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Had Shortness Of Breath, Swelling In Face After Taking Zantac, Stool Softeners, Gas-x Pills And Tylenol. Relief With Benedryl
Hi, yes, a short time ago I had some kind of an allergic reaction after taking several OTC things. I took Zantac 150, quite a few stool softeners, or Magnesium (for constipation) possibly some Gas-X pills (3) and a Tylenol... over the course of a few hours, I totally forgot about the ones I took earlier so b/4 bed took a Tylenol and began having shortness of breath, I felt my face swelling. Paramedics and they advised 2 Benedryl and then I was fine. I don't know if there was an interaction or if I just took took darn many things?
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yes all these are allergies and medicine allergies are permanent you need to get allergy tests for groups causing you allergy and avoid in future
if you sare okay with benedryl you can take it and other antiallergics like fexofenadine ebastine montelucast loratidine can also be used with my experience of treating allergies
if you sare okay with benedryl you can take it and other antiallergics like fexofenadine ebastine montelucast loratidine can also be used with my experience of treating allergies
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