Some additional help for those wondering whether or not they need the help of a physician to tease apart their situation:
Not to scare you-- but to make you realize what is actually at stake--
In Memory: Remembering those who've had fatal food reactions
Why managing food anaphylaxis yourself is a bad idea--
Why antihistamines won't stop anaphylaxis
How epinephrine works and why it's the only thing that DOES work to halt anaphylaxis--
How epinephrine works to stop Anaphylaxis
(That should also explain to anyone reasonably well-educated in biology why epinephrine may be a really BAD idea if you are mistaking a cardiac condition or panic attacks for anaphylaxis, and it's yet another very good reason to consult a board-certified allergist with training in food allergy.)
The Anaphylaxis Grading Chart, layman's terminology
Anaphylaxis Grading Chart,
which is Table 2 in the original peer-reviewed journal article;
Pediatrics Vol. 111 No. Supplement 3 June 1, 2003
pp. 1601 -1608
(Hopefully this will prove to be "scientific" enough for our troll, above. ;) If not, at least it is educational to other readers, which is probably more important. :heart:)
Let me reiterate:
Managing in-progress, suspected food anaphylaxis is not a do-it-yourself project. Do not pass go, do not collect $200, DO NOT DERIVE DRIVE YOURSELF TO EMERGENCY MEDICAL ASSISTANCE. <--- take a long, hard look at that anaphylaxis grading chart. Left in an upright position, you are at risk of a loss of consciousness if you try. Please, please, please-- as the voice of horrifying first-hand experience-- you can go from grade 1 and 2 symptoms on that chart... to grade V within SECONDS, and with no warning whatsoever.
I can hardly wait for our troll to explain how he drives himself to the hospital completely safely, from a rescue position within his specially designed automobile.
ETA: damn you, autocorrect. Funny. But poorly timed. LOL.