Originally posted by: destrekor
Originally posted by: TridenTBoy3555
Originally posted by: vshah
you should get out more. subject yourself to the things that cause your allergies and eventually you'll get over them. (at least that worked for me)
You don't really understand pollen allergies... They don't go away after exposure. I've been out there for years now with my pollen allergies and I have not built up any resistance. It doesn't work that way...
Not to build credit for the "keep exposing oneself to allergy agents" concept... but it does work in some circumstances.
Sometimes allergies for pollens you have been exposed to for a long time will never really diminish in reaction... but sometimes your body will adjust to a specific agent/histamine combination. I do know that if you move to a different area that has pollens you've never experienced before, you can often experience allergic reactions to that new invader - but over time your body adjusts or simply gets used to the fact that that specific pollen won't be disappearing any time soon.
But I'd reckon a safe guess and say that pollens you've been exposed to for many years, will continue to cause the same level of reaction your whole life. Only solution is loratadine (Claritin) or similar antihistamine products.