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darkcafedays t1_ixr1qk5 wrote

Just as a fyi from another “am I allergic to this” person is that anaphylaxis usually begins within 20 minutes.

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TheEmptiestVoid OP t1_ixr59ko wrote

Oh I know, but my brain likes jumping through all the hoops. It went through all the stages like:

  • dizzy and short of breath, definitely dying
  • its probably just the panic tbh
  • ok but how do I know if I've never experienced this before?
  • bitch, you'd definitely be dead right now if it was an allergic reaction
  • OK but what if the adrenaline from the panic is acting in the same way epinephrine does?
  • I don't think you can panic yourself out of death
  • yea, you probably can't
  • ok so I'm not dying
  • tries sitting up and gets extremely lightheaded
  • fuck, I really am dying
  • Is this an ativan-level event? Probably not
  • hmm, pretty sure I would be dead
  • so why am lightheaded? Oh ya, my breathing
  • oh, I can breathe fine
  • k, definitely not dying
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