Immunotherapy can only treat one Allergy at a time? (UK)

Hi All

Recently I had a consultation in central London with an Allergy clinic. My skin prick test showed i'm Allergic to Dust Mite, Tree/Grass Pollen, Cats and Mould.

My doctor mentioned in the UK we only treat one allergy at a time and the method is usually SLIT which cost £2000 for a years supply of tablets. I've been trying to find somewhere that does the shots for multiple allergies within the UK but am not having much luck. From what i've read on this forum, people get treated for multiple Allergies and they really see the benefit.

For any that its helpful to, the recommendation in the consultation was to go through the following routine each day. The main thing that helped me was to start using multiple medications and double the dosage.

Morning

1. Neilmed Nasal Rinse
2. Steroid Nasal Spray
3. Asthma Inhaler
4. Fexofendine

Evening

1. Neilmed Nasal Rinse
2. Steroid Nasal Spray
3. Asthma Inhaler
4. Fexofenadine
5. Montelukast

I also have to add Rinatec (Ipratropium Bromide) to my routine otherwise my nose just runs constantly all day.

Additionally I would have liked to have gone for an appointment with the NHS, however the nearest appointment was 2 months away and I was suffering quite badly. If its helpful to anyone my consultation and testing came to £419.

Thanks

Thanks for your response. I thought i'd post a quick update for anyone it may be useful to.

Since my last post, I've had one more Private consultation at another clinic and just recently one for free on the NHS.

Second Private Appointment
The conclusion was that Multiple Allergies can be treated at the same time. Although in the UK we use SLIT as its supposedly more convenient for everyone involved, personally i'm not quite sure, if your having to take daily drops for each individual Allergy, 15 minutes apart, ontop of your current Allergy routine, it does get a bit much.

I ended up purchasing 6 months of HDM SLIT for £900 and 6 months of Pollen for £900. My doctor suspects i'll know within 4 months if the treatment is effective and whether to continue.

NHS Appointment
The UK doctor basically told me I shouldn't shop around and Multi Sensitized people like me need to accept there Ill and treat symptoms as opposed to looking for a 'Cure'. She mentioned how she wouldn't have even started me on SLIT, as they only help people with one or very rarely two Allergies. She mentioned in the UK we do not desensitize multiple allergies because it doesn't work very well.

The conclusion was to carry on SLIT for 6 months and let the NHS doctor know how I get on. I am also currently trialing Intranasal Capsaicin to see if it helps with the watery runny nose.

Thanks

Post Edited (westham88) : 12/5/2017 4:25:27 AM (GMT-7)

Thanks again for the response Alcie. Its funny because you have the exact same allergies as me. Along with having a little Asthma however Allergies obviously make it worse.

Unfortunately here in the UK, it just seems very difficult to get help.

Never heard of something like that. My doc gave me small doses of each thing I was allergic to. He did not add in dust because I was very allergic to that. He made me wait for 15 minutes and then I would show him my arm especially if it was red. He had to give me benedril shot if I had a reaction. I had years and years of this. Eventually he did give me dust shots. Now I have no carpeting or heavy drapes and also have mites covers. Must clean and dust often.
I am sorry you have problems getting help. I am in the US and my doc was great, very careful and responsive to me. I did have years and years of shots though.
It makes no sense why they will not give multiple shots. Also seems so expensive too. They do have to be careful to not give you too much of anything. Giving shots separately is good because that way they know what you are reacting to and know what to cut back on and if they can increase dosage