Coping with Chronic Health Conditions: Tips

Coping with Chronic Health Conditions: Tips

Try Sublingual Allergy Medication For Hay Fever Relief

by Freddie Cox

You feel like you've tried all the over-the-counter drugstore remedies for your hay fever symptoms, but you don't like the side effects. Now you've heard about a recently approved type of treatment for allergic rhinitis: putting allergy medicine under your tongue as a form of immunotherapy. When looking for information about this, however, you keep coming up with search results about homeopathy allergy drops available in stores that sell natural health products. What's the difference between these two therapies?

About Sublingual Allergy Medicine

Prescription and homeopathic sublingual allergy medication have similarities in their method of use and the basis for their use. Both contain a certain amount of an allergen. Using this medicine is intended to teach the immune system that allergens are not harmful and can be tolerated. Hay fever symptoms occur because your body is trying to fight off a substance it mistakenly recognizes as harmful. 

Allergy shots work in a similar manner, but many people shy away from the prospect of getting regular injections.

Details About Prescription Sublingual Allergy Medicine

The medicine that the FDA approved in 2014 is specific to allergies to certain grasses, but not for anything else. Allergy shots also are specific to certain substances. Both these methods essentially function as vaccines. 

Doctors had actually been prescribing sublingual allergy medication before FDA approval. This is a legal practice as long as the prescription medication is approved for at least one other use. In this case, the antigens in the tablets are the same as those used in FDA-approved allergy shots. 

Before you can receive a prescription, you must get a skin test to verify that you're allergic to any of the substances that these products treat. Then you'll take your first dose in the doctor's office or clinic in case you have a severe allergic reaction. If you have certain medical conditions, such as asthma, you may not be able to safely use this medicine.

If everything goes smoothly at your first appointment, you'll receive a prescription so you can obtain the tablets and use them at home.

Details About Homeopathic Allergy Remedies

Most homeopathic sublingual allergy remedies are in the form of liquid, although tablets are available as well. 

Many homeopathic solutions are more generalized than the prescription drugs, unlike prescription "vaccines" for allergies. Others target specific allergens, such as ragweed or a certain type of tree pollen, which may be more useful if the individual knows he or she only reacts to one specific antigen.

Either way, the remedies are intended to help the body heal in a holistic manner and to regulate the immune system so that it no longer has negative reactions to harmless substances. 

You can buy these therapeutic products without a prescription. They are not associated with side effects. With a generalized remedy, you may be able to resolve your allergic rhinitis symptoms even if you have several allergies, such as reactions to tree pollen, pet dander and dust mites. 

Conventional vs. Alternative Practitioner Viewpoint

Medical doctors typically don't approve of homeopathic remedies. They believe that the amount of the allergen included is too negligible to be effective. These physicians have been trained to rely on pharmaceutical drugs for healing, so they are often skeptical of natural remedies.

If you're interested in trying homeopathic sublingual drops, you might want to talk with an alternative health care practitioner or two for a more balanced perspective. These include naturopathic doctors, herbalists and homeopaths. 

Concluding Thoughts

Before you go to the expense and hassle of getting approved for prescription sublingual tablets, try high-quality homeopathic products from a natural health store in your area or buy them online at a site like MyAllergyDrops.com. You can always decide later on to give the prescription medicine a try if you aren't satisfied with your results. 


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Coping with Chronic Health Conditions: Tips

Ever since I was a young girl, I have had bad asthma and allergies. I had to stay in the hospital several times when I was in elementary school just to help get my asthma under control and it seemed like I was trying medication after medication with little success. I don't remember all of my childhood health details, since I was so young, but my mother has "filled in the blanks" for me. Thanks to modern medicine and a natural remedy, my health conditions are currently under control and have been for a few years now. I am very grateful for my good health, and I want to "pay it back" to others by creating a blog where I will post my health tips. I hope I can help you learn how to achieve good health!