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What Allergy Shots Can Do For You

After a lifetime of taking over-the-counter medications and having them not give you the results you need, you may want to consider if allergy shots are right for you. Granted, monthly shots aren’t the most appealing proposition in the world, but they could pay off in the long run.

Allergy shots are probably a good option if you have persistent allergies that don’t respond well to medications. Overtime, they can even manage allergic reactions after you’ve stopped the treatments. These allergy shots are a form of treatment called immunotherapy, meaning the allergy shots inject a form of allergen into the patient’s body that will, over time, allow the body to become somewhat immune to the objects.

Generally, a patient has to receive allergy shots one to three times a week for three to seven months. The allergen dosage in the shots will increase with each of the allergy shots which will allow your immune system to grow more sensitized from the allergens. Once the dosage is up to an effective level, a maintenance dosage has to be given once a month for three to five years.

Allergy shots usually work best for people with seasonal allergies (pollen from grass, weeds or trees), and those bothered by indoor allergens (pet dander or mold) and insect stings (bees, wasps and hornets). Also, allergy shots could be for you if you want to lessen the amount of medication you’ve been taking for a while, you have allergic reactions regardless of medication, or you have terrible side effects from the medication.

 

 




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