Hello,  I need help.  I had a reaction to eating chicken soup yesterday. I took Benadryl and Zantac 150 mg and 75mg. The reaction was still there. I took another Benadryl and it was getting a little better but not there yet. I took another after 20 minutes.  I started feeling dizzy and had some fuzzy thinking and some strange thoughts. I decided to go to the ER. They gave me sedral madol ? I started getting tachycardia and high blood pressure. They wanted me to stay in the hospital because I mentioned a fluttering of the heart ( I have had palpations which my cardiologist knows about and he said my heart is fine.) I wanted to leave because they said they wanted to do a stress test on me chemically. I did not want that my cardiologist knows what's going on. My concern is I'm still having tachycardia and I'm still having some weird thoughts when I try to rest my eyes. I don't know if the weird thoughts are from perhaps taking too much benadryl close together, it was 25 mg each. I know if I go back to the hospital they probably put me on beta blockers. I'm scared about that.
Please help me.

Thanks, Starflower,

This was my first visit to the ER and I don't think I was prepared. I'm new to this all.  After coming home I took my Zantac and my blood pressure it is normal now. I still have a little tachycardia.
I might have made some mistakes along the way. But am learning. I still have a long way to go.
Thanks for your note.

Julie, if you have to go to the hospital again with symptoms, ask them to draw blood to test for tryptase. This can prove mast cell activation, which will be important for you to know while you are working on ways to feel better. You might see if your doctor will give you an order for serum tryptase level that you can keep on hand for the purpose.

Nancy