We want to make sure your appointment is as successful as possible, which is why we ask that you avoid taking certain medications that may interfere with the effectiveness of your allergy test before coming in.
Wear short sleeves to your testing appointment. Please be sure to stop taking the following medications:
- All anti-histamines (Claritin, Allegra, Benadryl, Zyrtec, etc)
- All vitamins and supplements
- Allergy eye drops
- Any sublingual immunotherapy allergy drops
- Advil PM
- Tylenol PM
- NyQuil and any medication that may contain benadryl or antihistamines (please read your labels)
Please stop taking all beta blockers.
If you are taking any prescription medications, please give us a call to consult with our medical team. They can assess and identify any issues with your medication that could interfere with testing.
These medications include:
Heart medications
Blood pressure medications
Sleep aides
And other prescription medications
Call us at 512-628-5989.
Please let us know if you have ever been to the emergency room or used an Epipen for a severe allergic reaction of any kind.
Avoid strenuous exercise for the remainder of the day after testing.
Contact our office, and we will gladly walk you through any and all questions you may have.
You can also send us a message through our contact page.