Boyfriend has bad allergies? Medicine recommendation please?

[Cherry_Almond]

My boyfriend has pretty bad allergies all around but he doesn't like taking medicine because it dries out his nose and throat. But recently he started getting really congested too and doesn't sleep very well because he is coughing so much. Is there a good medicine for that (related to allergies)?

PS: The medicines that I KNOW for sure he has tried already are Claritin, Sudafed, Benadryl, and one other that I cant remember the name of it.

[J B]

Sudafed or benadryl will help with the coughing and the congestion but they need to be taken until he is completely well. Intermittent dosing of any medication does no good until you have a "theraputic level" in your blood stream from regular dosing.

[jocey]

Something a little bit different is a natural way to treat allergies. Some vitamins that help block histamine are C and E. He can try to take supplements. Foods that contain vitamin C are guavas, black currants, parsley, and citrus fruits. Some foods that contain vitamin E are wheat germ, avocado, almonds and corn oil.