Bonnie,

Glad to hear you are doing better. I bet you were petrified (to put it mildly). Gonna have to find something else to help w/aches and pains.

Bonnie,

You must have a shell food allergy? If so, you have to read labels when you deal with products like Glucosamine, some actually have ground up shells in them. Glad you got to the ER.

Jean

I have always been under orders to take nothing prescription or over the counter unless a Dr, (or I guess a pharmacist) says so.

Not great when one is hurting but much safer.

Glad all turned out ok in the end.

Well I have asked my Dr about supplements and what I have taken. he said ok. Also I have never been allergic to shellfish or shrimp in the past .. I love seafood, scallops, clams, shrimp.. So this actually came as a BIG surprise.I had taken some glucosamine in a few years ago, I have also taken MSM.. but at a lower dose.. I am not allergic to beef or pork The ER Dr said sometimes they make the glucosamine from pork or beef.. No know allergies to anything that is listed on the bottle.. I guess you can become allergic to things at any time, so I will be carrying Benadryl with me, and definately aware of the symptoms coming on now. I have taken th4e Calcium from oyster shells in the past and no problems. so it could be some type of filler.??? or it being a large dose.. i'm not sure and definately not ready to find out.

glad you are better now. hope it wasn't a reaction caused by crossing ibe of you regular meds with it, i don't know what i am talking about, but i know some things can't be taken together, and yes keep the benedryl handy. prob is the filler, hope it's not from china. :yadayada:

Bonnie:

glad you are doing better now, better stay away from that medicine. your whole experience sounds scary, I m going to buy & keep benedryl st our home.

Asha

Bonnie,

Glad to hear you are better. What a scare.

I take glucosamine chrondotin all the time for arthritis. I helps me so I can understand why you would want to try. I buy mine from The Vitamin Shoppe, which means there are few additives. I like to buy a lot of stuff from them because the products they carry have fewer things added, particularly preservatives. Also, they list online what is contained.

Seems like an allergic reaction to something.

Will be thinking about you.

bonnie, i am so glad you are doing better. please don't do that again. always check with your dr first before taking supplements or otc drugs. sometimes you don't know what is in them and yes allergies can surface at any time. as we age our bodies do not tolerate things to well. having benadryl around is always a good thing. stay well. we don't like to have our friends in the er,lol.

Bonnie,

 

You must have a shell food allergy? If so, you have to read labels when you deal with products like Glucosamine, some actually have ground up shells in them. Glad you got to the ER.

 

Jean

I can't touch that stuff just because I get a slight reaction to clams, and it's weird just clams ( can eat any other seafood I like). Who knows what shells are ground and in it.

Glad you're OK and back in the saddle.. Quite a scare, allergies are no fun. I'm allergic to Xmas oranges and have to be careful of how many I eat... Cause I just love them, but my tongue and lips swell up so I have to be careful how many I eat.. I use Loratidine which seems to work..I take that daily for my itch due to my blood disorder.. I also take Glucosamine From Melaluca which doesn't seem to have the cellulose that the cheaper ones do..I also take omega three oil capsules..