A member asked:

I suffer from dust mite allergy for like 5 years. i'm doing immunotherapy shots for 3 years, and no substantial good results.and drugs don't work.why?

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Dr. Joram Seggev answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine - Allergy & Immunology

Time to rethink: Allergen immunotherapy may take from 3 to 5 years for completion but most patients feel a moderate response after one year, significant after 2 years. Under any circumstances, after 3 years of shots with no response, it is time to review the diagnosis and the treatment. If your allergist is not open for a thorough review, seek a second opinion.

Answered 6/29/2020

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Dr. Douglas Berson answered

Specializes in Allergy and Immunology

Ask the allergist: Too many variables to answer this. Your diagnosis or shots could be wrong. You should ask the allergist or physician who is prescribing the shots and if you cannot get a satisfactory answer consider a second opinion with another allergist. Look for allergists certified by the american board of allergy and immunology. A good source is the website of the am academy of allergy: aaaai.Org.

Answered 6/4/2017

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