bee stings HURT! but ADs wouldn't have made a lot of difference had the venom spread. It was surely an anti-histamine jab that would have been more appropriate?
Were you advised to elevate the affected limb?
As for PPIs, they can cause more side-effects than they solve. Short-term use is OK - that is 3-4 months, otherwise ..... have a look-see at Dr James le Fanu in the Daily Telegraph on a Monday, he advises other medications for reflux. I can feel it now but I've been stuffing pizza, chocolate, cups of tea
and am upright. If I try to lay down, the reflux will begin
. At night if it's a problem I chew 3-4
Rennies. I try not to take my evening Anti-depressant and Beta-blocka too close to going to bed otherwise
. Sometimes the reflux wakes me with lots of saliva and acute chest pain .........
Anxiety can be controlled. I too have been over-whelmed, it sends me into a corner, shivering with fright. My GP has given me an emergency anti-anxiety drug which works within 25-40 mins., giving me complete relief usually as I go to sleep. I know it will work so it isn't going to be addictive. For years I used
Valium, successfully, as necessary. I have used relaxation therapy - breath in sharply through the nose, count for 5 which I couldn't do initially, then release through the mouth as slowly as possible. For 3 times then rest. Also, laying quietly and tensing the muscles groups all the way up: tense, hold, relax: can also help as one has to force the brain to think about the muscle groups.
A Doctor is not allowed to tell a patient that they won't treat them if advice isn't taken
it is against the Hypercratic Oath. Otherwise .......
. So if you feel distressed, do not be afraid to call the Samaritans or go to your A&E. That is why they are there!
How R U this afternoon?