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Talk with your own healthcare provider
Allergies and asthma affect each person differently. Always ask your doctor, allergist or pharmacist about your own symptoms, tests, medicines and treatment plan. Do not stop, start or change a medicine because of something you read here without talking to them first.
In an emergency
If you think you or someone near you is having a severe allergic reaction, such as trouble breathing, swelling of the lips, tongue or throat, or fainting, use prescribed epinephrine if you have it and call your local emergency number right away.
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