I have allergic asthma and high eosinophil count. I have been taking montelukast lc for the past 5 years. Is it ok to continue taking this long term? I get severe cold if I stop taking the medicine for even a single day.

Dr. Vivek PatilPulmonologist32yrs exp

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Hello lybrate-user, ideal course for you would be to get your allergy test done to identify the allergens responsible for your symptoms and then accordingly avoid them. Your allergologist will be able to guide you if immunotherapy can be of any help to you after studying your allergies. Avoidance and immunotherapy are the only measures which can help you get rid of the medication.  

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Dr. C. E PrasadPulmonologist34yrs exp

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Yes, You can take but have a complete evaluation again since certain types of allergy require different drugs.  

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Dr. Pranali PatilPulmonologist8yrs exp

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Hi Lybrate User, At initial level you need to do cbc, s. Ige and pft and then we can plan about allergy testing and subsequent immunotherapy, till then observe your symptoms, when they get triggered? By what and any specific food, place or substance causes an outbreak of cold, try to avoid the things which you are aware of that causes cold. Follow up with a pulmonologist.  

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