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Different antihistamines work for different people. None of them work for everybody. Besides, you have to take them for several days (3-5) in order for them to reach therapeutic levels. Benadryl is more effective but does cause drowsiness, but it doesn't bother me much. You can definitely take it at night.
Oral desensitization (taking local honey) can't hurt, but it doesn't have much real scientific evidence to back it up. Also, for it to work, you'd have to take it consistently for years.
The eye drops that have any benefit (like Optivar) are prescription only.
The best thing you can do is wash your face, hands, and shower etc. more than usual - especially before bed so you're not coated in allergens all night. Try to avoid cutting the grass (or whatever the pollen is that bothers you most).
The good news is allergic rhinitis isn't gonna kill you! The bad news is allergies don't go away when they affect you as an adult. Children often "outgrow" their allergies due to changes in the balance of their immune systems as they mature. Adult onset allergies are there for life, or at least until your immune system declines with old age. Yay. Depending on how much this bothers you, prepare for this period next year by going to the doctor a month ahead next year and get some advice.
For this year take some benadryl when you can tolerate it, and wash hands, face and clothes whenever you think they might be allergenic. Good luck!
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