[Curupira]

Have you ever had an allergic reaction to a new medication? I am not able to get a hold of my psychiatrist and I am not sure if I am having really bad side effects or an allergic reaction.

I don't know what the protocol in these cases is.

Go onto rxlist.com and see what others have experienced. It will be listed under whatever it is you are taking.

Or simply Google (med), (your reactions) to see if anything comes up.

Yes, get in touch with your provider immediately. Better be safe than sorry.

[Fuzzybear]

[paynful]

I have had extremely bad reactions to medications before, but it wasn't like getting a rash, so I'm not sure if you would consider it "allergic" ...

I ended up totally flipping my lid. Boarder-line psychotic breaks. I knew it wasn't in control of my emtions at all... which wouldn't be completely out of the norm for me, but it was so extreme that I COULD tell the difference. My reactions to benign incidents would be so over the top... uncontrolable crying, hyperventilating, etc...

Definitely call your doctor, if you can't reach them... I would stop taking it immediately, and if you feel like you are at risk, don't hesitate going to the ER.

Hope you are okay

[Curupira]

I was finally able to get through to an on call doctor and he said it sounds like an allergic reaction. And he agreed I should stop taking them. Now I just have to wait and call my regular doc tomorrow and see what he wants to do.

Thanks for the advice and sorry about the mini freakout. I am uncomfortable with medication in the first place and this was just a bit too much.

I'm glad you called.

And it was not a mini freak out at all.....Sometimes, we all need to bounce an idea off someone else...It comes with the territory here, especially....we tend to question ourselves so much...