Another Allergic Reaction and Other Autoimmune Updates
I guess it's time for another update about my autoimmune life. I've had another medical emergency this past week. Tuesday night, I took my first dose of Carbamazepine for my Bipolar mood swings . I had an appointment scheduled with the prescribing doctor the next morning, Wednesday. Well, when I woke up Wednesday morning, I had a rash starting on my chest. When I met with the doctor, we decided to stop the medication, which I had already decided that without his input as soon as I saw the rash starting. We decided to just get back to a more natural state for now and will discuss adding a new medication on our next appointment. He told me what allergic reactions to look for and a sore throat was one of the things that he mentioned. I woke up Thursday morning with a sore throat and the rash was much, much worse than the night before. After doing a bit of research, I decided that it would be best if I went to Urgent Care ag...