1) Who should consider immunotherapy?
Any patient who is suffering from any of the allergy desease like asthma , rhinitis should consider immunotherapy as early as possible. The role of immunotherapy in atopic eczema is not very clear, though recently it has shown to be benicial.

2) How old do you need to be to have injections?
Immunotherapy is safe in all age group, though in children the inconvenience of taking injections is encountered  age is not a intension for decision to start immunotherapy.

3) How well do they work?
It is very effective in relieving symptoms, preventing complication and reducing usage of concomitant medications generally three out of four patients respond will to immunotherapy. The success rate is best for inhalant allergens.

4) Are there lots of injections?
Yes! Allergy injections are started at very low doses. The dose is gradually increased on a regular (and usually weekly) basis, until a "maintenance" dose is reached. This usually means four to six months of weekly injections. It is a bit like climbing a staircase. Once the top maintenance dose is reached, the injections are administered less often, although still on a regular basis. Maintenance injections are normally given once per month for a few years.

5) How long will you be having injections?
This form of treatment is not a "quick fix". You need to be committed for it to work. If immunotherapy helps, it is normally recommended that maintenance doses be continued for an extra 3 to 5 years. This decreases the chance that your allergies will return. While this is a lot of trouble, you need to remember that you are treating a condition that might otherwise last many times that period of time.

6) Can you still use medicines as well?
You can still use all your allergy and asthma medicines at the same time in the usual way.

7) How long will the benefit last?
There are only a few long-term studies of how long the benefit of treatment lasts after the injections are stopped. They suggest that most people remain well for at least 5 years after stopping treatment. "Anecdotal experience" suggest that the benefit often lasts a lot longer, and that returning allergies are often milder than that experienced originally.

8) What happens if my allergies return after stopping injections?
You can use medication or restart immunotherapy if necessary.