Q I can barely get through the day unless I take antihistamines every day. If I get Korean medicine treatment, will I be able to manage without medication?
A Antihistamines suppress symptoms quickly, but the underlying state of a hypersensitive nasal mucosa remains, so symptoms tend to return when you stop. Korean medicine treatment aims to reduce drug dependence by restoring the weakened mucosa and defenses so the body reacts less to the same antigens. During periods of severe symptoms, we gradually taper the medication while using it alongside treatment.
Detailed Answer
Second-generation antihistamines are effective at quickly calming a runny nose and sneezing by blocking histamine receptors, but they do not change the underlying cause of the mucosa's hypersensitivity. That is why symptoms often rise again when the medication is stopped. During periods of severe symptoms, a realistic approach is to use the medication alongside treatment to reduce discomfort while, in the meantime, also pursuing treatment that restores the mucosa.
Korean Medicine Clinic Perspective
Dongjedang helps the mucosa maintain its own moisture by replenishing fluids in the dried-out mucosa and lifting the weakened lung qi. We combine nasal bloodletting therapy that directly reduces swelling of the nasal mucosa with customized herbal medicine that corrects whole-body water metabolism. If you prepare two to three months before periods when symptoms worsen, such as the spring pollen season, you can reduce how much you rely on medication during peak season.
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