I had a reaction to painkillers

I had a headache, which is unusual, so I waited until I had dinner then took 2 Nurofen Plus (Ibuprofen and Codeine) tablets before I went to bed. I've taken these before, the last time was probably before Christmas and never had any problems. But within 20 minutes I felt like I was getting a cough, I quickly became all wheezy and was finding it difficult to breathe. "Great" I thought, "I'm coming down with a cold". A few minutes later my left eyelid and the part that joins the nose started to swell. I thought I must have a dog hair in there and went to the mirror. Then my lips started to ulcer up, I get that sometimes if I have too much apple. At this point I knew it was an allergy and didn't know what to put it down to. Until I read the leaflet with the Nurofens which explained an allergic reaction would yield these symptoms. I quickly took a 12 hour antihistamine- which could have been a mistake- as after I read the side effects and to my horror saw that it's possible to have the same effects from those :roll:

I stayed awake all night drinking lots of water to try & flush it through. My breathing was OK so I didn't let Greg take me to emergency. My eye swelled so much I couldn't see and my lips were like fat sausages. I looked like I had just been in a boxing match. My hands were a little itchy too. This lasted for 12 hours, then slowly started to go back to normal but I felt really tired and like I had a hangover for the next few days.

So what else could I be allergic to? I'm going to get to the doctor next week and ask for allergy testing. It was a frightening episode and I've basically lived on rice and 'safe' foods since. Strange that I was OK before but reacted to it so suddenly. I didn't eat anything unusual either so I'm sure it was the meds :lmt:

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You are brave (and maybe foolish!)

for not going in.
Reactions tend to get worse with each exposure, so not quite the thing to gamble on.

But - I'm really glad you are OK now!!!!

I react to codeine found that out a long time ago with some cold & flu tablets I took.

So now I look at labels when taking anything to avoid anything that has codeine in it.

Taking it I got short of breath, my heart raced and and I swelled up in the face.

Really any reaction to anything you should rush yourself to a doctor it can turn deadly so fast. :wink:

Yes, they are certainly cumulative. When at the doc ask about a script for an Epi pen.......just in case you aren't close to hospital or emegency clinic.

Hi that was scary. you really should have gone to A & E or rung 24 hour doc up. I hope you get to the gp and get sorted xx

I had a real problem with a pain killer years ago that the
doctor told me was a "psychotic episode". Very very scary,
and I NEVER want to go through that again. Of course, Vic says
it had nothing to do with the drug! I have a problem
with sulfa - anything opiate- and most antibiotics, very similar
to what you had. That can go from bad to tragic very quickly.
Now you know what to look for. Hope that doesn't happen again!

Shellie

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