How Should an Allergic Reaction Be Handled?
First of all, you need to make sure that an allergic reaction is really at the root of the symptoms you're having. If it's not, then the allergy treatment you use will not help. In fact, if you take allergy medicine for symptoms you think are related to allergies and it doesn't help, it might be that your symptoms are not allergy related at all.
It's never a good idea to try to diagnose yourself. If you think you are having an allergic reaction, then talk to your doctor, who can help you decide what's going on in your body. And then the docton can recommend the right treatment for you.
Commonly, medicines that interfere in some way with the immune process are prescribed. This includes antihistamines, leukotriene modifiers and steroids. For severe anaphylaxis reactions, epinephrine may be needed.
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