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Originally Posted by Snakeadelic
... I have developed a severe allergic reaction that started with my blood pressure medication deciding my existing allergies (smoke, artificial scent, neoprene, penicillin, & opiate/opioid painkillers) needed company. ...
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It's unfortunate that anything a person has a bad reaction to is often placed in the Allergies section of their medical records without qualifiers.
True allergies cause a histamine reaction for which antihistamines can be used. Other reactions, that don't cause histamine release, include idiosyncratic (from drugs) / idiopathic (various conditions), and psychosomatic (indirect relationship). It's important for a person having reactions of more than one type to distinguish between them.
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Originally Posted by Snakeadelic
... The biggest issue is the woman who lives downstairs. Her dryer vent is directly below the only access to my unit & she uses highly allergenic products that she has known for YEARS cause me serious problems...
... there is exactly ZERO management can do to get her to care about being a lethal danger to me. ...
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If this was a true allergy with potentially lethal consequences, you would probably have been prescribed an
anaphylaxis kit and taught how to use it.
If it's not a true allergy, the antihistamine Benadryl will likely only work as a placebo for the other aforementioned types of reactions. UT suggests you should be on something stronger; however, that's not for an antihistamine effect ... that's for antidepressant and antianxiety effects. A
property of antihistamines led to the development of
SSRIs. Depression and anxiety have been associated with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity like you experience.