If you have allergy, you know how annoying it is to get watering eyes, sneezing, running nose, congestion and so on. I used to carry pocket-size Kleenex with me all the time because of it.

I tried taking Claritin-D, but that stuff takes a while to kick in.  Later I tried Zertec-D and loved it for a while.  Because it kicks in fast and stops almost all of my symptoms.  No more congestion! Yay!  Then I started to get insomnia.  My congestion is the worst at night time.  Without allergy medicine I cannot sleep.  But with Zertec-D, I would be just staring at the ceiling the whole nigh.  *sigh

A friend recommended Benadryl, said it helps to sleep.  It did.  The first night I took it, I was getting drowsy the 3rd hour or so.  I crawled to bed and was unconscious within minutes.  Then the next morning came.  I woke up feeling equally drowsy as 8 hours ago.  My legs were wobbling and my head spinning.  I couldn’t even walk straight.  I crashed right back to bed and was unconscious for another 4 to 6 hours.

So that’s my story.  Zertec-D makes me all hyper (almost mania). Benadryl makes me drowsy, unable to stay awake or concentrate on anything (even my favorite knitting!).

Now what?