So, sounds like maybe you are developing an allergy. Perhaps it is time to have an allergist test you and treat you to desensitize if necessary. I have read that they are somewhere like 80 to 92% successful. 8 to 20% not ...which group might you fall into?
I am not a doctor so my comments have limited utility. It is my understanding that EPI is used when someone gets stung and they are having a systemic reaction, their blood pressure is crashing and they are having real problems breathing. It is apparently helpful for the bronchial -constriction -- whereby the airways are constricting and you are unable to breath and move air adequately into and out of your lungs. Antihistamines probably don't directly help with the breathing.
Antihistamines do help stop the reaction and stabilize the cells releasing all the histamines and other chemicals involved in an anaphylactic type reaction. I would presume that steroids also have a similar impact.
So, bottom line, if you are having blood pressure issues and feeling like you are blacking out and trouble breathing you would use the Epipen and they would give you that at the ER also as needed ---along with other stuff (prednisone and antihistamines as IV's)
As far as antihistamines, I keep sublingual zyrtec on hand and if someone is having an issue with a sting, or thinks they might, I have them put 3 under their tongue so it gets into the bloodstream fast. Benadryl liquid might work pretty fast also and for sure faster than bendadryl tabs/caps but the sublingual route is probably the fastest. The Epi-pen is also on hand if needed. So far haven't had to but one time came close.
If you are having a real reactions to a sting, give yourself the shot of the EpiPen and get to the ER ASAP and they can start IV's with Epi, prednisone and benadryl if necessary.
As far as one dose of a corticosteroid casing a hysterical reaction---not sure that would happen.
I am not a doctor so my comments have limited utility. It is my understanding that EPI is used when someone gets stung and they are having a systemic reaction, their blood pressure is crashing and they are having real problems breathing. It is apparently helpful for the bronchial -constriction -- whereby the airways are constricting and you are unable to breath and move air adequately into and out of your lungs. Antihistamines probably don't directly help with the breathing.
Antihistamines do help stop the reaction and stabilize the cells releasing all the histamines and other chemicals involved in an anaphylactic type reaction. I would presume that steroids also have a similar impact.
So, bottom line, if you are having blood pressure issues and feeling like you are blacking out and trouble breathing you would use the Epipen and they would give you that at the ER also as needed ---along with other stuff (prednisone and antihistamines as IV's)
As far as antihistamines, I keep sublingual zyrtec on hand and if someone is having an issue with a sting, or thinks they might, I have them put 3 under their tongue so it gets into the bloodstream fast. Benadryl liquid might work pretty fast also and for sure faster than bendadryl tabs/caps but the sublingual route is probably the fastest. The Epi-pen is also on hand if needed. So far haven't had to but one time came close.
If you are having a real reactions to a sting, give yourself the shot of the EpiPen and get to the ER ASAP and they can start IV's with Epi, prednisone and benadryl if necessary.
As far as one dose of a corticosteroid casing a hysterical reaction---not sure that would happen.
