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Feeling Of Itchiness And Disturbed Sleep. History Of Taking Kenalog Shot For Bedbugs. Can One Shot Stop Allergic Reaction?

I had bedbugs ( uggh ) last year. Got a kenalog shot. Sometimes wake up during sleep imagining I am being bitten because I am itchy, but no welts in the a.m. Could I have bedbugs again and a year old dose is just stopping the reaction.

I'm afraid to have house guests and have them get bitten.
Bottom line, could that one dose have stopped the allergic reaction, if indeed the stinkers have returned, for all this time ?
Wed, 27 Nov 2013
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Welcome to HCM
We understand your concerns

I went through your description. I suggest you not to worry much. Bed bugs can never be totally killed with any of the pest reppellants. The eradication is almost 99 percent. Left over eggs do hatch and they spread very fast. In my opinion, the itchiness could be due to some other reason like bedsheet etc, but the feeling of bug biting could be for real.

I suggest you to do the pest repellent treatment every year so as to ensure the 99% is always intact. Never worry about illusions or imaginations. In this case you donot have.

Hope this answers your query. Available for further clarifications.
Good luck.
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Feeling Of Itchiness And Disturbed Sleep. History Of Taking Kenalog Shot For Bedbugs. Can One Shot Stop Allergic Reaction?

Dear Welcome to HCM We understand your concerns I went through your description. I suggest you not to worry much. Bed bugs can never be totally killed with any of the pest reppellants. The eradication is almost 99 percent. Left over eggs do hatch and they spread very fast. In my opinion, the itchiness could be due to some other reason like bedsheet etc, but the feeling of bug biting could be for real. I suggest you to do the pest repellent treatment every year so as to ensure the 99% is always intact. Never worry about illusions or imaginations. In this case you donot have. Hope this answers your query. Available for further clarifications. Good luck.