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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 3:12 pm to beejon
About 4k not covered by insurance and not guaranteed to work.
Posted on 4/24/14 at 3:16 pm to beejon
I just started getting them about a year ago and they work for me and are covered by insurance. Go once a week and am about 2 months from dropping down to twice a month.
Posted on 4/24/14 at 3:18 pm to beejon
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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.
I like hearing from different people about what works and doesn't for them, and I would really hate to go ahead and spend the money on the injections and end up no better off. Did you go through the full course of treatment? Doc said some people either get tired of it or don't think it's working so they give it up too early.
I guess I will find out what the allergist recommends for me in a couple weeks, and I'll be sure to ask about success rates and stuff. Thanks guys!
Posted on 4/24/14 at 3:21 pm to Korkstand
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Did you go through the full course of treatment? Doc said some people either get tired of it or don't think it's working so they give it up too early.
No, I quit after several months.
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 3:29 pm to SmellslikeKevinBacon
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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.
So, if your grass/pollen allergies remain "better", but your dust allergies stay bad, will you count as a "success" into that 96% rate?
Posted on 4/24/14 at 3:33 pm to Mr Fusion
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I was allergic to 58 of the 64 things they tested. It was one of the most miserable days of my life.
I bet. I know a guy who got tested a while back and he was allergic to so many things that they couldn't tell which spots were reacting, so he had to do it all over again with smaller doses. He said his whole body was swollen. Even his ballsack. Had to be terrible. Doc recommended that he move to the desert because he's allergic to pretty much anything green.
I'm pretty sure I'm only allergic to a few things, because like I said I only really have trouble for a few weeks in the spring. I'm hoping that makes the treatment cheaper and more effective.
Posted on 4/24/14 at 4:08 pm to Korkstand
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I'm pretty sure I'm only allergic to a few things, because like I said I only really have trouble for a few weeks in the spring. I'm hoping that makes the treatment cheaper and more effective.
What my doctor told me is that when you get hit by multiple things you are allergic to at once it really prevents the antihistamines from being very effective.
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
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