You may benefit from allergy shots if you:
• Have symptoms not controlled with allergy medications
• Have side effects from allergy medicines
• Want to decrease medication use
• Have allergy triggers that you cannot avoid (e.g., pollen, dust)
• Have severe reactions to stinging insects (bees, wasps, hornets)
• Want to spend more time outdoors
• Want a better long-term solution to your allergy problem
Allergy shots are also effective in the treatment of allergic asthma. Over time, they can help your breathing
and decrease the need for asthma medicines. Allergy shots also benefit some patients with eczema or atopic
dermatitis, when the condition is associated with other allergies.