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From: abc@brl-tgr.ARPA (Brint Cooper )
Newsgroups: net.med
Subject: Re: Allergies and Treatments Thereof
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Date: Wed, 13-Jun-84 08:45:32 EDT
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Posted: Wed Jun 13 08:45:32 1984
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My wife has been taking those shots for years.  They probably became
effective after a few months, but it's hard to tell because we also
air-conditioned and filtered the house to improve her sleeping environ-
ment.  She's been taking shots for about 12 years (probably really 
doesn'T have to any more but has a conservative allergist from Hopkins).
Before treatment, her allergy attacks were so bad they took her into
asthma.  Now, she barely notices pollen, even on extremely high count
days.

Caution:  You should have adrenalin available when you receive your
shots.  Occasionally, one will get a severe reaction from the shot
itself (called anaphylactic shock) which the adrenalin counteracts.
This has never happened to my wife, however.  We say, go for it!  It
will improve your life quality immensely!