I had a weird allergic reaction at the movies yesterday. I was fine until about 30 minutes after the movie started and I started to get extremely itchy on several places around my body. I was so itchy I actually left the movie and went to the restroom. I tried just wetting down a paper towel and rubbing it on my legs to see if what ever caused the itchiness would come off. But after a few minutes of that my skin began to sting and turn bright red and splotchy! There were hives all over and I just didn't look good. I wanted to go home and take benadryl but the whole family was at the movie and no one wanted to leave to take me home. I was miserable.
When I finally got home I took a benadryl and hopped into the shower to see if maybe that would help... nothing. The hives spread further down my legs and arms, and my chest started getting red and blotchy. At no point did I feel like I was going into anaphylaxis but it's still scary. I ended up taking two more benadryl and letting myself go to sleep. I woke up a few hours later a bit nauseous and still blotchy red, but at least a majority of the hives and itching was gone which was nice.
It worries me that what ever my reactions are are actually getting worse and it's getting harder and harder to treat them quickly. It's frustrating not having answers. My allergist's office is closed today but I'll give them a call tomorrow and see if he has any ideas on what could have caused such a reaction and if there's anything I can do to prevent it. Until then I'm just praying I can keep everything under control.
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