Many people across northern Nevada are coping with fall allergies due to sage brush and rabbit brush.

When it comes to seasonal allergies, different times of the year affect people differently.

For those battling allergies right now, you can most likely point to our state's flower for being the culprit.

Sagebrush and rabbitbrush are creating lots of pollen in the air, especially with the warmer temperatures the region is seeing.

Some locals said they are not having a good time dealing with their allergies.

"You can't concentrate as easily," said Byron Irwin, Reno resident. "You read and your eyes start burning or they start watering or you always have to carry stuff around with you because your nose starts dripping." 

Many folks are out there struggling with allergies this time of year.

While the state's flower is playing a role, Renown says the dust in your home can also cause for you to feel symptoms.

"The worst part about allergies is it fatigues you because the reason you're having allergies is your immune system is trying to say 'hey you just snuffed something up your noses I don't like', so the white cells and everyone are going to come and fight that," said Dr. Marie McCormack, Division Chief, Renown Primary Care. "And when they fight that it uses up all your reserves." 

Other symptoms include stuffy or runny nose, a cough or itchy, dry or watery eyes.

For seeking treatments, Dr. McCormack says you should treat symptoms you struggle with most.

So, if you have a runny nose?

"Histamine cells inside your nose and throat is what makes snot and so if you take an anti-histamine, it shuts that down," she said.

For folks on the other side of the coin?

"If you're plugged up and you take a decongestant you'll start running," Dr. McCormack said. "It's supposed to help your nose to run."

If it's your eyes that get the brunt of it, then she recommends getting allergy eye drops; just make sure you put them in more than once a day.

One man, who recently moved here from the east coast, has his own method to the madness.

"Well that's part of fighting the allergies for me because I'm absorbing in whatever is causing for me to be allergic, but it's also resulting in me building immunity long term," Irwin said.

Renown says if you get an allergen shot, you are getting a small dose of what makes you allergic.

Dr. McCormack says that it's best to just listen your body and get medical treatment if you feel like you need it.