“Should I take medications for seasonal allergies?”

If you get symptoms, taking medication will help you to subside your symptoms.

Treat with over the counter medications and if severe see your PCP for next steps.

Yes, if seasonal allergies are bad enough that they are disrupting your life, then it is a good choice to try medication. But there are different types of medication. You can do nasal sprays, whether it's simple, saline sprays, Or ones like flonaze or nasonex. Sometimes, though, if the whole body is involved in the allergy, oral pills might be better and those include claritin, zyrtec, or allegra. These ones are Longer lasting meds that do not necessarily make you drowsy; versus benadryl, that you have to take multiple times a day and often will make you sleepy. All of these medications I have listed are over the counter and do not require any prescription from a physician.

It depends on the severity of your symptoms, and whether or not you have any other underlying conditions, like asthma. Studies show that when allergy sufferers keep their allergies under control there are less asthma attacks, so it definitely helps in those situations. If you are prone to sinus infections it also makes sense to treat allergies, as they can cause sinus congestion which can create an environment for sinusitis. If your symptoms are mild, then it is up to you whether it is worth taking medicine for this or not. There are non-sedating antihistamines, like loratadine and fexofenadine, which are well tolerated and won't make you drowsy.