I'm pretty sure it was the dog. Ever since we adopted him, I've been having minor fits of coughing, sneezing and wheezing. I just attributed it to my being overweight and that I always have ups and downs health-wise during changes in weather. In Michigan thats darn near a year round proposition. I'm going to make an appointment for an allergy test to get it confirmed in the next few days.
Definitely. However, don't rule out the cats. Rose and I are both allergic. Make sure you get tested for them, too. I had a similiar experience with Zippo and Java years ago.
When my son was 18 months old we gave him a PB&J sandwich the size of a postage stamp. Two hours later he was in the ER hooked up to motorized asthma inhaler. Scary.
Turns out he's one of those kids that goes into anaphylactic shock if he's in the same zip code as Mr. Peanut.
Congratulations on the new upcoming addition, Jerry, and on being alive. Holy crap, that's scary. You need to find out what caused that for sure.
Plus maybe an epipen might be a good idea until you know what the cause was. Maybe a D-size O2 tank as well? Couldn't hurt, and sometimes makes all the difference in the world.
Similar things happen to me, kinda ... But my point is that according to the guys I called at poison-control, you can't overdose on Benedryl unless you're allergic to it.
Benedryl is what they give me at the hospital, massive doses. About four times the over-the-counter dose.
I figure if I have it around the house I can just get a jump on the situation next time. Which is why every so often we have a drill about Benedryl locations :)
Benedryl Chewables: In the medicine cabinets, in my make-up bag, in my sock-drawer, in my purse (in the change compartment), in the diaper-bags. I also keep it in ALL the glove-compartments in vehicles.
Benedryl Liquid: In the fridge. (Maybe soon putting it in the glove-compartments and diaper-bags -- in ziplocs.) Its hard to get chewables into pets, but its easy with the liquid. And, yes, it does work for pets too. Like for snake-bites and stuff.
Random personal trivia -- a friend's child was bitten by a copperhead last Summer, and the hospital gave her a bunch of Benedryl instead of anti-venum. She got sick, but didn't die and didn't have the organ damage that the anti-venim would have caused.
Recap of long meandering comment: BENEDRYL IS YOUR NEW BEST FRIEND :)
~Alicia
Dude! Sweet. Glad you're alive.
P.S. Was it the dog?
I'm luckiest man alive today.
Turns out he's one of those kids that goes into anaphylactic shock if he's in the same zip code as Mr. Peanut.
Yours,
Wince
Plus maybe an epipen might be a good idea until you know what the cause was. Maybe a D-size O2 tank as well? Couldn't hurt, and sometimes makes all the difference in the world.
Benedryl is what they give me at the hospital, massive doses. About four times the over-the-counter dose.
I figure if I have it around the house I can just get a jump on the situation next time. Which is why every so often we have a drill about Benedryl locations :)
Benedryl Chewables: In the medicine cabinets, in my make-up bag, in my sock-drawer, in my purse (in the change compartment), in the diaper-bags. I also keep it in ALL the glove-compartments in vehicles.
Benedryl Liquid: In the fridge. (Maybe soon putting it in the glove-compartments and diaper-bags -- in ziplocs.) Its hard to get chewables into pets, but its easy with the liquid. And, yes, it does work for pets too. Like for snake-bites and stuff.
Random personal trivia -- a friend's child was bitten by a copperhead last Summer, and the hospital gave her a bunch of Benedryl instead of anti-venum. She got sick, but didn't die and didn't have the organ damage that the anti-venim would have caused.
Recap of long meandering comment: BENEDRYL IS YOUR NEW BEST FRIEND :)
And, I'm glad you're ok :)
glad u made it man.
the world wud be a poorer place widout u.