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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My husband and daughter started allergy shots about three months ago. Be aware that it is quite a time commitment. For the last three months, they have had weekly allergy shots. They will need weekly shots for about another 3 to 4 months after which they should change to monthly shots for the next 3 to 5 years.[/quote]

This, and after my doctor explained that I would likely still need allergy meds the whole time and may need them after, it seemed like it could be a gigantic waste of time and money. [/quote]

My son had weekly shots for a year at age 12.  Then bi-weekly for another year.   And then once month.  At 15, he has almost no allergies.

My husband who was on a more abbreviated schedule like the one you describe is taking a lot longer and seems once they switched him to more time in between so quickly- he reverted.

Different allergists, different practices.

I'm not sure why my son was on a longer one---it was just for tree/grass pollen and cats (though we don't have a cat--they said cats are everywhere so they should treat it while doing others).[/quote]

I'm the PP whose husband and daughter are having shots.  I developed fairly severe eczema at the age of 12 and had it on and off, often very severely, until the age of 40.  At what point I was almost hospitalised. So I'm very conscious that allergies can get worse over time and am willing to do anything that might help minimise the same thing happening to my daughter.  Of course, there are no guarantees.  The allergy doctor did say the shots are most effective if done at a young age.  My husband has always had bad environmental allergies and also developed an allergy to bees and wasps which we only discovered a few years ago.  So, his shots also include venom shots which are potentially more important as they could be life-saving.[/quote]

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