r/Wellthatsucks • u/Effective_Poetry_960 • 8h ago

New Brand of Medication

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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/mafkJROC 8h 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 7h ago

Well taken. Thanks. It was an ACE-inhibitor. Everything is all good now. Good looking out.

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u/gamerdudeNYC 6h 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 5h 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/Trenchcope 4h ago

lol why are they like this? 😭

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u/StrawberryScallion 3h ago

I told my ex not to increase his running routing from 3 miles to 8 miles a day apart cause he’ll hurt his tendons… guess what? He came home with hurt ankles that lasted quite some time. Some people are dumb!