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Anybody ever done allergy injections?
Posted on 4/24/14 at 2:44 pm
Posted on 4/24/14 at 2:44 pm
How well do they work? Are they expensive? I have an appointment with an allergist in a couple weeks, and I'm just wondering what to expect.
I'm only bad for about 6 weeks in the spring, and I've tried all of the different daytime stuff and none of that shite works. The only thing that works worth a damn for me is benadryl, and I'm tired of being tired all the time. I tried switching to Allegra again on Friday, but by Sunday I was miserable, like I had gotten pepper-sprayed. So Monday I got a cortisone shot, and been good since then. That should wear off in a couple days though, right?
So, has anybody been "cured" by the long-term injection treatment, and was it worth the cost?
I'm only bad for about 6 weeks in the spring, and I've tried all of the different daytime stuff and none of that shite works. The only thing that works worth a damn for me is benadryl, and I'm tired of being tired all the time. I tried switching to Allegra again on Friday, but by Sunday I was miserable, like I had gotten pepper-sprayed. So Monday I got a cortisone shot, and been good since then. That should wear off in a couple days though, right?
So, has anybody been "cured" by the long-term injection treatment, and was it worth the cost?
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Posted on 4/24/14 at 2:46 pm to Korkstand
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Anybody ever done allergy injections
No thanks. I have enough allergies.
Posted on 4/24/14 at 2:48 pm to Korkstand
I used to have to get them once a week when I was 9-12. From what I remember, they worked pretty well (and that was back in the late 80s so I'm sure they're more effective now).
Posted on 4/24/14 at 2:50 pm to Korkstand
It basically desensitizes your body to the allergen.
It is expensive as i don't think it is covered by insurance and requires numerous office visits as the allergist slowly increases the dose and looks for reactions.
It is expensive as i don't think it is covered by insurance and requires numerous office visits as the allergist slowly increases the dose and looks for reactions.
Posted on 4/24/14 at 2:51 pm to Korkstand
Had Allergy testing last week, and my first injection on Tuesday.
Found out I am allergic to dogs, grass, and other things. They also said I have atopic dermatitis. My eyes have been flaring up every spring to the point I need a steroid injection. Also, I frequently get hives, which I can now attribute to my dog.
Hopefully the shots will help over time.
84 pricks in the back, and then 9 shots of higher concentrated allergens in my arms.
It was as fun as it sounds.
Found out I am allergic to dogs, grass, and other things. They also said I have atopic dermatitis. My eyes have been flaring up every spring to the point I need a steroid injection. Also, I frequently get hives, which I can now attribute to my dog.
Hopefully the shots will help over time.
84 pricks in the back, and then 9 shots of higher concentrated allergens in my arms.
It was as fun as it sounds.
This post was edited on 4/24/14 at 2:56 pm
Posted on 4/24/14 at 2:54 pm to Korkstand
When I was a kid I had to take them daily. They made the huge mistake of teaching my older brother how to give them to me. He's aim carefully in order to make sure he hit the exact same spot every damn time. My right bicep looked like I was a hereon junky.
Posted on 4/24/14 at 2:55 pm to Korkstand
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Anybody ever done allergy injections?
My wife.
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How well do they work?
Seems to be helping. She took them as a kid for a while, too.
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Are they expensive?
As frick.
She's allergic to a few things each season...so there is no worse season for her. She's currently taking shots twice a week. That's been going on for a few weeks...maybe 5. That will soon pare down to once a week, and then to fewer and fewer...but the course will run for 3-5 years I think.
She had gotten to the point where she was having to carry around an inhaler. She still does, but the need is less and the hope is that soon that will be unnecessary.
Posted on 4/24/14 at 2:56 pm to Korkstand
About 10 years ago, I was going to this immunotherapy clinic and getting injections, one in the back of each arm once a week. It worked pretty well. I did it for about 2 years and stopped getting Sinus infections and any other allergy related problems. Only issue was the clinic was on Hennessy by OLOL and the traffic from there to my office was brutal. I kinda figured I was "healed" as long as I took Allegra and Flonase. But recently I've been having some pretty epic problems. I got a cortisone shot the other day and they recommended the injections again. Not sure what to do. It's a pain in the arse. It works, but still... Is it worse getting a cortisone shot every 4 months with symptoms, or staying symptom free getting shots every week?
Posted on 4/24/14 at 3:10 pm to Korkstand
I, along with one of my children, tried allergy injections years ago. Didn't work.
The best thing I've found so far, and I've had allergies for a very long time...I'm old, is to have a combo shot of Decadron and Rocephen when the allergies start. That usually lasts through allergy season.
A relatively cheap treatment and you'll not be slave to the allergy specialist who'll keep you coming back again and again and again and again and again and again.
The best thing I've found so far, and I've had allergies for a very long time...I'm old, is to have a combo shot of Decadron and Rocephen when the allergies start. That usually lasts through allergy season.
A relatively cheap treatment and you'll not be slave to the allergy specialist who'll keep you coming back again and again and again and again and again and again.
Posted on 4/24/14 at 3:22 pm to Korkstand
they will do a scratch test to see what you are allergic to. then from there the dr will make a serum from what you are allergic to and give you injections of it in small doses. first it will be once a week, then after a while it will be every two weeks, and then once a month. the entire treatment time is 3-5 years. it has a 96% success rate. I am at a little over a year into the treatments. My grass/pollen allergies are much better. My dust allergies are still kicking my arse.
Insurance covers it and it is $5 a visit at my doctor, $10 a visit when I go to the allergist.
Insurance covers it and it is $5 a visit at my doctor, $10 a visit when I go to the allergist.
This post was edited on 4/24/14 at 3:24 pm
Posted on 4/24/14 at 3:24 pm to Korkstand
I did them for 10 or so years, from the time . Was nine or so until my ssenior year of high school. I have no idea how expensive it was, but I do know that my life is infinitely better because of them. When I did the scratch test, I was allergic to 58 of the 64 things they tested. It was one of the most miserable days of my life. When I took the shots, it started at twice a week, for a few years, then once, then every 2 weeks, then once a month.
This post was edited on 4/24/14 at 3:27 pm
Posted on 4/24/14 at 4:16 pm to Korkstand
I had them for years as a kid and I have no idea if it helped or not.
When they did the testing for me, they said it was one of the worst reactions they'd ever seen. Most miserable couple days of my life.
When they did the testing for me, they said it was one of the worst reactions they'd ever seen. Most miserable couple days of my life.
This post was edited on 4/24/14 at 4:17 pm
Posted on 4/24/14 at 4:17 pm to Korkstand
get them every week.. work great. takes 6-8 months to start working
Posted on 4/24/14 at 4:40 pm to Korkstand
Can also opt for sublingual drops twice per day instead of shots. Much more convenient, and work well. Costs me $200 every 3 months.
Posted on 4/24/14 at 5:36 pm to Korkstand
Did it probably 6 years ago. Changed my life. Seriously. Idk about the expense since my parents paid but it is amazing the difference it made. It was a pain in the arse going to do it every week but after my first 8ish treatments I started doing them at home.
Posted on 4/24/14 at 5:51 pm to Korkstand
I have typically the same shite as you do...I sneeze my arse off from March to early June, and have done this since I was a child...the only thing that half way worked was benadryl and it really just makes me so damn sleepy that I stop sneezing...I tried every single one of the modern non-drowsy pills and none of them do much and all make me a little sleepy...
recently, I saw that one of the steroid nose sprays (nasacourt) is now available over the counter, so I tried it. so far, it is working very well. I do still sneeze from time to time, but I mowed grass yesterday and didn't sneeze once...it is about ten bucks at wal mart, so I would certainly try that before doing the shots...
recently, I saw that one of the steroid nose sprays (nasacourt) is now available over the counter, so I tried it. so far, it is working very well. I do still sneeze from time to time, but I mowed grass yesterday and didn't sneeze once...it is about ten bucks at wal mart, so I would certainly try that before doing the shots...
Posted on 4/24/14 at 11:15 pm to Korkstand
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How well do they work? Are they expensive? I have an appointment with an allergist in a couple weeks, and I'm just wondering what to expect.
Works better the younger you are. Your allergist may over play the effectiveness. In adults the success rates range from 50-70%. Higher in kids. The younger you are the better it works. I recommend yearly retesting to monitor effectiveness. If someone has no improvement by year 2 or 3, they most likely will not ever. I've seen allergist give folks shots for over 15 years because that's where the money is. Some insurances pay up to $8500/yr for the antigen. Our cost is $1400. Not including testing, needles, and epi pens. Or vists. Depending on your insurance it can be very expensive.
Posted on 4/24/14 at 11:18 pm to Korkstand
I've done allergy shots with no resolve, but flonase is a wonder drug.
Posted on 4/24/14 at 11:21 pm to Korkstand
Did it when I was 3 or 4. Twice a week shots. Still had allergy issues into adulthood. Went a few years ago to start again. A few months into it, had a reaction in the doctor's office, ambulance to the ER, an overnight stay in the hospital. Doctor claimed it had nothing to do with the shots. That was the end of that one.
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