When You Take Allergy Shots You Should Know... Part 2

How long, I have to take allergy shot?

Treatment lasted three to five years, the General Logistics Department, the patients continue to benefit from it, for another five to 10 years, or longer, even in the gunfire stopped. If the gunfire stopped, a total of three years, allergy symptoms usually return more quickly.

What is at risk of allergies?

Immune the possibility of a risk experiencing an allergic reaction shot. Most allergic reactions, including mild to moderate swelling, itching, the site of the injection. These responses occur frequently, but rarely any need to change the treatment. Massive swelling, may require an adjustment of the dose or change the frequency and quantity of the shots.

Fewer people experience allergic reactions in the human body, is sometimes known as "allergic reaction." Most of these mild reaction, a itchy skin, prolonged use of aircraft, trains or runny nose. Other more serious, can be used as current and coughing, chest tightness, wheezing, throat tightness, shock, and rarely can be life-threatening.

For this reason, it usually requires the patient to stay in the physician's office for 20 to 30 minutes after injection, as the majority of reactions during this period of time. These reactions are usually very easy to reverse the drugs, such as injection of epinephrine and anti-histamines.

I should take allergy shot?

Clearly, this is a problem that only you and your doctor can answer. The reason is that many consider allergies needle:

-- Chinese medicine does not work: There are many patients allergic to that, because they have to face many allergy symptoms despite repeated attempts to drugs, little or virtually no relieve their symptoms. Sometimes allergies-is the only way left for the treatment of these patients.

-- Go for the cure: Like other patients idea of the "panacea", and the choice of allergic-for this reason. Remember, immunotherapy is the only treatment of allergy, that is, behind the patch, the immune system, much like a vaccine.

-- Do not like drugs: some patients experience serious side effects of medication, or do not like medication for a day - the "once-a-month shot" is a better choice.

-- The cost of drugs: drugs can be expensive, and because of allergy symptoms usually return after drugs are stopped, patients may need medication for many years. Acupuncture can relieve allergy most of the medical needs, and the cost savings can be significant, long-term solution.