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re: Kicking an addiction: Nasal Spray
Posted on 7/15/14 at 10:32 pm to RedElephants
Posted on 7/15/14 at 10:32 pm to RedElephants
Rhinitis medicamentosa
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Posted on 7/15/14 at 10:35 pm to RedElephants
Have no fear, the government will soon make nasal spray Sched II so we are all safe
Posted on 7/15/14 at 10:39 pm to Paige
Benadryl knocks me out. Don't like taking it because I'm too groggy in the mornings. I haven't tried the breathe right strips yet I always assumed they didn't work but I guess it couldn't hurt to try them.
Posted on 7/15/14 at 10:40 pm to RedElephants
you can thank big pharma for that
Posted on 7/15/14 at 10:54 pm to RedElephants
With Afrin the more you use it the worse it gets. I don't use it too often but when I do it's just once a day before bedtime and just one drop in each nostril.
For as bad as you have it I'd stop using the Afrin right away and start using some saline rinse each day till it clears up.
Saline Rinse + Allegra is how I roll.
For as bad as you have it I'd stop using the Afrin right away and start using some saline rinse each day till it clears up.
Saline Rinse + Allegra is how I roll.
Posted on 7/15/14 at 10:56 pm to constant cough
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Saline Rinse
I hear La lawmakers are considering banning this soon bc children
Posted on 7/15/14 at 10:56 pm to RedElephants
My dad was addicted to nasal spray. It's common.
Posted on 7/15/14 at 10:58 pm to RedElephants
I was addicted to it too. Going cold turkey for a few days is the only way to get over it. Also you might want to see an ENT because there is prolly an underlying condition that needs to be fixed.
Posted on 7/15/14 at 10:58 pm to K9
I dealt with the nasal spray addiction last year. You really have to go cold turkey. There is simply no easy way to get off it. Breathe right strips and sudafed may help a tiny, tiny bit. Nothing else does. Steroid shots don't help and trying to wean by diluting with saline doesn't either.
As long as you keep introducing the drug, you'll keep getting the rebound congestion.
After about 2-3 days, one nostril should get a little better and 5-7 days for both. Then you'll wonder why you didn't just quit cold turkey earlier...but you'll feel amazing you beat it and be proud of yourself.
It's a serious problem and it's hard to get off. The first couple nights is almost like a smoker quitting nicotine because relief is so readily available at every corner drug store and your just going on willpower.
Seriously...just 2-3 days and maybe not even that long. All you need is just to get to the point where you can breathe a little bit in one nostril and it's all downhill from there.
As long as you keep introducing the drug, you'll keep getting the rebound congestion.
After about 2-3 days, one nostril should get a little better and 5-7 days for both. Then you'll wonder why you didn't just quit cold turkey earlier...but you'll feel amazing you beat it and be proud of yourself.
It's a serious problem and it's hard to get off. The first couple nights is almost like a smoker quitting nicotine because relief is so readily available at every corner drug store and your just going on willpower.
Seriously...just 2-3 days and maybe not even that long. All you need is just to get to the point where you can breathe a little bit in one nostril and it's all downhill from there.
This post was edited on 7/15/14 at 11:01 pm
Posted on 7/15/14 at 11:02 pm to RedElephants
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Benadryl knocks me out. Don't like taking it because I'm too groggy in the mornings. I haven't tried the breathe right strips yet I always assumed they didn't work but I guess it couldn't hurt to try them.
The strips can be surprisingly effective. My antihistamine nemesis is Zyrtec. That shite makes me dopey for 24 hours, and not in a good way. Allegra is best for me. Your other long-acting, (nominally) non-drowsy benadryl alternative would be Claritin. All these are available as generics for much cheaper than the brand names.
Posted on 7/15/14 at 11:04 pm to biglego
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I hear La lawmakers are considering banning this soon bc children
Why would they ban it when all it is is salt?
Posted on 7/15/14 at 11:12 pm to RedElephants
The shite with Vicks is addicting
Posted on 7/15/14 at 11:15 pm to Rohan
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Nasal spray is not addictive. Your body builds up a resistance to it and it becomes less and less effective, but the spray itself is not addictive. Same net effect I guess. Just quit using it for a week or so and your body will readjust.
It's called rebound effect, it might as well be called an addiction though.
Posted on 7/15/14 at 11:19 pm to ummagumma
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rebound congestion
This guy gets it. Some say that your nasal mucosa can get addicted to Afrin in as little as 2 doses. Then, you have to deal with rebound congestion over and over again.
Best to use Afrin only once or twice (max)as a breakthrough med for the most severe sinus congestion. This is what I have done. No issues to this day.
Posted on 7/15/14 at 11:20 pm to RedElephants
Some of you people are helpless
Or worthless
Or both
Or worthless
Or both
Posted on 7/15/14 at 11:22 pm to SuperSaint
It's like people who get "addicted" to lip balm. You're not addicted, but if you don't use it your lips will be fricked for a week. Deal with it.
You ever suck dick for Afrin?
You ever suck dick for Afrin?
Posted on 7/15/14 at 11:24 pm to constant cough
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Why would they ban it when all it is is salt?
And water, which may possibly have brain-eating amoebas?
That's the only problem I could see with a nasal rinse.
Posted on 7/15/14 at 11:25 pm to RedElephants
I used to suck dick for coke. You ever suck some dick for nasal spray? Didn't think so. Dumbass.
Posted on 7/15/14 at 11:25 pm to RedElephants
That will be an embarrassing rehab admission.
Posted on 7/15/14 at 11:26 pm to Corkfather
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It's like people who get "addicted" to lip balm. You're not addicted, but if you don't use it your lips will be fricked for a week. Deal with it.
Rebound congestion is an actual thing BTW.
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