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Sameer Gupta MD
Temecula, CA
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Allergy
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English
Doctor Q&A
27 Answers
8 Agrees
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A 47-year-old member asked:
Dr. Sameer Guptaanswered
Allergy 21 years experience
Treat Asthma/Allergy: Yes it can help with mucus. Singulair (montelukast sodium, msd), is a selective orally active leukotriene receptor antagonist that specifically inhi... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
Dr. Sameer Guptaanswered
Allergy 21 years experience
Sinus rinses: Some of my patients have found neil med sinus rinses to be quite helpful in treating their sinus or nasal allergy symptoms. Give that a try.
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A 38-year-old member asked:
Dr. Sameer Guptaanswered
Allergy 21 years experience
Ct scan of sinuses: I would recommend seeing your doctor and get an imaging study of your sinuses like a ct scan of the sinuses . This can help sort out if you have chro... Read More
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A 47-year-old member asked:
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Allergy 21 years experience
Cannot smell : Usually if people have noticed that they cannot smell it can be due to various reasons. I would recommend to see your doctor to evaluate. In medical... Read More
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A 30-year-old member asked:
Dr. Sameer Guptaanswered
Allergy 21 years experience
Contact allergy : Many types of makeup can cause a contact allergy. Get this evaluated by an allergist or dermatologist that does contact allergy patch testing. Alter... Read More
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A 28-year-old male asked:
Dr. Sameer Guptaanswered
Allergy 21 years experience
See Allergist: You can treat the symptoms with over the counter medication and prescription medications. But the only way to cure allergies is to get skin testing b... Read More
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A 38-year-old female asked:
Dr. Sameer Guptaanswered
Allergy 21 years experience
Allegra (fexofenadine) and Zyrtec : Some of my patients have found Allegra (fexofenadine) 180 mg in the morning and zyrtec 10 mg in the evening to be helpful for their hives. Also impr... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:
Dr. Sameer Guptaanswered
Allergy 21 years experience
Nasalcrom (cromolyn): Over the counter options include Nasalcrom nasal spray . Some people find neil med sinus rinses are helpful as well. Others find that Allegra d or z... Read More
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A 49-year-old member asked:
Dr. Sameer Guptaanswered
Allergy 21 years experience
Sinus rinses: Some of my patients have found neil med sinus rinses to be quite helpful in treating their sinus or nasal allergy symptoms. Give that a try.
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A female asked:
Dr. Sameer Guptaanswered
Allergy 21 years experience
Get allergy testing : First confirm if you have dust mite or other types of environmental allergies by getting testing, typically from an allergist. Then you can consider ... Read More
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A 55-year-old female asked:
Dr. Sameer Guptaanswered
Allergy 21 years experience
Chronic sinusitis : The symptoms you describe are suggestive of a chronic sinus infection. Treatment with a longer course of a strong antibiotic like Augmentin (amoxicil... Read More
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A 21-year-old member asked:
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Allergy 21 years experience
Pollens: Typically grass pollens such as bermuda grass pollen , rye grass pollen are common in my patients. Also i find tree pollens are another common trigge... Read More
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A 22-year-old member asked:
Dr. Sameer Guptaanswered
Allergy 21 years experience
Sinus rinses: Some of my patients have found neil med sinus rinses to be quite helpful in treating their sinus or nasal allergy symptoms. Give that a try.
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A 48-year-old member asked:
Dr. Sameer Guptaanswered
Allergy 21 years experience
Red itchy rash: Signs and symptoms:
typically the main symptom is itchy skin that has an associated red rash.
You can also have associated blisters, thick or scal... Read More
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A 58-year-old female asked:
Dr. Sameer Guptaanswered
Allergy 21 years experience
Ct scan of sinuses: At this point get ct scan of sinuses. See if you can get culture of the mucus. See if you have underlying allergies contributing to sinus disease
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A 31-year-old member asked:
Dr. Sameer Guptaanswered
Allergy 21 years experience
Contact allergy : Many types of makeup can cause a contact allergy. Get this evaluated by an allergist or dermatologist that does contact allergy patch testing. Alter... Read More
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5.2k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 35-year-old male asked:
Dr. Sameer Guptaanswered
Allergy 21 years experience
Nasalcrom (cromolyn): Over the counter options include Nasalcrom nasal spray . Some people find neil med sinus rinses are helpful as well. Others find that Allegra d or z... Read More
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A 33-year-old member asked:
Dr. Sameer Guptaanswered
Allergy 21 years experience
Urticaria: Loratadine can work for some people. Also i find that some patients respond well to zyrtec (cetirizine) (ceterizine) daily. Both are available over ... Read More
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A male asked:
Dr. Sameer Guptaanswered
Allergy 21 years experience
5 to 10 minutes: I typically advise my patients 5-10 minutes
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A 22-year-old male asked:
Dr. Sameer Guptaanswered
Allergy 21 years experience
Depends : It depends on your individual body. Some of my patients find Benadryl (diphenhydramine) works well but they get quite tired after taking this . Othe... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
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Allergy 21 years experience
Depends: Given that Qvar is inhaled you do not have significant amount of medication going into the blood. Therefore your fetus should not have significant ex... Read More
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A 47-year-old female asked:
Dr. Sameer Guptaanswered
Allergy 21 years experience
Yes: Typical symptoms for asthma include chest tightness , shortness of breath , cough and wheezing
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A 38-year-old member asked:
Dr. Sameer Guptaanswered
Allergy 21 years experience
Sneezing : Sneezing multiple times can be common for people who suffer from allergies . Typically this is bothersome but not something to lose sleep on. You sh... Read More
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A 30-year-old male asked:
Dr. Sameer Guptaanswered
Allergy 21 years experience
It can : Some of my patients can get an upset stomach from post nasal drip either from allergies or from a sinus infection . See your doctor to see if a presc... Read More
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A 27-year-old female asked:
Dr. Sameer Guptaanswered
Allergy 21 years experience
See a doctor: You may have an infection. You should see your doctor especially if you have a change in the size of your breast
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A 44-year-old member asked:
Dr. Sameer Guptaanswered
Allergy 21 years experience
It may not be eczema: Go see your doctor to make sure it is not something else . Shingles can cause some significant pain and so can other skin disorders . Treatment can ... Read More
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A member asked:
Dr. Sameer Guptaanswered
Allergy 21 years experience
Amtihistamines: You can take over the counter antihistamines like zyrtec (cetirizine) (ceterizine) or Benadryl (diphenhydramine) and see if this helps.
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Gupta is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Gupta is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Thank you, your answer or tip was very helpful! I have had this problem for years. Trying to understand why and how to treat this
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Thank you, your answer or tip was very helpful! Thank you doctor I wish there was a way I could just ask you questions
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! Will try this and let u know
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, IL
Graduated 2002MD
Awards
Top Allergist , Second Place, National - Winter
2013
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