So, yesterday during Easter dinner I started to feel this feeling in my chest like my lungs were going to explode. I've had this many times before and was recently tested for asthma and allergies.

But, yesterday my h, who I had to ask for a signature was in the room and so I told my daughter I thought I was having a panic attack as this feeling in my chest was not going away. (Just determining how I feel is a major even as I have to check with all that is happening within). I waited a few minutes and then told her I was going to use a puffer that I recently received a prescription for, as I thought it might help. I do not have asthma but seem to be extremely allergic to sulphides. The pressure wasn't going away and I was starting to feel a bit sick.

I read the label on the back of the juice I was drinking. It didn't say sulphides but the drink was cranberry/grape and I know there are naturally occuring sulphides in grapes to a lesser or greater degree. I had only had one medium glass of the juice by that time. Last September I drank some Lipton Iced Tea in those little packages and well about 15 minutes later we had to call the paramedics as the feelings were just not going away. I had taken a anti histamine but it was taking time to kick in.

Anyway, yesterday, never having used a puffer before, i tried it, then kind of forgot about it. My daughter reminded me later by asking me how I felt. I told her I felt nothing, which is a good thing because I realized that pressue had been released.

So, I am wondering if it was one thing or another or perhaps a combination of the two events.

I feel like I should know the answer to this because I am old enough to know. The answer probably is both things contributed. Has anyone else had this kind of compounded anxiety and breathing issues from allergens. It's all kind of new to me. I also have a thing called tachychardia (mild form) which when the anxiety/allergic reaction was happening I didn't know if it was that too. *sigh* Perhaps it's an age thing? Or is the therapy dislodging things so that I can know more about me? another *sigh*.

Thanks,
Hunny