Visit to the ER at 3 AM on Sunday

[aliki]

I woke up at 1:30 AM on Sunday and felt like my skin was on fire!!!!!

It was burning so bad and I started scratching, and then I noticed as I was running my fingers along my skin, my skin was red and swollen with large welts. I could feel giant welts all over my legs, my arms, my stomach, my back, my side, my chest, EVERYWHERE!!! I got out of bed

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[geminigirl]

I used to get stress related hives when I was a teenager. It was miserable. Atarax saved me, but it made me so sleepy. I hope you're feeling better soon.

[calypso72]

Taking any medications? I developed a reaction like that to antibiotics some years ago even though I'd never been allergic to them before.

[aliki]

Nothing out of the ordinary: multivitamin, D3 supplement, allergy meds..

[filmstar]

Wow! So glad you are okay!

[aliki]

Thanks!

[aliki]

Hahah, I'm similar, as I'm allergic to oak and other tree pollen which runs April and May, then grasses start up in June and July, and indoor mold is year round...

[aliki]

I shudder to think what it'd be like to permanently live inland!!!

Because of Superstorm Sandy, my high school is temporarily relocated 20 miles inland right now, so I do get exposed to higher pollen counts this year; but it's true, I count my lucky stars that there is fewer plantlife on beaches!

[zaplightsmusic]

how awful! and difficult r.e. getting to the hospital. it must have been really scary when you were having respiratory difficulty.

i had a teeny tiny version of this once - I was run down from being ill, ate a cheese sandwich, and I came up in hives everywhere. The doc said it was a one-off allergic reaction due to being ill/stressed. sounds like yours was an extreme version of that.

[aliki]

Sounds like that! I didn't know stress was such a health hazard!