I knew that liquid Benadryl is as close as you can get to an Epi Pen. I always assumed it was a "far from home" kind of thing, though - that if you were in reasonable distance ambulance services, you'd be OK.
Not the case. I didn't know until after the fact, but one of the women in one of my radio clubs got a case of anaphylactic shock at Hamfest on Saturday. I carry liquid Benadryl, but I didn't hear a radio call. There was an "official" medic on site, and they had it and administered it.
She was told at the hospital that it likely saved her life because her throat would have closed up before she could have gotten Epinephrine. She now has her own Epi Pen.
I need to check my stock. I used to get knockoff stuff at Dollar Tree and rotate it through, but I haven't seen it there in a long while. And I've checked several stores. Maybe I can get a store brand from WalMart or a grocery store.
This is what it looks like (stock photo). If they don't have a pen, get some liquid Benadryl in them . Don't leave home without it!