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Posted at 3:47 PM on Apr 09, 2008 by habsolutely, #29383
Hello, my name is Rob and I have been on Remicade for the past 5 years. I had a reaction to my first Infusion, shortness of breath and feeling flushed. They then added Benadryl to all future infusions and everything has been fine until this last infusion in April of 2008. Halfway into the infusion my face became flushed, the person adminisitering the Remicade said it was hives, this was accompanied by tightness in the chest and headache. They stopped the infusion, gave me some Benadryl added to the IV, that did not work, they then added Solu-Medrol 125MG into the IV and it seemed to reduce the effects of my reaction. The infusion was completed and I went home. Upon arriving home I looked quite pale until that night. My face became red, almost as if I spent too much time in the sun and I have had a headache followed by chest pains. This condition has continued into the next day but it does not feel severe enough to go to Emergency. Should I be concerned or will this pass? Is it possible that I have been on it so long that I am now building up a tolerance to it?
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Reply about 1 year ago on Apr 09, 2008 by concernedcitizen, #6932

I am so sorry that you feel that you have to ask for help on the internet. That is no way to get help in this situation. Solu-Medrol was invented to be a fast acting aid for severe inflammatory reaction. When I worked for that company many years ago, we all were so convinced that Solu-Medrol would help us in emergency situations that we had our own supply. You need to talk to your doctors and as soon as possible.

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