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Can Allergy Medication Be Consumed On A Daily Basis For Seasonal Allergies?

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Posted on Mon, 6 Oct 2014
Question: Hello, I was wondering if someone should take an OTC allergy medication daily if they have long periods where they are experiencing no allergy symptoms? If someone has seasonal allergies, should they be on medication continually?
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Answered by Dr. Grzegorz Stanko (24 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
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Detailed Answer:
Hello!

Thank you for the query.

Allergy medicines (H1 blockers) should be taken in case of symptoms only. This medicines do not treat an allergy. Its main function is to ease symptoms. So in case of seasonal allergy (like pollens allergy), it is pointless to take them in the winter or in other season when there is no allergy factor.
Winter is the time when allergy should be treated with immunotherapy (so called desensitization).

Hope this will help. Feel free to ask further questions.
Regards.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Can Allergy Medication Be Consumed On A Daily Basis For Seasonal Allergies?

Brief Answer: Detailed below. Detailed Answer: Hello! Thank you for the query. Allergy medicines (H1 blockers) should be taken in case of symptoms only. This medicines do not treat an allergy. Its main function is to ease symptoms. So in case of seasonal allergy (like pollens allergy), it is pointless to take them in the winter or in other season when there is no allergy factor. Winter is the time when allergy should be treated with immunotherapy (so called desensitization). Hope this will help. Feel free to ask further questions. Regards.