Allergies Diagnosis and
Treatment l Injections
Allergies
- The What and the Why l Testing l Injections
Allergy Injections
For
allergy injections you will
NOT need to stop any medications
(If you are on beta-blockers
please notify the allergy nurse.)
In fact you will need to stay
on your allergy medications
in the beginning. You need
to come twice a week for the
first 2 weeks then after that
you go to once a week. You
may see a little increase in
symptoms with approximately
the first 4 sets of injections.
This is why we have you come
in twice a week for the first
2 weeks. After the first 2
weeks you can not get your
injections any closer than
5 days apart. You will receive
injections weekly for approximately
one year depending on your
symptoms. On your second year
you will come every 2 weeks.
Then the third year you can
go to every 3 weeks. After
3 years you can be retested
to see what has changed.
You need to wait 24 hrs. between
allergy injections and any
other immunizations.
If you work out it is best
to do so before injections
rather than after injections.
If you go over 10 days without
an injection we will just repeat
the dose.
You can not receive allergy
injections if you are running
a fever or wheezing. If you
are not sure whether to come
for injections call the allergy
nurse and explain your symptoms
and she will advise you on
whether to come in or wait.
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