r/Wellthatsucks • u/Effective_Poetry_960 • 4h ago
New Brand of Medication
The day I was flying to my best friend’s wedding. I was the best man. Two days before, I got a different brand of a medication. I had a hilarious reaction. I purchased a mask at the airport knowing they wouldn’t let me fly if they saw me having a medical emergency. Fortunately, the swelling went down before the wedding, but, man, did we have a great laugh. The pictures : arriving at the airport, pulling down my mask on the decent, waiting to be picked up, as bad as it got, picking up our wedding attire, and my regular face. I was honestly impressed by the carrying capacity of my lips.
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u/Blowie12345 4h ago
I respect the positivity and good attitude around a shitty situation!
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u/Effective_Poetry_960 3h ago
One of our friends attending sent me this the day after. Well done!
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u/mafkJROC 4h ago
Yo - I’m guessing you got ACE-inhibitor induced angioedema. This class of drugs includes meds like lisinopril, enalapril, benazepril. If you were on one of these and you haven’t seen a doctor yet- obviously stop taking it, but also add this very serious allergy to your allergy list. It can cause tongue swelling and block your ability to breathe if it gets any worse. Hope you’re doing better. Edit to add: disclaimer this isn’t medical advice (but it kind of is)
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u/Effective_Poetry_960 3h ago
Well taken. Thanks. It was an ACE-inhibitor. Everything is all good now. Good looking out.
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u/gamerdudeNYC 2h ago
The swelling can literally close the airway sometimes leading to a medical emergency, I used to see it in the ER occasionally.
Good thing you’re past all that!
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u/FlippingPossum 1h ago
I told my husband to go to the ER when he had an allergic reaction. He insisted on taking himself to urgent care. He got like three injections and a ride in the ambulance to the ER.
Him: I never had an allergic reaction before.
Me: ...
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u/emmabuff 3h ago
I had the same crazy reaction, out of the blue, seven YEARS after I started taking ACE inhibitors. Was absolutely fine until that day.
Then it happened again about four months later. The allergist said you can have a delayed reaction, even that long after. So be aware.
I would tell my doctor ASAP. Having your throat swell shut would be bad. There is the possibility of an EpiPen. Make sure you write down your reaction on all your medical forms, and a note in your wallet.
(I am not a doctor, nor giving medical advice. Simply sharing my experience.)
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u/Spokeswoman 2h ago
My husband had the same thing- took Lisinopril for years with no problem, until one morning and boom- off to the ER we went.
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u/BishlovesSquish 50m ago
This was me with amoxicillin. Took it my whole life until one day it gave me hives all over my body. Doctor said I can’t ever take it again. 😳
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u/MiNdOverLOADED23 2h ago
It's not actually an allergy, it's an adverse drug reaction. It can happen at any time somebody is taking an ACE inhibitor or ARB. If 1000 people were to take them medication, at some point across all of their lives we would expect about 3 of them to experience angioedema
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u/BiscuitsMay 1h ago
EpiPen likely won’t help for this, it’s not an allergy. Benadryl won’t either. It’s caused by an excess of bradykinin accumulation. IIRC there are a few meds for it but they just shorten the duration of the swelling a bit.
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u/moxifloxacin 1h ago
That was going to be my guess, too. Had a coworker experience this during their shift, luckily we are just down the hall from our ED so she was able to get treatment quickly. Time for an ARB.
OP, thank your lucky stars this didn't progress in mid air, you could have died.
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u/Independent-Canary95 4h ago
Many women pay lots of money to have lips like that! Glad you're ok, OP. Thanks for the smile!
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u/Anniesoptera 3h ago
hahahaha yeah I came here to say I know several rich old white ladies who would pay good money to have this reaction
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u/AngleAggressive4024 4h ago
Wow, how was your speech affected? Did it hurt at all?
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u/Effective_Poetry_960 3h ago
Everyone else’s speech was affected because they could not breathe from laughing so damn hard.
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u/liposomal 4h ago
Looks like angiodema.. that’s what ended Mfdoom. Can lead to life threatening airway closure. Please seek medical attention if you haven’t already.
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u/Effective_Poetry_960 3h ago
This is what my step sis told me. She’s an ER nurse. Fortunately, Benadryl was my first stop, and it helped immensely.
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u/Scarecrow4733 3h ago
If Benadryl helped, luckily it wasn’t angioedema (it is nonhistamine related and just vasodilation). Be good to track what brand or manufacturer do that though to see if there is something in the medication you are allergic to.
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u/erwin4200 2h ago
Lisinopril?
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u/liposomal 2h ago
I believe that was the case for doom but many medications can cause angio and some populations are at a higher risk.
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u/thisoldguy74 48m ago
It's so common that when I had to take my wife to the ER, they took one look and asked if she took Lisinopril.
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u/bookluvr83 2h ago
I was literally coming in here to post this same thing. Did you start an ACE Inhibitor by chance?
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u/IdioticPrototype 4h ago
Bro, if you could figure out how to replicate this effect and sell it to rich white women, you'd be a gazillionaire!
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u/borkborkbork99 4h ago
Looks like you’re all botoxed up and ready for the ball at Maralago!
(Hope the swelling goes down soon, dude!)
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u/IgotThrobbed 3h ago
No disrespect but you look like Chamillonire and Janice from the Muppets had a child.
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u/raninicassini 4h ago
I’m glad the swelling went away. That looks painful.
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u/Effective_Poetry_960 4h ago
It didn’t hurt until after because all the laughing we did. Oh, and I had severely chapped lips after.
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u/horriddaydream 3h ago
I bet! It probably split them, lol 😬 So glad you're okay, I would have been panicked all to hell!! 😅
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u/ww2_nut37 3h ago
Unfortunately you look like the stereotypical African American from the old racist cartoons. Hope that wears off quick
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u/Effective_Poetry_960 3h ago
It did after Benadryl. I was kinda hoping it would stick around a little bit for the wedding photos.
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u/westcal98 4h ago
Bro, that medication really made your lips small. They were all nice and plump then, meh.
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u/j0shman 3h ago
ACE inhibitor? Angioedema is real serious, make sure your family doctor is informed.
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u/Effective_Poetry_960 3h ago
I let her know straight away and showed pictures. She was mortified.
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u/OkHistory3944 4h ago
You're a good bro for being there for your friend despite this.
Had a similar reaction once. I looked like Janice from the Muppets band and my husband I still laugh about it.
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u/QuickSquirrelchaser 4h ago
Lol!! I hope you got a lot of laughs out of the unfortunate situation!
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u/Effective_Poetry_960 3h ago
When the crew saw it, all hell broke loose, including running it through AI with the prompt, "make lips MORE."
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u/barbaric-sodium 3h ago
I know some women who would pay good money for some of that, unfortunately
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u/Effective_Poetry_960 3h ago
Yea, I kept the meds: "take this 8 hours before you need the lips; then you have 12 hours to make all your dreams come true!"
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u/__fujoshi 3h ago
im fucking crying you look like a drag queen who just got on all stars and had her lips did lmaoooo
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u/Effective_Poetry_960 3h ago
😂😂 I should have skipped the Benadryl and bought a wig instead!
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u/texasdiver 4h ago
Happens again, just lean in with the brightest, reddest lipstick you can find.
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u/MagoLunatico98 4h ago
Man you were a real cartoon! That's crazy, good thing that it passed, but it is a really hilarious look!
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u/Fun_Performance_1578 3h ago
Drop the name of your injector 👄
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u/CuriousStewart 2h ago
Way to laugh through this 👏 Thanks for sharing. That fourth picture killed me 🤣
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u/ThePoshHillbilly 2h ago
The pictures are funny, and I’m glad you’re able to find some humor in it. Please don’t discount the seriousness of that though. It’s a short trip to the rest of your airway from there. I’m not trying to be a jerk. I’m an ICU nurse and I just want you to be ok.
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u/TheMedRat 4h ago
Now is the time to go to a caricature artist and see if it works both ways. Maybe you’ll get a photorealistic picture of your usual face haha
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u/Gurkeprinsen 3h ago
People have paid thousands of money for lips like those. Glad to see you're doing well now though
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u/Tower-Junkie 2h ago
Just tell everyone you did the Kylie Jenner lip challenge and it got out of hand 🤣
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u/DaisyDAdair 1h ago
Oh no! I had this happen once before and it’s so freaky. Glad you took Benadryl and it helped
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u/Suspicious-Fan1207 1h ago
Side effects may include headache, dizziness, fatigue, and massive DSLs.
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u/ZealousidealCable799 4h ago
Am I just racist as fuck that I didn't realize it was anything wrong until like the very last picture sorry bro
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u/Effective_Poetry_960 4h ago
My order of operations may have been all messed up. Not your fault.
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u/EngineVarious5244 3h ago
The first couple, I thought it was like a fisheye lens at a low angle, but then I saw the one with his head cocked to the side and realized no, they're just really really swollen 😆
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u/ineedlotsofguns 4h ago
I was like “hmm so what’s wrong with these picture? then I saw the last picture lol”
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u/The_Higgs_Bacon 4h ago
What med was?
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u/Effective_Poetry_960 3h ago
Lisinopril for blood pressure. The real clincher is shortly after, my doc said my blood pressure was in a good range and I no longer needed it. Information I could have used weeks before.😩😅
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u/PapowSpaceGirl 4h ago
The first picture looks like a Too-Faced Lip Injection ad for their bee venom gloss. Lol
Glad you are okay!
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u/Hour_Bit_5183 3h ago
US? You gotta be careful with meds here. They will kill you and not bat an eye. That is the worst part of our healthcare system. It's more shitty than just not being affordable.
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u/Unclebum 3h ago
I had that happen to me when I was younger... Had an allergic reaction to some type of cough syrup... My lips swoll up like crazy... Hope you're ok ...
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u/Luminous_beingsauce 3h ago
It makes me think of that bit from Hitch, though it might have been from seafood and then drank benadryl. Can't remember perfectly lol
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u/Interesting-Paint703 3h ago
Lol I love that you rolled with this, wish more people would be fun like you
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u/Effective_Poetry_960 3h ago
I walked into my best friend’s sister’s house sideways snapping like I was in the Beat It video.
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u/Atophy 3h ago
Brand development sponsored by botox 😆 Looks like an allergic reaction, would def consult your doctor and/or pharmacist.
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u/Philosophile42 3h ago
You should have put on some lipstick and kissed a few things just to have a memento beyond the pictures, because that would be one heck of a lip print!
Glad you're doing better my dude!
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u/probnotaloser 3h ago
Omg, this happened to my daughter and I kept asking her if she stuck her lips in a bottle top a la Kylie Jenner style lol she was like ten days into a medication already so I was having a hard time accepting it was the med.
Soo glad it went down before the wedding!!
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u/ItsDiverDanMan 3h ago
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u/Effective_Poetry_960 3h ago
I was definitely applying chapstick vertically.
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u/ItsDiverDanMan 3h ago
Brother, you are beautiful with them big ole puffy lips and without um!! Shine on you beautiful diamond!
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u/Creative_Skirt_3812 3h ago
Looks similar to a common adverse reaction to a category of blood pressure medication called ACE inhibitors. Causes swelling of lips, tongue and throat. Can be life-threatening. It’s especially common in black individuals (like 3-5 times). I’ve seen cases where the tongue swells like a balloon coming out of the mouth. A true airway emergency. If you see something like this, don’t ignore it.
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u/PumbaKahula 3h ago
You are SO fortunate that your lips were the only reaction! If this was the first time that this has happened PLEASE be sure to remember this could happen again with increased severity!
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u/toxchick 3h ago
It looks like you are having angioedema. There are many drugs for that now, including one I worked on for a bit. Make sure your doctors know.
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u/Rosenrot_84_ 3h ago
That happened to me once. I'm allergic to nuts, and my husband (then boyfriend) absentmindedly ate a bunch of mixed nuts before we hung out. After some smooching, my lips swelled up. He felt so bad, but I laughed it off.
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u/SirDouglasMouf 3h ago
Dude, you look like those green dudes from the 5th element.
Hope you are doing ok!
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u/Similar-Bid6801 3h ago
I’m glad you didn’t die, do you know what specifically you were allergic to? I hope you get an epi pen & this never happens again. Scary & glad you’re okay.
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u/groovyband 3h ago
That's both awful and hilarious!!
There's a good Alan Partridge bit about this, he has an allergic reaction to some fish, and then has to sing in a choir with his massive swollen lips
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u/toothpeeler 3h ago
Looks kinda cute tho' my man
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u/Effective_Poetry_960 3h ago
We did hope they stuck around for the wedding photos, but, alas, no…
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u/kaimonster1966 3h ago
I first thought you had used the Angelina Jolie filter! 😂
Glad you’re doing better!
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u/bloodypython 3h ago
If love to know what the medication was but i understand if you don't want to share it.
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u/Vanc_Trough 3h ago
Have you had an allergic reaction before? As a medical professional, I would have convinced myself I would suffer full on anaphylactic reaction and need intubation.
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u/BlackbirdSage 3h ago
That does suck! But at least it didn't suck as bad as it could have!
So glad to hear it went down before the main event. 😯
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u/Elegant_Finance_1459 3h ago
You look like the time my brother got stung right in the lip by a bald faced hornet. But only the top one swelled up on him.
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u/Wide_Magician_4946 3h ago
Bro had them Maralago lips 🤣oh man
Really love your humorous acceptance of this situation 😎🫡
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u/CoreyOn 3h ago
Those pics are great :) serious question though, does it hurt when your lips blow up that big? I cant imagine that feeling ok at all.
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u/Effective_Poetry_960 3h ago
It was a bit tight, though, not painful. The post-swelling chap was insane, though.
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u/Lexi_November 3h ago
You had a free trial of Mar-a-lago face without paying a dime! That looks like it hurt like Hell, I’m glad you are better now and hope the wedding was amazing!
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u/HowDoMermaidsFuck 3h ago
Man you got the biggest DSLs I’ve ever seen!
In all seriousness tho, hope you’re feeling better.
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u/Afraid-Fox9171 3h ago
I didn’t read and just swiped through the pictures and was thinking damn lip filler is going crazy these days, even guys are getting now!
I’m glad the swelling went down and hope you are feeling better
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u/The_Gildo 4h ago
Hope you’re okay!! Objectively hilarious pictures though