Re: benadryl, histamine intolerance.

[Guest guest]

Benadryl is about one of the best allergy drugs on the market. The main

problem is that it does make one very drowsy. In fact while on Benadryl,

you can't drive because this drug has the same effect as if you were

DUI. You can be arrested while driving on this drug. If I am having

a horrible reaction , I take Beneadryl because it is the best. If I

need to be up and alert, I take Clariten (sp?). I try not to take

anything because the antihistamines do tend to make mucus thick. I have

gotten sinus infections after taking Benadryl and other antihistamine

too long for that reason.

--- In , " osisposis " <jeaninem660@...>

wrote:

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> well, had swelling with the ackeness today, so tried the benadryl.

> just tried one tablet. made me fell a little strange,but has relieved

some of the swelling and puffiness.

> besides some drowiness, my lungs kindof hurt but that could be other

reasons. skin and some kind of effect in blood steam, ? felling.

> felt a little dizzy. but maybe this is a reaction to whatever this is

doing because of the histamine buildup-receptor disfunction.

> still fell acky, but did before so it might not help with that,

> but pretty good relief of swelling and puffiness.

> but yes,even one tablet makes ya sleepy.

> if this helps with the inflammation that well be great!!!!

>

[Guest guest]

I can't tolerate Benadryl also Jeanine. My symptom is I feel pressure over my

chest when I take it. I thought I couldn't tolerate antihistamines because of

this but then someone recommended a different one. I tried it and it worked

wonderfully, called Tavist. I can also take Chlormetron or something sounding

like that. I cannot take Claritin or similar 'anti-drowsy' formulas because

they are so long acting and it has something in it to keep you alert, so even if

I take it early in the morning, I don't get droswy even 12 hours later for

bedtime, so it's one of those 'everyone is different' thing. I make sure

nothing I take has Benadryl in it and so many things have it in as an added

ingredient so apparently most people do not have trouble with it, but it makes

me feel really awful!! I also have to watch out for Tylenol, which is in so

many things that you have to be vigilant to avoid it. It have me signs of liver

trouble/stomach cramps followed by a gray-white stool, which I recognised as

liver trouble right away, even though I was on just a low does. Stopping the

medicine with this low dose made the symptoms disappear.

>

> Benadryl is about one of the best allergy drugs on the market. The main

> problem is that it does make one very drowsy. In fact while on Benadryl,

> you can't drive because this drug has the same effect as if you were

> DUI. You can be arrested while driving on this drug. If I am having

> a horrible reaction , I take Beneadryl because it is the best. If I

> need to be up and alert, I take Clariten (sp?). I try not to take

> anything because the antihistamines do tend to make mucus thick. I have

> gotten sinus infections after taking Benadryl and other antihistamine

> too long for that reason.

>

>

[Guest guest]

I didn't take it for allergy relief, actually, I took it to see if it relieved

the puffiness and swelling (inflammation) effects. I still dont drive much as I

still have a misjudgement of distance going on and other issues with my eyes.

what mucas, I dont really produce much mucus. I did however after takeing the

benadryl have a tiny bit of fluid come out my nose, very thin,watery. just a

tiny bit, must have released itself.

I do belive that along with suffering from the CNS damage and

reception/transmission problems, I have histamine intolerance because that to is

not being recepted and transmitted as it should, I do think that might be why my

allergies dont present themself as

a allergy reaction. if I even really have a true allergy. because I know I have

mold and mycotoxin intolerance.

I wont be takeing it on a daily basis just when I

fell it's needed.

I had the specific IgE,IgG, testing done levels 1234.

I believe Dr, Rea is right as the sickest from this WDB exposures do end up with

what is in a way total allergic/toxic syndrome. and toxins can and do / well

produce a whell just like a allergy well with intradermal testing. and many

toxins do cause allery effects and many allergy exposures also involve toxin

exposures.

so in that sence, some toxins do/can present as allergens.

like I've said before, maybe the term allergy should be seperated into toxin and

non-toxin allergies. but than you get into non-toxin allergies that could cause

a self reaction which can also involve toxin. because supposedly even a high

dose exposure to a non-toxic allergen can cause the body to attack itself.

this is about CNS damage and receptor disfunction. where toxins caused the

damage and because of that damage you end up also being allergic to the molds

you were exposed to and also other things that involve mold or mold toxins. this

is a total body reaction, this is intolerance to many things and histamine

intolerance can result from several food intolerances plus other things.

my body abnormally reacts to many things.

the swelling and puffiness and ackeing comes from chemical exposures like

purfume to name one, probably this time from a friend of my daughters who

stopped by twice, gagging me and my grandson that forgets his underarm deoderant

and me dont get along. and possable other factors.

I am not takeing benadryl for what I consider nothing to do with a true allergy,

not even sure if what I have could be considered a true allergy. theres

something quite different about haveing intradermal testing and scratch tests,

with scratch test or pin prick test witch I had I showed only one allergy to

cow. with intradermal testing I showed highly allergic to many mold mixtures,

dust, trees, roaches

, mites. all these things can and do involve mold. I didn't even have roaches

than, I have seen lived with them sence and didn't realize any reaction from

them, but I moved because of them. because in a multi-apartment setting you just

cant hardly get rid of them, exspecially if you cant tolerate a spray happy

landlord, problematic!

but I traded a apartment high off the ground to one on the ground level which is

proveing problematic for me to some point and time well tell if I'm going to

have to figure out some way to move and it's looking that way. bummer..

I may try the clairitin as I have to much to do to be drowsy.

I get tired enough without help from drugs.

thanks.

[Guest guest]

actually after thinging about it, I had tried claritin and had a bad reaction to

it. dont know if it would be any different now?

I dont seem to tolerate anything that has that stay awake stuff either.

>

> I can't tolerate Benadryl also Jeanine. My symptom is I feel pressure over my

chest when I take it. I thought I couldn't tolerate antihistamines because of

this but then someone recommended a different one. I tried it and it worked

wonderfully, called Tavist. I can also take Chlormetron or something sounding

like that. I cannot take Claritin or similar 'anti-drowsy' formulas because

they are so long acting and it has something in it to keep you alert, so even if

I take it early in the morning, I don't get droswy even 12 hours later for

bedtime, so it's one of those 'everyone is different' thing. I make sure

nothing I take has Benadryl in it and so many things have it in as an added

ingredient so apparently most people do not have trouble with it, but it makes

me feel really awful!! I also have to watch out for Tylenol, which is in so

many things that you have to be vigilant to avoid it. It have me signs of liver

trouble/stomach cramps followed by a gray-white stool, which I recognised as

liver trouble right away, even though I was on just a low does. Stopping the

medicine with this low dose made the symptoms disappear.

>

[Guest guest]

ps, I read something once that kindof makes sence to me, I believe it was about

the pin prick tests, and that they only show a reaction to what you were exposed

to in the last few days. interesting that I had went home to take my mom with me

to the mayo clinic where I had this done and guess what, cows there. gee, been

around them my whole life with no problem. but they did that pin prick testing

on my forarm that for some reason at the time the skin there was tough like

hide, like the back of my heels were. I tole them several of those pin pricks

didn't go throw the skin but you know, I'm just the dumb patient. so there were

some that aggervated my skin on top but those weren't listed cause they never

got under the skin to make a bump.

so I really couldn't tell you if I do have any true allergys or not.

the only IgE testing done was specific for MCS. showing I had anaphalaxic

reaction to some molds. I'm pretty convienced anaphalaxis

reactions are a toxicity reaction weather it for mold toxins or self attacking

self reactions. I mean really, consider those who have peanut anaphalaxis, are

they reacting to a peanut protien or possable mycotoxins in the peanut butter. ?

or to a self attacking self in a severe way,which could be toxic? do we really

know?

maybe a hypersensitive reaction is a hypersensitive reaction and any

hypersensitive reaction to something would produce a whell if placed

intradermaly under the skin. I wonder if those that aren't consider to have

allergies would still produce whells under the skin to molds and mycotoxins or

even other chemicals.

I think so. so what ectually does IgE really show?

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