epeira8
22-03-18, 19:54
Hello, long time lurker but first time poster here. It’s been a long time since I couldn’t find a way to calm myself so I hope someone can help.
It started a couple nights ago. I had rice krispies and milk for dinner (lactaid) and then 3 hours later I was hungry so I had a microwave meal of buffalo chicken mac & cheese. All of which I’ve had before. Cereal I have on almost a daily basis. I probably hadn’t had the tv dinner in about 2-3 months.
After the tv dinner, the left side of my face was tingly. Like right after. Now I had just gotten over a bout of anxiety due to anxiety induced IBS. Didn’t feel panicky/ stressed before this. Not that that always means anything...
Next morning I thought I still felt weird but I figured it was from focusing on it. Ate leftover turkey roast with lemon pepper and brown rice and I was fine. Couple hours later I tried a mexican chocolate greek yogurt and when I finished, I got the left side tingles again. This time I looked at both ingredients and the one that stood out was cayenne pepper! But I get no rash or anything. But I still figured that was it.
Well later for dinner I had my rice krispies again and it happened. So then I worry it’s actually milk. But I had cereal the night before and most likely the day before that too! I couldn’t reason with myself because of it.
Yesterday I wasn’t too bad but wasn’t sure. Accidentally had shepards pie with milk and my face was ok but my right hear got hot and red a couple bites in. This has happened to me but usually in social anxiety settings. I was anxious eating though.
Today I had just a couple bites of a roast chicken I bought but then looked to see it said “spices” and saw that can mean red pepper which is cayenne and I panicked and my WHOLE face feels tingly AND itchy. Including my left eye. But I still don’t see hives.
I have a physical in 2 weeks and I called today asking if I could get allergy tests added to my blood work and she said she’ll ask the doc. I know if I get results it will help but I’m getting so scared to eat anything. I’m sure it’s impossible to become allergic to everything...... and I really don’t think it’s milk but I can’t help it. And if it IS cayenne pepper, I might freak out anyway just knowing I have an allergy.
Can a lot of this face stuff just be me right now? Am I thinking about it so much I’m basically willing it?
So sorry for the long post. But I just want to cry and want to be reassured anything right now. Just looking up allergies on google panic me to no end....
Thank you in advance!
It started a couple nights ago. I had rice krispies and milk for dinner (lactaid) and then 3 hours later I was hungry so I had a microwave meal of buffalo chicken mac & cheese. All of which I’ve had before. Cereal I have on almost a daily basis. I probably hadn’t had the tv dinner in about 2-3 months.
After the tv dinner, the left side of my face was tingly. Like right after. Now I had just gotten over a bout of anxiety due to anxiety induced IBS. Didn’t feel panicky/ stressed before this. Not that that always means anything...
Next morning I thought I still felt weird but I figured it was from focusing on it. Ate leftover turkey roast with lemon pepper and brown rice and I was fine. Couple hours later I tried a mexican chocolate greek yogurt and when I finished, I got the left side tingles again. This time I looked at both ingredients and the one that stood out was cayenne pepper! But I get no rash or anything. But I still figured that was it.
Well later for dinner I had my rice krispies again and it happened. So then I worry it’s actually milk. But I had cereal the night before and most likely the day before that too! I couldn’t reason with myself because of it.
Yesterday I wasn’t too bad but wasn’t sure. Accidentally had shepards pie with milk and my face was ok but my right hear got hot and red a couple bites in. This has happened to me but usually in social anxiety settings. I was anxious eating though.
Today I had just a couple bites of a roast chicken I bought but then looked to see it said “spices” and saw that can mean red pepper which is cayenne and I panicked and my WHOLE face feels tingly AND itchy. Including my left eye. But I still don’t see hives.
I have a physical in 2 weeks and I called today asking if I could get allergy tests added to my blood work and she said she’ll ask the doc. I know if I get results it will help but I’m getting so scared to eat anything. I’m sure it’s impossible to become allergic to everything...... and I really don’t think it’s milk but I can’t help it. And if it IS cayenne pepper, I might freak out anyway just knowing I have an allergy.
Can a lot of this face stuff just be me right now? Am I thinking about it so much I’m basically willing it?
So sorry for the long post. But I just want to cry and want to be reassured anything right now. Just looking up allergies on google panic me to no end....
Thank you in advance!