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What Causes Swelling In The Tongue While On Antihistamines?
Question: How long should it take or does it take for the swelling on my tongue to go down and tongue back to normal after taking antihistimine?
Brief Answer:
improvement, even slight, should be seen within 12 hours
Detailed Answer:
HI, thanks for using healthcare magic
Aleve is an anti inflammatory pain killer but it is not an anti histamine.
Eg of anti histamines include benadryl, claritine, zyrtec, allegra
There should be an improvement, even if slight, within 12 hours of taking an anti histamine.
If there is no improvement or there is worsening or the enlarged tongue is affecting your breathing , then you should be seen.
I hope this helps, feel free to ask any other questions
improvement, even slight, should be seen within 12 hours
Detailed Answer:
HI, thanks for using healthcare magic
Aleve is an anti inflammatory pain killer but it is not an anti histamine.
Eg of anti histamines include benadryl, claritine, zyrtec, allegra
There should be an improvement, even if slight, within 12 hours of taking an anti histamine.
If there is no improvement or there is worsening or the enlarged tongue is affecting your breathing , then you should be seen.
I hope this helps, feel free to ask any other questions
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