Is this the first time you had coffee and aleve at the same time? It could be the combination of both taken together. Hope this is a one time event.

Satine, you may be right! I haven't had the two together before. Hopefully that's all it is. Thanks!

Satine is probably right. Maybe a half-caff would be a good way to reintroduce coffee tomorrow.

I can't take Aleve (naproxen) at all. It gives me scary tachycardia.

Aleve is aspirin based-watch that-a lot of ppl have an aspirin allergy-not just a sensitivity to it,and don't even know it

I would be more inclined to lean towards the Aleve as the culprit. Once, I took a sulfa antibiotic for a sinus infection and had no reaction to it. The next sinus infection I had, I reacted allergically to it, breaking out in hives, turning red and running a fever.

It could also be a combo of the two...I know that if I drink coffee and eat pretzels, I become nauseous and hurl. Needless to say, no more of that combo.

It is probably the Aleve that is making you itchy. I can't take it because it does the same thing to me.

Thanks for the help and for sharing your stories! I've heard about allergies springing up overnight, which is why I was concerned. I took Benadryl and everything seems back to normal. (Of course, I was knocked out by the Benadryl and wasted 3 hours of my Saturday sleeping it off.). I'm going to guess it was the Aleve and will try coffee again tomorrow morning, with Benadryl standing by. It is a very rare occasion that I take Aleve - only when I have joint pain from a bone break, and on the recommendation of my doctor.

A couple of years ago, I discovered that a whole body itchiness that I had been trying to track down was caused by peanut butter, followed by olive oil and olives, and coffee and chocolate. Two years later, I DO enjoy coffee, but rarely and chocolate, rarely....with Benadryl at hand. I did try peanuts one at one of those 'roadhouse' like restruants.....yes, very itchy and Benadryl to the rescue. I still shy away from olive oil/olives, but am sure a sliced one or two have sneaked into a piece of pizza once in a while. Funny about the coffee. When out to breakfast....that coffee does not cause any itching, but my Krueg pot.....major itching. What's with that? And I can tolerate Starbucks Instant occasionally. BTW, it took me a very long time to discover that those things were causing my itching. My MD kept saying "dry skin"....even the dermatologist he sent me to said the same thing.

Nanny, it sounds like you're allergic to the Keurig not the coffee. There may be something in the pods, or a supposedly harmless ingredient they add "for freshness" or "to prevent clumping" or something that bugs you. Or there may be some kind of fungus luring in the machine where you can't see it.

You might want to try a Melita or something like it where you can see the whole process and know that there's nothing weird lurking in it. :)

When I was looking into coffee allergies earlier today, I learned that some coffee has mycotoxins in it, which can cause allergies. Perhaps there are mycotoxins in the Keurig coffee.

Thanks for the suggestions on the coffee. I have been enjoying my DS making it in his coffee press....fresh, fresh and yummy....but, he is not usually up when I really want that first cuppa..... and the (expensive) Starbucks instant comes in handy. Pods...long gone. Even had a homemade (DD's) peanut butter cookie after dinner last night....and wonder if just not eating those allergy producing things has made it possible to imbibe in very modest amounts. (or maybe I was overindulging in those "bad" things, before!) Better to live with "all things in moderation"....didn't someone say that?

AAA, I just developed a shellfish allergy two months ago, after years of eating shrimp with zero complications!

Mine isn't sudden. I've always been allergic to fish, but there were some exceptions based on how fresh it was when it was cooked, and temperature, so I could eat canned tuna, lox and some sushi, or anything caught that day. Recently, I've been having reactions to those as well. I'm not sure if the difference was the stomach virus I had a couple of months ago, or the dish with the hidden fish that gave me a stronger reaction just before that, or nothing specific at all. Whatever it is, I'm off all fish. Sigh.

DH developed a sudden allergy to NSAID's overnight. This is quite serious and it may be for you as well. I too believe that the Aleve is the likely culprit. If so you may be sensitive to aspirin and Ibuprofen as well. Make sure you tell your PCP about this and I recommend allergy testing. Also- keep liquid Benadryl at hand.

Well, it must have been the Aleve, or a combination of the coffee and Aleve, because I was able to drink coffee this morning without a problem. Whew!

Thank God! I can't imagine not being able to enjoy coffee any longer. : )

Maybe you'd do better passing the Aleve along to someone else and sticking to Tylenol. I don't take any of the nsaids, where DH will take prescription naproxen once or so about the middle of his work week (knees) without problems. I used to take them occasionally but find my feet and ankles get puffy now if I've taken one...so I don't. The fat feet aren't especially troublesome, but I see that as a warning my body doesn't like something about them, that they don't work flawlessly for me.

Bluebelll66- this is what I would like to warn you about. I strongly suspect you have an allergy to NSAIDs. So if at anytime in your life you develop chest pain- you might be told to bite and chew an aspirin. This is something you cannot do until you have ruled out an NSAID allergy. If you have orthopedic surgery (knee or hip replacement) you may be prescribed ASA or Celebrex post-op. Same warning. So be careful.

The weird thing is I have used Aleve a number of times before. I broke my ankle a couple of years ago and had surgery to fix it, then two more surgeries on my ankle and foot after that. So I've taken Aleve lots, plus aspirin has been fine my whole life. But I will be sure to mention this to all of my doctors. It concerns me that aspirin may be a problem now. Thanks for the heads up.

I understand how unusual this seems Bluebell. Could not believe it when it happened to my hubby. One day he called me (I raced home) to tell me he was beet red, his heart was racing and he had welts all over his body. The only thing he did was take Ibruprofen just like he did the week before. Gave him Benadryl and he improved. Then he decided one day to take and aspirin because he forgot my warning. That time I almost called 911 as he had the same symptoms but worse with his throat feeling like it was closing up. A double dose of Benadryl kept him out of ER that day. He now understands but I still get so worried he may make another mistake like that. So I am warning you because the worst case scenario for you is that you will take an NSAID and have an anaphylactic reaction in which your airway will close. An allergy can jump in severity just like that.