Are you worried about trying allergy drops because of all the controversy over SLIT?
I am amazed at how much discussion I see on the internet over the treatment concept know as SLIT. In case you are not familiar with the acronym, it stands for sub lingual immune therapy. In laymen terms, it means put drops under your tongue and let them absorb into the blood stream. There is nothing new about the concept. It's been widely used in Europe for treating many different problems, especially environmental allergies.
Doctors have know for a long time that SLIT is a highly effective way to deliver a substance into the blood stream, only injection and ingestion are more efficient. This begs the question, if it's common in other countries why do we know so little about it here? At the risk of being a big pharma basher, I suspect it has a lot to do with profits for everyone from doctors to the drug makers.
I haven't talked to anyone recently that is getting shots for allergies, but I am sure many people reading this are following that path. Those of you that are know all to well what the costs are, not only to the wallet, but in terms of time spent and the discomfort as well. If I told you that for about $20, you could get a bottle of Allergena allergy drops that will most likely provide the same relief and last you for 2-3 months, what do you think the sentiment of main stream medicine would be? Can you say “not happy?”
So if you're ready for an alternative to shots, or expensive over the counter meds produced by the mega companies, maybe it's time for a new approach!
To read more about all the fuss, check out the links below. It should be noted that the story starts out talking about a clinic in Wisconsin that is using SLIT for treatment of food allergies. However, many of the comments involve environmental allergies such as dust, weeds, and trees as well. What I find interesting is the negative attitudes of the medical professionals, even though many comments form patients are very positive!
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allergymoms.com : : Blog » My Son's Story with Allergy Drops (SLIT … – I wrote in my August newsletter that I would be taking a trip to La Crosse Wisconsin to speak at the Allergy Associates annual seminar and to take my son to see Dr. Mary Morris of Allergy Associates of La Crosse for sublingual …
Filed under Allergy Drops by on Jun 25th, 2010. Comment. 
My 17 year old son has been using Allergena for two years now. Like most people, he tends to get a little lazy at times. Last week the juniper count in Albuquerque spiked up over 1000. You should have heard all the people complaining with symptoms! One of them was my kid. I asked him if he had been taking his Allergena. His reply was “not as much as I should have been”
At least he realized he was messing up. My experience with Allergena is that it does not completely eliminate symptoms, but it knocks them down to a very tolerable level. When the juniper spiked last week, I was at the end of a cold. For a while I thought my symptoms were from the cold, but soon realized that I was suffering from some of the juniper. I took an over the counter allergy remedy to supplement the Allergena for a day or two. I am now back to just the Allergena and I am symptom free.
But you do have to take it everyday, like the directions say. It’s easy to forget when you don’t have any allergy symptoms.
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Question: Is there a shelf life for Allergena?
Answer: Allergena is a homeopathic allergy remedy and does not carry an expiration date. All antigens are suspended in alcohol and thus preserved.
Filed under FAQ by on Feb 25th, 2010. Comment.
Question: I find this product very helpful and very effective for me. I’ve tried to recommend it but with the extreme sting and amount of alcohol, so many people are unable to use it. Why do you still use the alcohol base? Is it available without?
Answer: Allergena Zone 6 is suspended in a 25% alcohol base that is a standard of homeopathic products prepared in accordance with the Homeopathic Pharmacopeia of the United States. Allergena is our largest selling product across America. This is the first complaint we have encountered about the sting. Unfortunately at present, Allergena is not available in any other base.
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