Look what I found!! These things are great. They are pre-measured doses of Benadryl. It solves that whole "Bendadryl in a baggie" issue. Instead, just pop these little babies into your medicine pack with EpiPens and anything else you carry for an allergic emergency. I put 3 of them in ours and it is so much lighter than carrying a bottle of Benadryl around.
A word of caution, these are pre-measured for ages six and above. Tyler is three and this would be a little too much for him. Based on his dosage, I would give him slightly more than half of a package.
As an added bonus, I put a few in my purse for my husband who has food allergies (not life threatening so no EpiPen, thank goodness!!). Shucks, it might even come in handy for my occasional environmental allergies. I simply can't find a good reason not to buy these things.
I found my package Walgreens. I'm sure they are sold nearly everywhere. They're not cheap but still worth every penny. A box of 10 put me out $6.99. Worth it!!
Thanks to "The Allergic Kid" for cluing me into the fact that these things even existed.
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These are great! I discovered them almost a year ago before a trip and we've got them stashed everywhere now. B's at about 3/4 tsp dosage, but I can't imagine trying to measure it out in an emergency situation :)
*How do you know your husband's food allergies are not life-threatening. Each reaction can potentially escalate--one reaction may be hives whereas the next one can involve the skin/respiratory=anaphylaxis?
Thank you for your concern about my husband. His allergies are actually airborne that can manifest themselves orally. I explained my concern to the allergist a few years ago and said his allergies to certain trees and grasses cause his throat to itch when he eats melons and raw apples and pears. So while they are triggered by certain foods, they are actually airborne allergies.
Didn't mean to be confusing on the post. It's just easier to say my man has "food allergies" rather than to go into the complexity of it all.
Thankfully an antihistamine is all that is required to treat his problem.
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