Accupuncture vs. Allergy Shots for Allergies?
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I am severely allergic to nearly everything. I have been receiving allergy shots for 2 years and was recently re-tested. My allergies showed nearly no improvement - in fact, some additional allergies showed up the second time. A doctor (not an allergy specialist, however) recently suggested that I may want to look into receiving accupuncture to treat my allergies. I don’t know much about accupuncture, but I have heard of people receiving it to help with allergies. If I were to get it would it be a permanent fix or would it be something I had to continually get for the rest of my life? Are there any benefits or drawbacks to shots or accupuncture of which I may not be aware?
I currently take Allegra and Singulair in addition to my weekly shot. I have not spoken with my allergy specialist about this as I am afraid he would discourage it even if it was the best option - eastern and western medical practitioners seem to butt heads at times. Additionally, my allergy specialist was the one who did the testing and he was highly persuasive that I should continue receiving the shots (but I’m starting to think it could take 10 years before I see the effects). However, I am in the process of moving to a new city with new insurance and will be searching for new doctors anyway.
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I am severely allergic to nearly everything. I have been receiving allergy shots for 2 years and was recently re-tested. My allergies showed nearly no improvement - in fact, some additional allergies showed up the second time. A doctor (not an allergy specialist, however) recently suggested that I may want to look into receiving accupuncture to treat my allergies. I don’t know much about accupuncture, but I have heard of people receiving it to help with allergies. If I were to get it would it be a permanent fix or would it be something I had to continually get for the rest of my life? Are there any benefits or drawbacks to shots or accupuncture of which I may not be aware?
I currently take Allegra and Singulair in addition to my weekly shot. I have not spoken with my allergy specialist about this as I am afraid he would discourage it even if it was the best option - eastern and western medical practitioners seem to butt heads at times. Additionally, my allergy specialist was the one who did the testing and he was highly persuasive that I should continue receiving the shots (but I’m starting to think it could take 10 years before I see the effects). However, I am in the process of moving to a new city with new insurance and will be searching for new doctors anyway.
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October 13th, 2007 at 2:15 pm
what does the allergy specialist say? are you taking anything orally? singlair? have you seen a specialist? your best bet would be to talk to the specialist about this and let him-her know what the other dr suggested. i don;t know anyone who has had the accupuncture for allergies. but a few people swear by accupuncture for their headaches. best of luck.
October 13th, 2007 at 10:54 pm
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October 15th, 2007 at 7:37 pm
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October 18th, 2007 at 6:04 am
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