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Re: Benadryl Allergy?
From: Tori (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue Dec 13 10:39:13 2005
I have also not been diagnosed with an allergy to Benadryl, but had been
taking it to control allergy symptoms for about 10 months (it doesn't
make me sleepy), and started to get these hives. They started out
fairly minor, but got worse over time. Guess why? I was taking more
Benadryl to treat them! It got so bad one Sunday (after taking 200mg)
that I called my doctor's office and had the on-call doc send me a
prescription for Prednisone (which cleared them right up - but is such
nasty stuff). Coincidentally, last week, I was taking Actifed for the
sinus and asthma stuff, and had no hives for days. Then, I popped a
Benadryl, and within 20 minutes I was broken out everywhere. That was
enough evidence for me!! No more benadryl, no more hives!! They say it's
very unusual, but it does exist!
Also, if you have hives regardless of the Benadryl, there's an all
natural product you can buy on the web called Lacitrex that presumably
works really well.
At Fri, 6 Aug 2004, michelle wrote:
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>Have any of you tried the prescription drug Atarax? It works GREAT for
>hives.
>
>--
>Michelle
>
>At Wed, 4 Aug 2004, Marlene wrote:
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>>At Mon, 19 May 2003, gina wrote:
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>>>I see that this question was posted ages ago, but thought I'd throw a
>>>reply on here anyway. I've never been professionally diagnosed as
>>>allergic to benadryl, but I've found that everytime I take it, I end up
>>>with hives. When I started getting them, they'd be more pronounced
>>>welts, but now it's more like a general miserable itchy rash on all soft
>>>parts of body, under arms, around waist, etc. It takes about 3 days for
>>>them to go away. Since noone can understand that I'd be allergic to
>>>Benadryl, I've tried it again recently to have the same reaction. I'm
>>>hoping maybe I can find that I'm not so unusual, that there are others
>>>with same reaction?
>>>
>>>At Fri, 28 Jun 2002, Amy wrote:
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>>>>For those of you who are allergic to benadryl, would you please describe
>>>>to me your allergic reaction? I'm just curious as to what the symptoms
>>>>are of such an allergy. I also have loads of allergies but I don't
>>>>think I'm allergic to benadryl -- I thought benadryl was supposed be
>>>>helpful for allergies?
>>
>>I may have an allergy to Benadryl myself. I have been getting huge
>>welts (hives) all over my body for 5 years now and the doctors have no
>>idea what causes it! i get blisters in my throat and my hands and feet
>>swell up so big that I cant move my fingers of toes. Its terrible. I
>>thought that I could be allergic to Benadryl after I had 3 series of
>>allergy tests performed on me and all I turn up to be remotely allergic
>>to are dust mites and I just keep swelling! I have been taking at least
>>3 Benadryl-d a night for 4 years and the swelling hasnt stopped! I
>>believe also that I have developed a dependancy on Benadryl to fall
>>asleep at night ( thats when I take the meds). I have been on series of
>>other allergy meds like Clarinex, allegra, Zyrtec, claratin, and
>>steroids. Something that I found strange was last weekend I was in the
>>emergency room with my throat swelling and I was given benadryl and
>>steroids. I noticed that I was also swollen on my ankle. about 2 hours
>>later, the swelling was getting worse and I complained to the nurse.
>>They gave me a shot of Adivan and in 20 minutes, the swelling went away.
>>I was thinking that it all can be agrivated by anxiety. well, the
>>doctors dont want to even consider that stress and anxiety could be a
>>factor in it! well, since the emergency room insident, I have been
>>swelling uncontolably! both hands and both feet, my entire abdomen and
>>it feels like its affecting my interior organs like my kidneys (general
>>pain for the whole week). I have been trying to calm down and keep my
>>anxiety under control but the more I think about it, the more anxious I
>>get! Vicious circle, huh? well, if anything that I have said triggers
>>any thoughts about our condition, write me back. I am despirate to
>>figure out whats causing this!!!! iluvdmb159@hotmail.com
>>
>>--
>>Marlene
>>
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