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OK a few points from someone who uses oral drops for (strong, class 6) dust mite allergy. * the first dose MUST be administered by a doctor (so that they can t

OK a few points from someone who uses oral drops for (strong, class 6) dust mite allergy. * the first dose MUST be administered by a doctor (so that they can take measures if an acute adverse reaction happens) - for the same reason you must not leave the doctor for some half an hour after the first dose * you must stick to the regime if it's going to be efficient (i.e. no forgetting your dose) * for dust mite allergy, it takes 3 years, lasts for 3 years, and then you need to reepat it * in general, its efficiency is measured by the amount of medication you need daily - it should diminish with time * it's not effective in all cases * you can measure its efficiency also by a specialized blood test * in Europe, the drops cost ca €70 for two months

ahstilde 6y ago
Thanks for sharing your experience! It sounds different from many of our patients' experience -- we don't want our patients to have to repeat treatment! Our goal is to give our patients lifelong allergy relief with as little hassle as possible.
- dvfjsdhgfv 6y ago
  My personal experience is obviously limited - I'm using Staloral drops, they're very popular in Europe. Also, they seem to be very effective[0]: "sublingual immunotherapy was able to reduce the mean number of asthma attacks per year from 8.2 ± 3.05 before treatment to 0.44 ± 0.79 after 3 years, ie, the recommended duration of sublingual immunotherapy; complete clinical remission was recorded in 95% of patients with asthma and in 82% of patients with rhinitis" However, my doctor told me that what happens after 3-5 years after you stopped taking it is uncertain and often the therapy is repeated. The studies I saw about it are fairly recent so I guess researchers themselves might not be 100% sure about the long-term effectivity. [0] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3363974/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3363974/

ahstilde 6y ago

Thanks for sharing your experience! It sounds different from many of our patients' experience -- we don't want our patients to have to repeat treatment! Our goal is to give our patients lifelong allergy relief with as little hassle as possible.

dvfjsdhgfv 6y ago
My personal experience is obviously limited - I'm using Staloral drops, they're very popular in Europe. Also, they seem to be very effective[0]: "sublingual immunotherapy was able to reduce the mean number of asthma attacks per year from 8.2 ± 3.05 before treatment to 0.44 ± 0.79 after 3 years, ie, the recommended duration of sublingual immunotherapy; complete clinical remission was recorded in 95% of patients with asthma and in 82% of patients with rhinitis" However, my doctor told me that what happens after 3-5 years after you stopped taking it is uncertain and often the therapy is repeated. The studies I saw about it are fairly recent so I guess researchers themselves might not be 100% sure about the long-term effectivity. [0] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3363974/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3363974/