Rogue Keeper on 22/9/2003 at 12:05

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I am allergic to Ambrosia plants. I’ve been through some allergy tests five years ago and my doc told me that.
It‘s a very common plant here in Europe in fact, it blooms uncontrollably from July to September like a weed. During these months I often suffer from the Ambrosia bloom in the air – sometimes it causes me sneeze attacks and I’m having some breathing difficulties because of bloated mucous in my nose.
It’s nothing as serious as asthma, however it’s worse than when I was younger and my Doc told me that if I wouldn’t take any pharmaceuticals, the asthma could eventually develop after some time.
So I must take pharmaceuticals – some nose drops and nose sprays, and this year my Doc prescribed me a special cure – oral drops with small amount of Ambrosia extract. I must take 20 drops twice a week so my body gets used to the allergen and won’t react dangerously whenever I come in contact with the Ambrosia bloom.

It has one good long-term effect though. I don‘t fear the Gray Death.:cheeky:

More about Ambrosia Artemisifolia plant:
(http://plants.usda.gov/cgi_bin/plant_profile.cgi?symbol=AMAR2)
(http://www.missouriplants.com/Greenalt/Ambrosia_artemisifolia_page.html)

Rogue Keeper on 22/9/2003 at 12:30

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It's a special sublingual "Staloral" vaccine manufactured by (www.stallergenes.com) .
This pharmaceutical company in France receives orders from allergologists (is that corect?) from many countries and they manufacture a specific vaccine for every patient accoring the demands of his doctor.
It's quite expensive (about 66 Euro or so for a 4 vial package), luckily my health insurance company covers large percentage of the price.

The color is far from phosphorous green - it's a waterlike sweet liquid.
TOO MUCH SWEET for my taste. :p