I have recently (in the last year) developed terrible allergies that never bothered me as a kid. I have had sinus congestion, coughing, sneezing, watery eyes every day for the past 9 months. It's embarrassing at work, especially at my serving job to be sneezing and blowing my nose LITERALLY every 5 minutes. Worst of all, I have headaches every single day no matter what I do. I have taken Zyrtec, Sudafed, Mucinex (several kinds), other antihistamines, Claritin all for several weeks or months at a time with no real improvement. A trip to the doctor's left me with a $120 bill and $120 prescriptions that did nothing. A trip to a specialist would cost even more, and I think doctors are full of crap--what motivation do they have to help me if I have to keep coming back to pay them if I stay sick? I have friends in med school, and doctors are trained to give off an air of confidence even if they have NO CLUE how to "help". I've never been helped by a visit to the physical health doctor, ever. My nose has recently started burning on the inside very severely a few times a day.

Add this to the fatigue, lethargy, nausea and sleeplessness caused by sinus problems and depression, and I have gained some weight and felt even worse. It's hard to get up and get going and take steps to help my mental issues when I physically feel like I want to pass out (not that I can sleep when I do).

Has anyone else had this type of problem? Or any ideas for sinus issues?
I know that others have much worse health problems, and I am probably just being whiny. I mean, I could have cancer or a brain tumor or chronic back pain and I would feel much worse and people live with that. But I still feel like crud and I'm getting really sick of it.

any ideas?