How is anaphylaxis treated?

How is anaphylaxis treated?

If you’ve had allergic reactions to food or insect bites, your provider will prescribe an epinephrine (adrenaline) injection. Adrenaline treats the symptoms caused by the reaction.

You carry around the injector, about the size of a larger marker, wherever you go. If you experience an anaphylactic reaction, you inject yourself with the medication, usually in your thigh. These shots work quickly to reverse symptoms.

If symptoms don’t improve after five to 15 minutes, give yourself a second injection, if you have one available. After injecting yourself, get medical help or call 911. You need a medical evaluation after having an anaphylactic reaction.