He told us if our child has a history of vomiting during an allergic reaction that liquid Benadryl will do them no good during an allergic reaction. (because they will throw it up, of course!) I won't go into detail, but let's just say that we fall into the "vomiting during a reaction" category.
His suggestion was this form of Benadryl:
I quickly did what any good allergy mom does when she finds something that might be more effective for her allergic child: ran to my nearest drug store!
I quickly found them and love them! I'm sure you have seen things like this before. You just stick them on your tongue and they dissolve within seconds. There is no stomach absorption involved.
I also have a "big kid" with food allergies, too. (My husband!) I have been wrapping two Benadryl tablets in foil and putting them in his wallet. He complains that he can feel them in there and doesn't like them. Problem solved with our new Benadryl strips! They are as thin as paper. I just stuck two in his wallet (the equivalent of two tablets) and he does not know they are there unless he needs them.
I love solving an allergy problem this simply!
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When my son DJ had his first reaction to peanut butter, the emergency room attendent gave him benadryl after an epipen injection. He counseled us to give him Bendryl at home if he had a biphasic reaction.
When we relayed this information to an allergy specialist a few weeks later, she was shocked and said that Benadryl should never be given for an anaphylactic reaction because it can actually work to mask one of the more serious complications - dropping blood pressure. Just a thought.
By the way...feel free to check out my blog. www.thepeanutpatrol.blogspot.com.
The Crazy Nut Lady
At this point, my daughter's reactions have not been anaphylactic, but she has needed Benadryl. These strips (or the individually wrapped tablets) are great for us - they just slip right into her EpiPen case!
I hear they are difficult to open. Has anyone had problems opening them?
Gosh - I had heard they were discontinued! I must run, not walk, to the nearest pharmacy and load up again! I confess-- I have used them during an anaphylactic reaction and yes.. it does mask symptoms but, it has on more than one occaision saved my daughters life I am sure. She tends to pass out (not good) and the benedryl can dissolve without her assistance. We have a website set up for her as well.. www.ak94kate.com
The problem we have had with strips is that the packaging is too difficult to open. In an emergency we fumbled and could not get the strips out quickly.
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