It is not perfect guaranteed 100% success for everyone, sadly. The doctor told me some people are practically cured, some have a mild improvement, and some none.

I fall in the middle ground category. Exposure therapy for 1-2 years managed to get it from being a pain in the ass to manageable. Maybe getting older also played a role, on my father’s side, people seem to get less allergic in their 20s and 30s. Also, if I take a little care of what I eat, I practically have zero issues with eczema any more, while as a kid I was an itching, bloody mess if I even thought of the wrong food. So maybe it is just growing up.

Now, I can ignore most symptoms with one or even just a half ceterizine pill in summer. Generic versions are pretty cheap now.

Loratidine somehow knocks me out and makes my mood go down for 1-2 days, so I avoid it.