Hi I just discovered this site. I have all of these symptoms described by other posters. I am having my thyroid checked. Waiting for the results of either hyper or hypo thyroid. Also some of you may want to look up Wilson's Temperature Syndrome which has similar symptoms.
I talked to my pharmacist and benedryl is like a mini dose of epiniphrine but you have to take the benedryl for a few days until all of whatever you are allergic to is out of your body, I took a half a teaspooon four times a day for about three days. My breathing is back to normal, dizziness is gone, will take some time for the swelling to go back down. I have to go for an allergy test, for me the doctor thinks it is a weed in my yard because it happened bad in the last two weeks after yard work. Try benedryl if you feel better then it is anaphylaxis.
Also have daily headaches. Was thinking of Botox, but now thinking must clear up the swelling first.
Thank you all!
I have searched the web for several years on this topic & FINALLY, I think I've found someone who's having similar issues! The area of my swelling is the fleshy area above the clavicle. When it swells, it actually makes me look like I'm turning into The Hulk! It started a few years ago & was only on the left side in the beginning, but during the past few months, I've noticed the right side is beginning to do the same thing. It isn't swollen all the time, & happens so randomly that I can't finger the culprit =/ The swelling itself isn't necessarily painful; only tender to the touch, but on the left side, it's usually always accompanied by swelling behind my ear lobe & underneath my ear on the same side. I've had A LOT of pain in my left shoulder, including in the area of the swelling, as well as in my chest, above the breast & below the clavicle & collarbone. When the pain first started, I feared it was heart related, & went to the ER. Fortunately, heart issues were ruled out, but no answers were found either =/ The continued pain commonly causes the inability to function normally & the lack of answers makes me feel as if I'm losing my mind or that it's all in my head ...even though I know it isn't =(
He has Myasthenia Gravis and it has gotten worse since the Cortisone injections but the pain management dr and the neuro won't believe it is related to the Cortisone. Because his MG got worse, his neuro upped his Prednisone too much. Then another neuro decreased the dosage. Hubby now takes 10 mg of Prednisone daily and he did not have the Cortisone nerve pain block injection in Sept. He has very severe weakness of muscles which is from MG getting worse...