Why your allergy symptoms are getting worse When the allergies really kick in, tissues can hardly cut it. Image credits: Brittany Colette. For those with allergies, life in the past may not have been fun but at least the pattern was predictable. Reach for the box of tissues, try not to rub your eyes — a period of suffering, and that’s that. Those who suffered knew that allergies would arrive and leave at certain times of the year. But the allergy picture has changed. Doctors see a different pattern, and allergies stick around for more. To make matters even worse, symptoms have become more severe.