Allergic reactions or anaphylaxis after stress

Hello,

I have been to the ER multiple times for allergic reactions that included swelling, hives, and wheezing. They were all treated with steroids and Benadryl successfully, But my most recent attack happened yesterday and it was probably the worst and longest lasting one i had. It was treated with epinephrine, steroids and Benadryl.
I have started to piece together a pattern when I get these reactions. I notice i always had a very stressful event a day or two before i get the reactions.

My question is does anyone else notice they get worsening reactions after stress? Also at the ER when i got the epinephrine injection in my arm, I got really itchy and got a sort of last surge of swelling and itching until the medicine kicked in about 8 minutes later. Has this happened to anyone else that has had epinephrine?

Thank you for reading.

Did your reactions start out of nowhere? Or are they something you've been dealing with for a while? I ask because all of my troubles including the allergic reactions started after a pneumothorax/pneumomediastinum that I got last year.

I have read that aspirin and other NSAIDS can cause a delayed reaction, but I have no personal experience with that.

Many of us on the allergy forum have had experience with figuring out our reactions. The best way we have found to find out by ourselves has been keeping a "food diary" or "food journal." Not just foods, but what we drink, all medicines, things we might have been exposed to, which can include detergents and latex. There are lots of posts - see the search box at the top of the page.

I keep a small notebook or a calendar that I can write a lot of notes in on my kitchen counter. I make entries of foods, time and reactions with times. This is especially important for those who have delayed reactions because some reactions can be as much as two days to occur.