"Pete C." > wrote in message
om...
>
> Julie Bove wrote:
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>> "Pete C." > wrote in message
>> om...
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>> > Dave Smith wrote:
>> >>
>> >> On 2014-07-02 8:53 AM, Janet Bostwick wrote:
>> >>
>> >> > Doesn't that apply to many OTC available today? When I first took
>> >> > Claritin many years ago the doctor warned me it was a strong drug
>> >> > and
>> >> > to watch for side effects. Now claritin is OTC (and considerably
>> >> > less
>> >> > costly) Presumably the potential side effects are still there.
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >> My wife has bad allergies and used to get prescription antihistamines.
>> >> After a few years they would become available OTC and no longer
>> >> covered
>> >> by her plan.
>> >
>> > Find a good allergist and get immunotherapy, no drugs, no side effects,
>> > just total relief for 90%+ of patients and after a few years of
>> > treatment it's usually permanent relief. Most insurance covers it too.
>>
>> Beg to differ on that. Tried it for the better part of the year. Had to
>> stick around for about an hour to make sure that the swelling didn't get
>> too
>> bad. It was bad. It was itchy. But not bad enough to require the
>> Epinephrine. My mom's friend's husband did have to have that though.
>>
>> With each shot, my allergies grew so severe, I couldn't stand it. They
>> would finally calm back down a day or two before I was due for the next
>> shot. The shots made me suffer so that I eventually opted to go without.
>> My allergies were actually a lot better without the shots and the Dr.
>> told
>> me there was no guarantee that they would eventually help me at all.
>
> We already know you're not in the 90%+ that react "normally" to things.

That's true but the shots didn't work for my dad either.