Kinda Sick...
 

Okay...I woke up this morning feeling pretty rotten...headache, mainly, tummy ache/upset...no fever, more like cold sweats...so...I've been feeling bad all day...finally had a bowl of cereal around 11:30, and it stayed down, but no interest in any other food at the moment, and pretty much choked that down!

I've been suffering from allergies for the last two weeks or so, and taking Benadryl and Chlor-trimeton on a fairly regular basis...and I'm just wondering...can you get sick or have "withdrawal" when you stop taking antihistamines? Has anyone else ever experienced something like that? Just curious...

Or maybe its just the flu. *shrug* (But...I didn't take any medicine last night or this morning, so that's why I thought that maybe....)

Allergies can give me those symptoms, MissB...........and sinus drainage can make me very nauseated. Maybe you're not ready to stop taking the meds.

Hope you get to feeling better!

I know in this area there has been a nasty bug going around that starts with headache/upset stomach/symptoms like a cold/flu. Many have gone for the sinus cocktail shot and a round of antibiotics only for it to have zero effect and go for a second round of a stronger antibiotic.

My son even ended up (after the two rounds of antibiotics) having a migraine for days, which he has NEVER had before. He took two different mirgraine meds before knocking it.

Many others had these same symptoms.

We had several people out of church this weekend with the same symptoms...I don't think it's the allergy meds...it would appear there is a stomach thing with headache going around tulsa right now...BTW, most of the reports I got it lasted less than 24 hours...mostly about 12....

Hope you're feeling better!

I just had both of my kids at the Carenow clinic here last night for the exact same symptoms. Its a nasty bug here too and they said they saw over 103 people with it just there yesterday

Hope you get feeling better soon

Same here about 24 hrs. My kids both went to school today feeling a lot better, my daughter totally lost her voice from it but I could at times count that as a blessing too LOL

It was more like three weeks around here.

That aint fun at all.... Now one of my kids friends has had it for about 2 weeks but I thought that was possibly from passing it back and forth... Its nasty... I thank God I just got a little touch of it and I think it went on its nasty ole way from there.

I'm not feeling so great either. Sore throat -- my voice is all raspy -- got some sniffles -- and I feel wiped! Went to bed at 9:30 last nite.

Whatever it is I've got or getting I want to shake it before we leave next Mon.

Well...maybe you guys are right...I think this is a bit too much to be just from antihistamines (or the lack thereof).

:vomit

With one hand held over my face to keep from catching whatever, I am praying for y'all!!

May the 'bug' flee to yon lower regions, and strength and vitality return. Abi, I pray your stomach settles and the aches leave, and Felicitous, I'm praying the sore throat and sniffles cease!! In Jesus Name!!

There...y'all should feel better any second...!!

you said you woke up this MORNING kind of nauseated?

LOL....that was my first thought too, but a woman knows that feeling!

And it only comes with the headache if you weren't expecting it!

Check and see if you have a rash anywhere on your body. The above symptoms combined with a rash are symptoms of west nile virus.

:killinme

Antihistamines are my friends.... :D

Its not that kind of sick. :nah Anyway, I can always recognize morning sickness...brushing my teeth(tongue) makes me throw up...LOL!

In response to your first question- yes there can be a "withdrawal" like symptom with antihistamines- but you have to be taking them steadily for several weeks. Antihistamines are also used for sleeping pills and that's where people usually end up taking them in excess.
http://www.medicinenet.com/diphenhydramine/article.htm
http://www.drugs.com/mmx/doxylamine-succinate.html
http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/inju...nhydramine.htm


Best treatment for your symptoms is to go outside and roll in the snow; thump your chest and holler loudly. Then settle in a hot tub for a couple of hours.

You are correct in the first paragraph. People who abuse them can have withdrawals.

So, Abi, what will you name this one? ;)