I got allergy shots from the time I was 14 until I was 23. They helped me a lot! Because of my dr's hours and where his office was though, after having my first child I just couldn't get her picked up from day care on time and also get my shots so I stopped going. Either the shots helped me get over the severest of the allergies or I outgrew them because now I only have to take Aleve-D occasionally when I get a sinus headache. Even the cedar trees and cats that I was seriously, seriously allergic to don't bother me - that is, or course, unless I roll around in cedar dust or get cat hair near my eyes. I can actually pet a cat now and as long as I wash my hands afterwards, I'm okay. Before I couldn't even be in a house that had a cat in it.
Good luck with whatever you decide!
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