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So I\'m addicted to nasal spray...
tl/dr: I guess this is a PSA. Use nasal decongestant sprays only for a couple days at a time, lest ye become an Afrin junky.
--- Not a true addiction, but a physical dependence. Been a rough winter for the Warden and me. We've each had the flu and a couple of bad colds. I came down with sinusitis in early February and started using over the counter nasal sprays for relief. I have a deviated septum, thanks to a broken honker when I was a kid, and only one side of my nose functions effectively. If that side gets stuffed up I am miserable. Hence the nasal spray. The stuff works, but because I've been using it for the better part of a month I now am suffering from rebound congestion. Basically my sinuses swell up unless I take a couple hits from the nasal spray. My doc's analogy: it's like hemorrhoids in your nose. I have to take 4 sudafeds to gain relief even for a couple hours. The only way to break the cycle of congestion is to quit the sprays cold-turkey. I'm on day 2. It sucks. |
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Re: So I\'m addicted to nasal spray...
the first spray is always free...
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Re: So I\'m addicted to nasal spray...
pretty soon it will be cocaine. Is this really the path you want to head down?
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Re: So I\'m addicted to nasal spray...
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pretty soon it will be cocaine. Is this really the path you want to head down? [/ QUOTE ] Should eventually burn a hole in your septum, thus helping your breathing. I see no downside. |
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Re: So I\'m addicted to nasal spray...
Dude I am in the exact same boat as you. I have a deviated septum that seems to always been clogged. I have been resisting using afrin but every once in awhile. The stuff is a miracle drug.
You prolly should just go get surgery to fix your deviated septum. It's just a minor procedure I have ben reading about, becuase I want to get it done too. I bought some stuff call NasalCrom from Walmart that was supposed to help but did not do anything. My dad also has the same problem as me. He swears by shooting a couple of sprays of FloNase every day. Says it keeps him clear. You should try that. |
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Re: So I\'m addicted to nasal spray...
Dr. Min Ahn 508 755 8623
Call this guy and get it fixed. He's the best imo. |
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Re: So I\'m addicted to nasal spray...
You realize, Toro, that every crank in OOT will be calling this guy begging for adderal scripts....
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Re: So I\'m addicted to nasal spray...
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Dr. Min Ahn 508 755 8623 Call this guy and get it fixed. He's the best imo. [/ QUOTE ] Ummmm can we get a little more here? |
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Re: So I\'m addicted to nasal spray...
On a related note cocaine does help alot. Every time after I am clear as a whistle.
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Re: So I\'m addicted to nasal spray...
Yeah no doubt. I am miserable.
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