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Clair wrote: My husband " started on Tasmar eight weeks ago with good results...... BUT last Saturday he had an allergic reaction that almost did him in. He woke up with no airway through his mouth. His uvula had swelled to a point that he could not breathe through his mouth or talk at all. He was terrified and felt at any moment his throat would close. I took him straight to the hospital where the swelling was reduced with steroids, etc. and we went home after a couple of hours. We first suspected insect bite, etc. but the drs. are concerned it might be the Tasmar. I am searching for ANY information from others who are on it. Can you help? Of course we are hoping it is something else, but what? ------------------------ Claire, Sounds like an anaphylactic reaction to me. And unfortunately there can be many things that could bring on this type of reaction to someone who has a severe allergic or hypersensitive reaction to something he's come in contact with. You mentioned he is a farmer. I suggest you write down everything he ate and drank, everything he did, where he had been, what across the counter drugs he may have taken...document EVERYTHING the day of the incident that you both can remember. You said he had been on Tasmar for eight weeks when he had this reaction...it 'could' be the Tasmar...but I don't think that's likely. I think you need to keep looking and document as best you can all circumstances surrounding that incident while still fresh in your memory. A concerned cyber sis, Gail Vass, RN.