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Diagnosed With Anxiety. History Of Being Allergic To Bee Stings, Saved After Taking Epinephrine Shot. Does The Anxiety Cause The Body To Produce Epinephrine?
Hello I am allergic to bee stings and have been my whole life. When I was younger I had such a severe reaction that I had to get my epinephrine shot within ten minutes or I would die. I also have been diagnosed with general anxiety and have heard that anxiety causes the body to produce epinephrine. Is that true? I was stung today, but didn't have my epi-pen with me so I was not able to give myself a shot. I did not have any reaction to the bee sting. Could the epinephrine produced from my anxiety, if thats true, be enough to save me even though I was not feeling anxious about being stung. Thank you, Matt
Mon, 22 Jul 2013
Hi, the allergic states may vary from time to time. Once you are allergic now you may not. So don't worry about bee stings.It appears that now you are not allergic now. or the bee might be without poison, or it may be different bee. Anxiety may produce epinephrine , but in minimal quantities. Thank you.
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