i cracked

well, i lasted longer than i thought i would.

it's over. last night, at 2:30am, i went into the medicine cabinet and slurped down some nyquill so i could stop scratching and get some sleep.

this morning i took my prescription antihistamine (though not the one with the decongestant, my BP will appreciate that).

it wasn't just the divine rash, i also had itching all over my skin, everywhere. maddening. the nyquill contained an antihistamine, but more importantly: alcohol. it knocked me right out and i awoke feeling... awake. crappy, but awake.

the divine rash is not poison oak, after all, and now it's just a lotion-covered patch of dry skin.

i guess i now know two things: i am destined to be on antihistamines the rest of my life. i will succumb to torture if the torturer cuts off my supply of allegra.

sigh.