A member asked:

Can you tell me what occurs if i forget to stop taking antihistamines before allergy testing?

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Dr. Jorge De la Pedraja answered

Specializes in Plastic Surgery

No response: The antihistamines block the natural immune response to a certain stimulus you may be allergic to. If you take them before an allergy test you may not respond appropriately. So the test results may be wrong.

Answered 10/6/2017

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