This season sucks. Why can't we declare a war on allergies? I barely want to crawl out of bed. Claritin is the only thing that works and the effect is to dry me out until it's not physically possible for my nose to run. So, I counteract this by drinking four liters of water every day. I can't wait to get past this.
lucky for you the one a day pill works. Claritin and the new Singulair both did jack shit for me. After 4 years in Korea where pollution kept my seasonal allergies at bay, the return to "we had no winter this year" Oklahoma sucked muchly.
I was popping 4 -8 Actifed (which put me on the Meth producers watch list as Actifed is now a controlled drug here in Methland) a day until my body finally adjusted and the ragweed/tree pollen dropped.
So suck it up! (try Singulair, it is different and may work for you without that dried out feeling)