I am having what I think could either be an allergic reaction or a panic attack (5 days duration).
I just had to have surgery for a recurrant melanoma. I was also on amityiptyline, ambien, and a rare xanax. I had been on oxycontin since 2002 for lyme disease but was off completely a month before surgery. I was on vicoden for the post-op pain for the first surgery. I did fine after the first surgery except for a cough and pain in my neck.
The second surgery, a skin graft, was more painful. The lortab and tramadol the plastic surgeon gave didn't work. The fifth day post-op I went back on oxycontin short term for the bad pain. Five days after that, I had my first allergic or panic attack after taking a 10 mg oxycontin. Symptoms were itching, hives , increased paresthesisas, a feeling I couldn’t breathe, a cough, cold extremities and an occasional hot flash, ringing in my ears and an increased heart rate. My symptoms felt similar to an anaphylactic reaction I had while I was getting procaine penicillin for lyme disease. Then, I had a car alarm sound going off in my head, felt like I couldn’t breathe and kept loosing conciousness. The allergist gave me adrenalyn and benedryl. After a penicillin challenge test, we decided I was allergic to procaine.
Both my psychiatrist and infectious disease doctor said I should stop all medications. I did take a vicoden per my infectious disease doctor to halt possible withdrawal. That night I had another reaction. When I saw the allergist. He thought I probably had an allergic reaction to painkillers. He said I could take xanax for lack of sleep so I did and had another reaction. I haven’t slept more than five hours the last four nights. I did take benadryl each time I had a reaction. That seemed to help and I could sleep for an hour or so.
Do you have any idea what might be happening with me? I could REALLY use some help right now!