apply some to the bite site and leave for several hours. It will dry the blisters, reduce itching and swelling. I tried such a composition on children's skin, but it helped for a short time. Then we decided to take mosquito spraying atlanta, so we could already walk around the house in peace and enjoy the freshness with the windows open. I didn't think it was possible. We have mosquitoes flying around all the time and the baby was allergic after being bitten. She scratched them until they bled. Hopefully it will be over soon.