The reason symptoms mainly affect the eyes and nose is because that's where pollen lands and irritates your immune system. Once your immune system detects the little pollen dust in your body, it overreacts. It misidentifies the pollen as dangerous and sends out an antibody called immunoglobulin E to fight it off.
Some of the more popular prescription sleep medications include: 1  eszopiclone (Lunesta), which is a non-benzodiazepine sedative. 2  ramelteon (Rozerem), which is a melatonin receptor agonist. 3  trazodone (Desyrel), which is an antidepressant of the serotonin antagonist and reuptake inhibitor class.
When choosing an over the counter sleeping pill, the first decision is whether to take one containing melatonin, an anti-histamine or a herbal remedy. A basic rule of thumb to understand the difference is as follows: 1  Anti-histamines â generally have the strongest sedative effect. 2  Melatonin â helps regulate sleep after disruption due to events like jet-lag or shift work. 3  Herbal pills â usually have a lighter effect.