EPD FAQ
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Mixtures There are EPD mixtures for inhalants (e.g. dust, dust mites, pollen, animal dander, etc), foods, yeasts and bacteria, and mixed common chemicals, as well as formaldehyde. Based on the patients symptom’s and history, the doctor determines the appropriate ones to use. These may be given together as one shot, or administered separately, using both arms. This is why some people may receive one, two, or three shots. The currently available mixes are: * X-theta - low dose foods, inhalants, molds, bacteria, yeasts, etc (The standard starting treatment). It has been seen that EPD can produce favorable results on occasion even for allergic items which are not included in the mixes. Cross-reaction by relatives of items in the mix may be enough exposure to clear such a sensitivity. Undefined or unknown sensitivities can usually be treated without extensive diagnostic identification. This eliminates much tedious skin testing. Safety EPD can be used to treat patients who are extremely ill much more safely than any other of therapy. Unlike many varieties of traditional immunotherapy, no life threatening reactions to EPD have been recorded since its inception in the 1960’s. |
Well over 500,000 doses have reportedly been given. In the UK, traditional “incremental” desensitisation is only allowed to be given in hospital settings where emergency resuscitation equipment is available for patients succumbing to a reaction (some 26 people had died prior to the law being put in effect). EPD, on the other hand, is allowed to be administered in doctor’s offices. EPD injections contain a much smaller dose level of allergenic substances than the traditional allergy shots and are considered safe for very sensitive patients. Traditional allergy shots contain dose concentrations of between 1:100,000 [10-5] and 1:10 [10-1]. EPD contains between 1:100,000,000,000,000 [10-14] and 1:10,000,000 [10-7], which is similar to or less than the amounts used for diagnostic skin prick testing. Anaphylactic reactions to EPD serum could exist in theory, as with any injection, but the predicted chances are extremely low. Side effects Short-term side effects range from “none” to “as bad as you were without EPD or other treatments”. About 20% of patients experience a substantial worsening of present or past symptoms, lots more get minor symptoms. Reactions generally last 1-3 days but, on very rare occasions, have been seen to last over 4 weeks. For the long ones, see your EPD doctor to see if he can determine a method of relief and of preventing them in the future. When seen, these problems generally accompany the first few shots and lessen as the treatments progress. |