LymeNet Flash: Allergies, Herx, Relapse? How to tell?

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Posted by momintexas (Member # 23391) on :

My son has been twitching in his eye area quite a bit for the last 3 weeks.

He says his eyes feel dry and they are bloodshot.

I have been putting lubricating eye drops in but they only help for a few minutes.

When I lift his lids to put them in, they are very bloodshot underneath.

No discharge coming from his eyes. I gave him Benadryl and it did seem to help but wore off after about 4 hours and then just left him sleepy.

When I looked up his nose (he was thrilled), it was very swollen.

I have an appt next week, but I'm trying to get some relief for him in the meantime.

Any thoughts on this? I should also add that our mold, tree and pollen counts are VERY VERY high here.

Posted by Razzle (Member # 30398) on :

If Benadryl helps, maybe try antihistamine eye drops or Zaditor (mast cell stabilizer/antihistamine eye drop), that way he won't be so drowsy...

Because antihistamines help, I'd suspect aero-allergens (pollens, mold).

Posted by momintexas (Member # 23391) on :

Thanks Razzle.

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