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Has anybody here ever had an adverse reaction to antihistamines? I have severe allergies & sinus drama (I went through years of allergy shots which helped a whole bunch) and I take Sudafed, which sometimes gives me such a rapid heartbeat. As does Claritin. I try to avoid them even though my Doctor wants me on Sudafed year round.

I've had adverse reactions to other meds. I don't think it's an allergic reaction (I'm allergic to compazine & reglan, both anti-nausea meds that put me in the emergency room. My throat began to tighten and I was suffocating.) I also tend to go extremely wonky during an allergic reaction. I literally go insane and make no sense whatsoever.

I had a similiar reaction last night. It's like being completely drunk & mentally disturbed both at the same time. There's a winning combo.

Anyhow, some antihistamines (and I never know which ones) make me completely nuts. As a child I had an adverse reaction to Actifed & completely became unhinged. As an adult, I had a reaction to Tussionex. I remember sitting in the corner of my room, rocking back and forth, talking to myself. Seriously, it freaks me out! I mean, you know yourself & your behavior. Your reactions. When something causes you to step out of that & throws your behavior off, that's terrifying. My reaction to reglan had me crying, shaking violently & caused me to actually try to rip the IV's out of my arm and rip off my hospital gown. I was sweating & weeping while the doctor held me down and kept apologizing for giving me the reglan to begin with. It felt like a million spiders were attacking me from the inside.

Does anybody here suffer from antihistamine or medication issues? It's a big gamble whenever I have to treat my sinuses or allergies.