> > Apparently the human body can produce adrenalin if shocked or
> > embarrassed. So one method, if no other is available, is to remove the
> > patient's clothes in public - if that doesn't work then throw a bucket
> > of cold water over the patient.  Has anybody actually tried this extreme
> > treatment ?

I know if I am driving at night and tired, and something happens to scare me a
bit, such as deer jumping out of the ditch, I don't need top worry about dozing
for a half hour or so.  I assume this is the effect of adrenaline.

I have noticed one of the reactions I get to a sudden unexpected attack by bees
is definitely a very similar adrenaline rush.  Sometimes even routine and
expected minor stinging causes a noticeable rush.

Do not others experience this when attacked unexpectedly?  Considering the
strong fearful significance of a bee sting to most people, then how could a
bucket of cold water or undressing compare?  I'm not saying that it might not.
Maybe the worst thing to do is to be supportive and encourage relaxation?...
Dunno.

Is it that some people do not get excited when stung?  It seems to me that
initially everyone should have a hit of adrenaline, and assuming that is true,
why does the body not continue to pour on the adrenaline in such cases?

Is it that fear sets in and takes over?  I know that a strong feeling of
impending disaster is one of the allergic reaction symptoms...

Is this the 'fight or flight' phenomenon that prepares one for a crisis, but
causes collapse in some people in some circumstances?  Or is it simply the
physical mechanism of the allergic episode and beyond the reach of the conscious
mind?

allen