I actually am sensitive to all but one antihistamine and can't take them. There is one I can use if desperation kicks in otherwise no antihistamines for me. Its not a helpful thing. I am also incredibly sensitive to insect bites (can one be allergic to bites?) and should take antihistamines if I get bitten, but I can't.
Er... carry an epipen? That will at least help you if anaphylaxis (sp?) becomes an issue... I'm pretty sure most people aren't allergic to synthetic epinephrine at least...
I feel your pain. I lived in texas for 14 years; when I got there, a fire-ant bite on my finger would swell up the whole joint of that finger, but when I left, a fire-ant bite on the same finger would swell my arm up to the shoulder! I used to have to take precautionary Benadryl every time, to keep the level of response from growing. Fortunately there are better antihistamines available now.
Fortunately I can take antihistamines (when I can get my hands on ones that still work for me). But I can't take decongestants. This shouldn't be a problem except when I have a cold, since for me if an antihistamine works the allergy-caused congestion goes away ... but there's this habit drug companies have, of adding decongestants to their antihistamines.
So I know about "I can't take an entire class of drugs". But I would not trade with you -- yours sounds worse. *hug*
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Fortunately I can take antihistamines (when I can get my hands on ones that still work for me). But I can't take decongestants. This shouldn't be a problem except when I have a cold, since for me if an antihistamine works the allergy-caused congestion goes away ... but there's this habit drug companies have, of adding decongestants to their antihistamines.
So I know about "I can't take an entire class of drugs". But I would not trade with you -- yours sounds worse. *hug*
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