Are there medical concerns if epinephrine is given multiple times in a week?
Epinephrine is a very safe medication, so there would not be concerns about using it several times in a week, or even in a day. The real medical concern, however, would be why so many reactions have occurred, and what can be done to change that. Q: What are the risks of giving epinephrine if you’re not really sure it’s anaphylaxis? A: Thankfully, unless you have a serious heart condition, the answer is that there are mild side effects, but not significant risks. Q: Can you build up immunity to epinephrine? A: This has never been described, even when we used to use epinephrine on a regular basis for the treatment of asthma in the emergency room. Believe it or not, this was the usual treatment for asthma before we had inhalers and nebulizers. Q: Should we always go to the emergency room after giving epinephrine? A: The simple answer is yes, absolutely. However, there may be situations when there are absolutely no symptoms and the epinephrine was given as a precaution, and y
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