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Medications that Cause Sun Sensitivity

By Eileen Bailey, Health Guide Saturday, October 08, 2011
Sun sensitivity, also called photosensitivity, is when you have an adverse reaction to being in the sun. Symptoms include blisters, hive, skin rash or redness which looks like sunburn. For those with sun sensitivity, even short amounts of time in the sun can cause a reaction. For some, even indirect ...
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Merely Me, Health Guide
10/12/11 8:13pm

 

 

It is amazing how many meds can cause this.  When I took St. John's Wort I found that I was more sensitive to the sun and I am pretty sensitive already. 

 

Photosensitivity is something that people prone to skin cancer have to particularly watch out for. 

 

Thanks for this information!

 

 

 

 

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By Eileen Bailey, Health Guide— Last Modified: 10/12/11, First Published: 10/08/11