Facial & throat swelling, hives...what is this??

I have never been allergic to anything in my life. But for the past month there has been severe swelling on my lips, my chin, above my eyebrows and inside my nasal passages. This weekend my throat swole and closed up to the point where i had to emergency. I also have been breaking out in hives constantly.They just gave me a heavy benadryl dose and told me to stop taking any over the counter medications. I WAS NEVER TAKING ANY!! So what could this be, and how do u pin-point a specific food allergy? Can i be allergic to a food additive? Any cures??? Because this is torture.

Thanks

You could very well be allergic. Allergies come on suddenly or you might be being bitten by tiny jump spiders. If the weather around you is very dry the spider problem goes up.
You NEED to pin point this ASAP because you're putting yourself at a serious risk. Go to an Allergist and find out what's causing this especially if you have insurance that will cover you. Get the help and get it now.
Dearest, get off the computer and get to the Doctor. We love you and want you around. I just had a round of hives when we moved into the new house from reactions of paint and food chemicals and my medications. Not pleasent. Go. Doctor. Now.

that is a hard one id say its definately an allergic reaction or immune problem an allergy is technically an immune problem but id recommend getting allergy tested if you have not done so already and chart the episodes keep a journal every day write what you do what you eat how much you sleep everything then when this happens again either ur throat swells or u get hives anything out of the ordinary chart how long it lasts and what was different around the time it happened. Did you eat anything different do anythign different go anywhere special. After a few times hopefully you should see some sort of pattern and with that info a dr can better pinpoint the cause. If you get allergy testing and it comes back that you are not allergic which is possible bc they only test for common things and you mite be allergic to something odd. then get furthur testing or go see an immunolist. Bascially an allergy is an over reaction of the immune system. I hope the dr gave you an epi-pen in case your throat closes during one of these episodes if they didnt find a new dr.

Are you using any new facial creams or cleaners? Or any new make-up? Also you can develop allergies. Are you eating anything new? If so it could be that. Even changing brands can cause it because most use different add ins. But if none of this is true then I would check with an allergist. You might do this anyway.

.Call a allergist and get yourself an appointment for a skin allergy test. They can pin point most food/plant allergies with a skin test.
You can grow into allergies as well as out of them. I developed a shell fish allergy out of no where. I used to eat shrimp & lobster, but now if I do I get all the symptoms you described. another good idea is getting a prescription for an "Epi-pen" It is used for an emergancy allergy attack. It is a shot of medication that can save your life if your throat closes up.

Its kinda hard to say because alot of people break out everyday with different things you could be allergic to your make-up or if you have been eating seafood that are the symptoms you need to go to a family practice doctor not the emergency room cause they gon give youwhateva just to get you out of there but you need to do something quick before you turn into something....lol

Have you been using anything new when washing your clothes or linen?