I am allergic to...

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Specializes in Oncology/BMT.

We all know there are patients who claim to have some OUTRAGEOUS allergies. Some we have to hold our chuckles back... Post some of the best "allergies" you have ever heard...

1) I had a patient tell my PCA that she was allergic to cocaine when he was registering her. He couldn't bring himself to ask her what happened when she used it. So I go into the room and ask... turns out it gives her a bloody nose and heart palpitations.

2) I am allergic to Tylenol. Why? It doesn't work for me.

3) I am allergic to Benadryl. It makes me really tired.

4) I am allergic to Morphine and Dilaudid, but they gave me Fentanyl last time I was here.

I could keep going all day...

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Specializes in ER.

I had a patient tell me they were allergic to rabbits. Didn't bother to ask what the reaction was.

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Hehe, once I witnessed a nurse asking patient if he was allergic to alcohol (I guess when she was going to clean his skin with alcohol wipes) I couldnt believe my ears,as we was a quite popular patient in this hospital constantly readmitted for his drinking problems.

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Specializes in Acute Care Cardiac, Education, Prof Practice.

Here is a fun thread of patient allergies!

https://allnurses.com/general-nursing-discussion/weird-patient-allergies-346041.html

I had a guy who was allergic to tin foil once...

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Specializes in CCU MICU Rapid Response.

Im allergic to rabbits... and anything else with hair. Angioedema and some mild anaphylactic fun there!

On a serious(er) note, I love the family that comes in and tells you that grama is allergic to eggs and chicken and peaches and fish and all other meat and milk and grapes... what happens when grama eats the offending food? We dunno, I think it gives her an upset stomach.

Had someone report once that tylenol made them psychotic.

Cheers and Happy Thanksgiving, ~Ivanna

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Specializes in Med/Surg, ER and ICU!!!.

I have had not one but TWO different pts in last 3 months allergic to........."generic brands of everything" what in the world???

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Specializes in Pediatric Home Care.

This may sound stupid but I was actually diagnosed by an ER physician for Tylenol 3's not having any desired effect on me. I had a piece of my jaw removed and was placed on Tylenol 3's for pain. Not once in the 3 days of taking them did I have any relief and went into the ER and was "diagnosed" with this. The physician stated that up to 20% of the general public do not get some if any relief for Tylenol 3's. Just some food for thought.

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Specializes in CMSRN.

I recently had a pt that had a allergy list of 137 meds.

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Specializes in Cardiology.

I had a patient that reported to be allergic to potassium... and another patient who reported to be allergic to insulin. How do their bodies work?!?!? :)

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Marijuana - "I never smoked it, just other people in my dorm room in college" ;)

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So I guess he or she did inhale it.

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Specializes in Case mgmt., rehab, (CRRN), LTC & psych.

When I was working at a psychiatric hospital, one of my patients claimed allergies to every drug the doctor had prescribed to him. He could not describe the reactions that these medications supposedly gave him. It reached the point where this guy was taking no medicine. The doctor finally gave up and discharged the patient.

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