Homeopathic Awesomeness!

As most of you know, Jake has had horrible allergy issues since he was born. Although the pediatrician assured me Jake was too young for allergies, I knew he was wrong. When he was 11 months old we started giving him Cingulair every day. Then we added Claritin/Zyrtec every day. Then came the Flonase every day. A few months ago I had our pediatrician test Jake for environmental allergies. When the doc called with the results, he said, "I've never seen a child's results come back with so many positives." Out of 25 items tested for, Jake is allergic to 23.

A few weeks before Halloween Jake had his worst case ever. He was struggling to breathe. We made a trip to the doctor who put Jake on a steroid and Xopenex in the nebulizer/inhaler. We also had 2 different medicines for the nebulizer. It was too much to keep up with.

Jake had also been having issues with not sleeping and nightmares. He had become aggressive at school. This was so unlike him. I started researching side effects and decided to take him off everything. I started educating myself on homeopathic remedies. I went into People’s Pharmacy and just asked for help.

For the past month Jake has been taking a household dust/mold mix spray, a cedar spray, pet dander drops and dissolvable allergy tablets with a histamine “blocker.” He’s most sensitive to molds and pet dander. The only thing he’s not allergic to is dust. This means, at all times of the year, he’s sick. Since he’s been taking the sprays, drops and tablets, he’s been a completely different kid. He’s not sneezing. He’s not having the nasal drainage. He’s not coughing. He’s not having the reaction to our dogs. He’s not having nightmares. He’s sleeping all night. He’s not being aggressive at school. He’s happier!

The medications he was taking were treating (barely) the symptoms. The homeopathic remedies have helped his body start taking care of itself without the harmful drugs. To me, the best part about the homeopathic stuff, no side effects, AT ALL! It’s also cheaper than the allergy meds (that our insurance decided to stop paying for). Another plus, we don’t have to force Jake to take the sprays, drops or tablets. He calls the tablets candy. The sprays are tasteless so they don’t bother him.

While I’ve gone through feeling guilty that I’ve been drugging my child for the past 2 years of his life, I’m so excited I’ve found an alternative! The alternative works better than all the medicines put together!