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Mosquito bites allergy - what to do?

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Chasingthesun18 · 14/08/2024 18:24

I am very allergic to mosquito bites and have had a handful of times where I have been bitten on the face and have had to go to the hospital abroad for an injection, my face has swollen up to the point that I cannot see out of my eyes for example. This is obviously costly and not ideal but nothing else works other than the injection. Is there anything I could get in advance from UK GP, or would it be too far to ask for an EpiPen to be prescribed for this sort of thing? I already have fexofenadine hydrochloride from docs as tried to be prepared but it did nothing to help. Not sure what to do other than not leave the country!

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Chasingthesun18 · 15/08/2024 12:33

lljkk · 15/08/2024 12:24

Sounds like OP doesn't know what she got injected with.... it's possible an OTC product could be milder dose of same thing, but would be helpful to know what it was. I thought pharmacists could sell some steroids OTC.

I get mild allergic reactions to many things, esp. fleas & midges, but for some reason mozzie bites don't particularly affect me (thank goodness). I have certainly had mozzies bite me in UK; painful but not swelling like the others cause.

I'm not sure how I don't know, as I said above I had a combination of antihistamine, anti inflammatory and antibiotic injection X2 and followed up with the fexofenadine daily

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Strangerthanfictions · 01/07/2025 21:14

DeathMetalMum · 14/08/2024 19:21

It's unlikely you will be given an epipen. They are expensive so therefore kept for life saving treatment. Obviously a bite on the face is risky, so may be a different treatment to a bite on the leg for example. The GP will likely advise to do your best to avoid bites where possible.

Lots of people get a strong inflammatory reaction from bites that often resides after 48/36 hours. I do, I'll have several bites and one will blow up quite large. After this happening multiple times the nurse at our practice asked me to wait, use ice, antihistamines, steroid cream and rest/elevate the location of the bite before starting antibiotics. My last reaction cleared with no antibiotics needed and the inflammation covered most of my calf. As long as there is no tracking, it's generally safe to wait it out with bites.

My dad very nearly died from a mosquito bite, sepsis and necrotizing fasciitis. Extreme reactions and infection can be so dangerous and this person sounds at risk

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