Came Out of Nowhere 🥜
Hello, so I’ve contemplated on even posting or putting this out there but I thought maybe this can help others out if you think or believe you have an allergy or believe someone you know is having an allergic reaction.
So around November of 2024 I tried almond milk for the first time at my last job. Within a minute I started to feel hot and my throat started to feel itchy. I didn’t really think nothing of it because I thought I was getting sick when that obviously wasn’t the case.
One day my coworker gave me small almonds to eat and that’s when I really started to have bad reactions my throat was itchy to where I would have to keep swallowing to make sure my throat wasn’t swelling, my face hot and puffy, body itchy. I took a Benadryl hoping and praying that it would end and it did but I felt sleepy afterwards.
Fast forward to February of 2025 I had a doctor’s appointment for this allergy that I’ve been experiencing literally off and on at work and outside of work since November. Got allergy tested on both of my arms for different nuts and seashell. The doctor came back and said i am allergic to almonds. And that my brain tricks me into thinking I’m allergic to the other nuts that will make me freak out and start to have the same reactions. I had to quit my job because of the risk factors. Since then I received 2 EpiPens 1 trainer one which is real cool to teach others around you to learn how to use it. Also, I can’t be around anything with notes of nutty fragrances or smell
Overall I’m still navigating how and what to stay away from because this is something that affects the way I live.
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