Posted by cache-monkey on December 18, 2006, at 2:55:03
In reply to Re: Allergic cross-sensitivity between benzos? » cache-monkey, posted by yxibow on December 18, 2006, at 1:34:27
> That's curious because I've never really heard of benzodiazepines generally being an agent of allergenic reactions.
I know; it's bizarre. The weirdest thing is that somehow it only happened after getting allergic to Lamictal.
> The interfering with breathing at night though does sound concerning, I would definately ask your doctor about that -- I assume you're not on any level that would cause respiratory depression in and of itself.
I'm only on 1 mg, so no respiratory depression. It's more that my mucous membranes get irritated (which happened to the extreme on Lamictal). This causes post-nasal drip, which then causes a little bit of borderline apnea as I dehydrate. More troublesome than worrying, I suppose.
> I assume you're not allergic to the dye that is used in the pills because for example tartrazine allergies are not completely uncommon (FD&C Yellow 6), etc.
Hmm. That's something to consider. This did happen with two different colors of pills (pink and yellow). I wonder if they would have a common colorant...
Thanks,
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