allergy shots?

went to ENT today and he wants to start me on allergy shots, once a week for a year, the 2nd year gets less and 3rd year even less. yea 3 years this is supposed to go on (crazy right?)

has anyone heard of this? done this?anything??

[bsmsl]

Hello and welcome to the community.

The schedule does seem a little odd to me.  What kind of shots would he/she use?  That could make the difference in the scheduling.

My allergist starts people on a rush or clusters (every 3 - 4 days), then once a week until they are on maintenance dose and then once a month.  She then retests every 2 years after that.  I am finishing my third year of allergy shots.  I know many people who have been on them longer than that.  I know of someone who has been on them 6 years.  

Allergies change and it is always possible to develop new ones.  So, that is why it is wise to be retested if you continue having symptoms.

Please let us know how you are doing and your doctors methods for doing shots.

Take care and God bless.

[turkee23]

still getting dizzy....im very depressed.....i dont know what to do anymore....i feel like i dont wanna wake up anymore

[bsmsl]

Hello again.

Allergy shots can take up to 6 months to really start working.  You should notice some improvement after about 3 months though.  I know, that isn't what you want to hear right now.  Be sure to talk to your doctor about how you are feeling and certainly good friends.  I will PM you as well.

Hang in there and God bless.

[turkee23]

thank you so much....i read your PM and i wrote you back =)......i tried to add you but was unable....can you add me?