Hi there,
I have written before about my reactions to starting allergy shots. I get 4 shots once a week. I am allergic to all the pollens I was tested for, as well as dog, cat and dustmite. The only thing I didn't test positive to was mold, but I reacted pretty severely to all the other pollens.
When I first started my shots, I got immediate sinus swelling and post nasal drip within seconds, along with some lightheadedness. I did see the allergist as you suggested. He wondered if I could be having vasovagal response to the injections since he said they were so very dilute. He advised me to take Zyxol (sp?) antihistamine 2hrs before shots. Well, that seemed to work for a several weeks. But the last two shots I had produced a different problem. I do not have an immediate reaction anymore. I am fine when I leave the office. But within an hour or so, I feel soo tired and slightly nauseous and I have to go to sleep. Then, the rest of the night, my ears and sinuses are stuffy, and I feel "blah", like I am coming down with something (muscles are fatigued, etc) When it happened the first time last week, I chalked it up to fighting off some virus. But it happened again today, the same way. The nurse did keep my dose the same, and also wonders about this since everyone keeps saying I am on such a diluted dose (I am almost 2 months into the shots, getting them once a week). I am really scared that I will have to stop the shots... nothing else works and my allergies were getting worse and worse. Last year I had a Kenalog shot that screwed up my whole body (but the allergies were gone!). Do you think I will have to stop the shots? If so, what can I do for treatment? I am so scared that I am out of options here. My seasonal allergies are SEVERE! Help!