Completely baffled

[notashrimpwimp]

Hello everyone! Long time no chat.

I've been pretty lucky for several years, probably because I have been at home for the majority of my time.

Two weeks ago I had a terrible reaction to a medicine. My tongue swelled, I got red and nauseated, and my chest and heart felt funny. Then, under instructions from the prescriber, I took a smaller dose and immediately my throat tightened. I had been having allergic reactions the whole time I took it but they were hours later and I couldn't make the connection.

Then tonight I was sitting when I suddenly didn't feel right. I felt like someone was closing my airway and I squeaked when I breathed in as my hands and feet got tingly. I ended up using my epi and heading to the hospital where they said follow up with my allergist.

Just sucks to be reminded about them.

[GoingNuts]

Wow, what an awful experience!  Is there any relationship between the med and your allergens?

[Macabre]

Yikes NASW! That is really scary.

[spacecanada]

Nice to see you again.  People can be allergic to medications just like they can be to foods.  Get a list of active and non-medicinal ingredients in that medication from your pharmacist - and let them know you are allergic to that medication too.  Hopefully your allergist can pinpoint which ingredient you were reacting to. 

Feel better soon!

[notashrimpwimp]

So she said to avoid the class of drugs completely because of I reacted to the cleanest and least likely to cause a reaction, others would be problematic.

I remember reading that it's good practice to bring what you consumed immediately before a bad reaction. And wouldn't you know they both had yeast.

I will head down to the pharmacy now that I am on the mend. It's been really rough these weeks. Thank you for teaching out and remembering me!