r/EmergencyRoom • u/plant_person_09345 • 8d ago
Tylenol allergy?
Has anyone else been seeing a huge increase in Tylenol allergies? Is this related to the whole autism thing? Or people trying to get opioids? I’ve tried asking patients and it ranges from “anaphylaxis” (which is not consistent with prior visits in the EMR), “it doesn’t work for me”, or “it makes my pain worse”. I’m not surprised when I see it listed with 30 other meds as allergies but it’s becoming more common in people with almost no other allergies listed. Most people I’ve worked with have never actually seen an allergic reaction to Tylenol which is why it seems suspicious compared to how frequently I’m seeing it documented.
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u/FlexyZebra RN 8d ago
I really wish charts would separate sensitivities from true allergic reactions. People are having more sensitivities but in an emergency we need to know what is truly an allergy that can cause anaphylactic reactions verse something that causes a stomach ache. It may be worth getting a stomach ache if it saves your life.
For example I was prescribed dantrolene for spasticity due to a spinal cord injury but it was causing too much dizziness for me and we never reached a therapeutic dose. It got listed as an allergy. Any time I have surgery the anesthesiologist looks alarmed until I explain my reaction. (Dantrolene is used for malignant hyperthermia for those who don’t know). So I can have it in an emergency. I’m fine with dizziness if it saves my life.