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Old Aug 07, 2018, 08:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Cocosurviving View Post
I woke up at 2 AM and my whole face was swollen. Both my lips were extra huge and under my eyes were swollen as well. I called my Walgreen’s there 24 hours and spoke to the pharmacist. She told me to take two Benadryl. I did that and drank a lot of water then went back to bed. I woke up at 6:30 AM to get ready for my appointment my face was not much better.
Something similar happened to me but with aspirin. Same swelling of the lips and eyes.

I remember it took a few hours for the shot to work. But this was a long time ago and it might not have been a steroid.

I hope you recover soon.
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