What reactions does the body give when an epipen is administered. Can the adrenaline in it cause fainting?
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Adrenaline is a powerful stimulant. Nobody passes out from adrenaline, or is allergic to it, as far as I know. Passing out probably was due to anoxia (lack of oxygen) due to the constricted airways that come with a severe allergic reaction. That adrenaline saved your life.
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I get them once in awhile and for me, I get really short of breath and start to hyperventalate (spelling).  I feel like the room is spinning sometimes and I get dizzy.  Sometimes you can feel like everyone is staring at you.  It is really hard to describe as each person has their own reactions.  But that is pretty much the jist of it all.
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Definately call your doc.  However i CAN tell you that you'll prob want to avoid cold meds with decongestants like pseudo-effedrine (sp?) because it can raise your heart rate, cause/aggrevate heart arrythmias, and raise blood pressure.\nEither way, def call your doc or his nurse to be sure!
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If that's the same stuff as poppers (and I believe it is), it's actually amyl nitrate. Amyl nitrate is a heart stimulant which, when inhaled, causes the heart to beat harder and faster for a short while. This causes a rapid rise in blood pressure and a burst of oxygen to the brain. The sensation is like having your head expanded for a second or two, followed by a swimmy sensation, euphoria, and if you overdo it, a raging headache. People use it as a buzz drug when clubbing and also as a sex aid, though I find it's a nicer effect in the bedroom if you soak a cloth in the stuff and leave it to spread through the room, rather than directly inhaling, which can be a bit harsh. If you're thinking 'sex aid?', why? it's all about the euphoria and the increased blood pressure. What works by being pumped up with blood?\nExactly.\nHope this answers your question.
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A true anaphylactic reaction is a systemic reaction, so you cannot treat an "area" and treat this kind of allergic reaction. IV fluids, benadryl and steroids will help in addition to epi.  Not all alergic reactions or course develope anaphylaxis. A localized allergic reaction may be mitigated by using the benadrl, ranitidine, steroids and may prevent worsening of the reaction.\n\nusing topical medicines won't prevent a systemic reaction. Treating early reactions with benadryl orally and oral steroids like prednisone may however.
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I have seen this make a person's heart rate drop close to a fatal ending at where I work.. Please stop taking it and tell your doctor and demand something else in its place..
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Adrenaline is released into the blood stream.  Another name for Adrenaline is Epinephrine.\n\nEpinephrine plays a central role in the short-term stress reaction—the physiological response to threatening or exciting conditions. It is secreted by the adrenal medulla. When released into the bloodstream, epinephrine binds to multiple receptors and has numerous effects throughout the body. It increases heart rate and stroke volume, dilates the pupils, and constricts arterioles in the skin and gut while dilating arterioles in leg muscles. It elevates the blood sugar level by increasing hydrolysis of glycogen to glucose in the liver, and at the same time begins the breakdown of lipids in fat cells.
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Go to your doctor & get a good inhalor prescribed. Also, if your asthma attacks are so bad that they risk killing you, talk to your doctor about getting an Epipen - An epipen is a spring-loaded epinephrine (adreniline) syringe. If you have a bad attack, you can administer an epipen to yourself & it will help open your airways, & buy you time to get to a doctor/emergency medical facility.
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Alternative names    \n\nPassed out; Lightheadedness - fainting; Syncope; Vasovagal \nDefinition    Return to top \n\nFainting is a temporary loss of consciousness due to a drop in blood flow to the brain. The episode is brief (lasting less than a couple of minutes) and is followed by rapid and complete recovery. You may feel lightheaded or dizzy before fainting.\n\nA longer, deeper state of unconsciousness is often called a coma.\n\nConsiderations    Return to top \n\nWhen you faint, you not only experience loss of consciousness, but also loss of muscle tone and paling of color in your face. You may also feel weak or nauseated just prior to fainting, and you may have the sense that surrounding noises are fading into the background.\n\nCommon Causes    Return to top \n\nFainting may occur while you are urinating, having a bowel movement (especially if straining), coughing strenuously, or when you have been standing in one place too long. Fainting can also be related to fear, severe pain, or emotional distress.\n\nA sudden drop in blood pressure can cause you to faint. This may happen if you are bleeding or severely dehydrated. It can also happen if you stand up very suddenly from a lying position.\n\nCertain medications may lead to fainting by causing a drop in your blood pressure or for another reason. Common drugs that contribute to fainting include those used for anxiety, high blood pressure, nasal congestion, and allergies.\n\nOther reasons you may faint include hyperventilation, use of alcohol or drugs, or low blood sugar.\n\nLess common but more serious reasons include heart disease (like abnormal heart rhythm or heart attack) and stroke.\n\nHome Care    Return to top \n\nIf you have a history of fainting and have been evaluated medically, follow your doctor's instructions for how to prevent fainting episodes. For example, if you know the situations that cause you to faint, avoid or change them. Avoid sudden changes in posture. Get up from a lying or seated position slowly and gradually. When having blood drawn (if this makes you faint), tell the technician and make sure that you are lying down.\n\nImmediate treatment for someone who has fainted includes:\n\nChecking the person's airway and breathing. If necessary, call 911 and begin rescue breathing and CPR. \nLoosening tight clothing around the neck. \nKeeping the affected person lying down for at least 10 - 15 minutes, preferably in a cool and quiet space. If the person cannot lie down, have him sit forward and lower his head below the levels of the shoulders, between the knees. \nIf vomiting has occured, turning the person onto one side to prevent choking \nElevating the feet above the level of the heart (about 12 inches). \nCall your health care provider if    Return to top \n\nCall 911 if the person who fainted:\n\nFell from a height, especially if injured or bleeding. \nDoes not regain consciousness quickly (within a couple of minutes). \nIs pregnant or over 50 years old. \nHas diabetes (check medical identification bracelets). \nFeels chest pain, pressure, or discomfort; pounding or irregular heartbeat; or has loss of speech, visual disturbances, or inability to move one or more limbs. \nHas convulsions, tongue trauma, or loss of bowel control. \nEven if it's not an emergency situation, people should be evaluated by a doctor if they have never fainted before, if they are fainting frequently, or if they have new symptoms associated with fainting. Call for an appointment to be seen as soon as possible.\n\nWhat to expect at your health care provider's office    Return to top \n\nWhen you see your doctor, the focus of the questions will be to determine whether you simply fainted, or if something else happened (like a seizure), and to figure out the cause of the fainting episode.\n\nThe questions will include:\n\nHow would you describe the dizziness that you felt before fainting? Did you feel light-headed, off-balance, or like the room was spinning? \n
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can be.  Sounds like a drop in blood pressure brought on either by the extraction itself, it is more traumatic than people realise and the body does go into a mild form of shock.  And/or you might have been given a sedative with the injection to make the extraction less physically/psychologically traumatic, which would also cause a drop in bp and your responses.\n\nIf you still feel the same in the morning, phone the dentist and ask him, if not, a visit to the docs to be on safe side, and good luck.
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While a stamina/adrenaline pill sounds like a neat idea, the short answer is that it's just not possible.\n\nInjectable adrenaline (epinephrine) is already available by prescription and is used to treat life threatening anaphylaxis in persons highly allergic to certain substances (eg, peanuts, shellfish and beestings) At times, adrenaline injections can be very useful medically and even life saving. \n\nAdrenaline can be extremely dangerous if too much is given. It can only be safely used under the supervision of a physician, and even then it is only used in life threatening emergencies.\n\nIt also isn't possible to package adrenaline in a pill form.
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Red palms could be a sign of high Adrenaline do you get light headed alot or feel like you might pass out sometimes?
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Many times it's not adrenaline that is causing someone to pass out, but rather when the body processes what happened and the brain panics, it produces insulin to try to help calm you down, many times this insulin rush is what causes people to pass out.
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Your problem is a bit unusual, but not unknown. There are people who faint when their anxiety reaches a certain level. I used to know someone who would pass out cold if she got nauseated, which really agitated her. After coming around from the faint, she'd throw up. \n\nYour problem seems easier to deal with. Ask the doctor to use some of the cooling/numbing gel that is used on the skin before steroid injections into joints to numb the skin over your arm vein.  Then shut your eyes and keep them shut during the blood draw and breathe normally. You will not feel the needle. And I am speaking from very direct, recent experience here, since I have some chronic inflammatory problems and need steroid shots for it. I dreaded the first one, but there's actually nothing to feel with that gel beforehand.
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Symptoms of a chlorpheniramine and pseudoephedrine overdose include a dry mouth, large pupils, flushing, nausea, and vomiting.\nOther, less serious side effects may be more likely to occur. Continue to take chlorpheniramine and pseudoephedrine and talk to your doctor or try another similar medication if you experience\n\ndryness of the eyes, nose, or mouth; \ndrowsiness or dizziness; \nblurred vision; \ndifficulty urinating; or \nexcitation in children. \nSide effects other than those listed here may also occur. Talk to your doctor about any side effect that seems unusual or that is especially bothersome.
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benadryl or if the reaction was bad enough epinephrine*\n\navailable in an emergency room
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By emergency I'm assuming like a danger situation... as in that Fight or Flight respnse.\n\nYour body releases epinephrine, aka adrenaline.  This has a variety of affects on different systems, striated muscle has an exciting effect, whereas smooth muscle tends to be relaxed by it.\n\nIn the pressence of "adrenaline" you find that you move a bit faster or can possess the super strength of a mother flipping a car to save her child trapped underneath.  Your heart rate increases, blood flow increases, blood pressure drops.  Hope this is helpfull for you.