Managing Your Allergies

Avoidance! Avoid your allergy triggers! Once you have identified your allergy triggers, your must avoid them!

See your doctor and discuss allergy medication options suitable for you. If allergies and their pesky symptoms do strike, have an antihistamine medication on hand to treat your allergy symptoms. Make an appointment with your doctor if the allergy medication you have been taking or any other allergy treatment you use has ceased to work. If your symptoms are becoming unmanageable with medication alone, and if the allergen cannot be avoided and the symptoms are hard to control, speak with your doctor about whether allergy shots are a good option for you. Please keep in mind, however,  that allergy shots do not work for everybody and require frequent doctor’s visits and may cause uncomfortable side effects (such as hives and/or rashes) and in extreme cases, dangerous outcomes (such as anaphylaxis).

Anaphylaxis Prevention

Fortunately, you can be prepared to respond quickly and effectively to an allergy emergency by knowing the signs and symptoms of a severe allergic reaction and by carrying emergency medication with you. It’s also important to do everything you can to prevent exposure to life-threatening allergens.

Specialists who treat Allergies

Doctor Specialties who may treat allergies include Allergist & Immunologist, Rheumatologist, and a physician specializing in Internal Medicine.