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A 26-year-old member asked:
My upper eyelids have been swollen for 24 hours and benadryl (diphenhydramine) doesn't seem to be helping. it started with the left and now the right is equally swollen?
2 doctor answers • 8 doctors weighed in
Dr. Paul Cohenanswered
Family Medicine 30 years experience
Seek your doctor: Swelling of one eye is problematic enough; but when it spreads to the other eye you should call your doctor and have him/her examine your. The causes can be multiple but best not to delay diagnosis and treatment as we only get one pair of eyes!
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Dr. Andrew Shatzanswered
Ophthalmology 28 years experience
See your eye doctor: Swollen eyelids are never normal. Allergic swelling should decrease with benadryl, (diphenhydramine) so this may have a different origin, or require different forms of medication. See an eye doctor soon; they can rapidly diagnose the condition and start you on the right treatment regimen.
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Last updated Nov 23, 2015
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