Been There
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                        
                        
                        Dear Been There,     When I turned 30 I broke out in hives, and continued to do so for   5 years.  I went through every allergy testing know to man.  Mine  were so bad that I had to carry an Epipen in case they broke out and  I couldn't get to the emergency room, as mine would close my airway.  They never found out what caused them.  I took between 10 and 100 mg   Atarax daily, some days closer to 100 mg, but most days between 20   and 40mg.  It did seem to control them, with the occassional major  outbreak.  Then when I turned 35, they just disappeared.  GOOD LUCK!