I feel king of dumb asking this, but has anyone here had an allergic reaction to bees that comes back hours later? After getting stung by bees I usually have about a 20-30 minute "window" to get to my epi shot and benedryl -my reaction is unusual in that I get dizzy, my blood pressure crashes, and my throat and chest get really tight. -No rashes or redness...Today after getting stung, I was able to take 50 mg of benedryl within 5 minutes of being stung (followed up with another 50 mg 30 min later) and didn't have to do the shot. The chest and throat tightness wasn't as bad as usual and went away about an hour after taking the benedryl. Now its about 10 hours later and the chest and throat tightness is back. In the past I've always had to use the epinephrine shot followed with the benedryl and have never had a "relapse" of symptoms. I'm going to take another dose of benedryl to see if it helps, but I was wondering, has anyone else had this "relapse" of symptoms happen? If so, what did you to to relieve them? Were steroids needed? Thanks...~MM