The worst post-nasal drip (PND) in my life. | |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 72841461 United States 05/27/2019 08:17 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Being sick is the easy part. When the cold is done and your sinuses are still full draining down the back of your throat when you try to sleep - well that is the hard part. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 77449933 Normally a couple of days of PND and it's behind you. Well I am into week 2 of it and no end in sight. Doctor has prescribed me a nasal steroid but it doesn't work. Leading up to it, I've tried everything: Throat lozenges, cough syrup, over-the-counter nose spray, neti pot, and honey-lemon-cinnamon mixture. Even went so far as to get liquored up on rye. A hot shower cleans out the pipes for an hour or so but the sinuses fill up again :( There used to be a prescription med available in Canada called cough-a-lac but no longer available. Can't even find it on the web. It is a hydrocodone compound (opioid) that deadens the part of the brain that triggers a cough. Addicting if used long term. 2 to 3 drops in a glass of water and your cough mechanism was turned off for about 6 hours. Apparently that is a health risk. Well I am here to tell you that sleep deprivation is a bigger health risk. My doctor will not prescribe a hydrocodone compound because it is too extreme and not recommend to treat a snot cough only a dry cough. Fuck the fucking doctors! Allergies are off the charts up north. Sinus problems are about the worst I've ever had. |
Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 77449933 Canada 05/27/2019 08:21 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Being sick is the easy part. When the cold is done and your sinuses are still full draining down the back of your throat when you try to sleep - well that is the hard part. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 77449933 Normally a couple of days of PND and it's behind you. Well I am into week 2 of it and no end in sight. Doctor has prescribed me a nasal steroid but it doesn't work. Leading up to it, I've tried everything: Throat lozenges, cough syrup, over-the-counter nose spray, neti pot, and honey-lemon-cinnamon mixture. Even went so far as to get liquored up on rye. A hot shower cleans out the pipes for an hour or so but the sinuses fill up again :( There used to be a prescription med available in Canada called cough-a-lac but no longer available. Can't even find it on the web. It is a hydrocodone compound (opioid) that deadens the part of the brain that triggers a cough. Addicting if used long term. 2 to 3 drops in a glass of water and your cough mechanism was turned off for about 6 hours. Apparently that is a health risk. Well I am here to tell you that sleep deprivation is a bigger health risk. My doctor will not prescribe a hydrocodone compound because it is too extreme and not recommend to treat a snot cough only a dry cough. Fuck the fucking doctors! Allergies are off the charts up north. Sinus problems are about the worst I've ever had. Pollen is heavy this spring. Usually a sign of a threat to the trees and they reproduce in more abundance. I've been tested for allergies and I do not have any. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 63155543 United States 05/27/2019 08:25 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | You need antihistamine to dry the sinuses. Try the first generation types as they have a use life of 4 hours...that way you can control the dosing. Skip the new ones at 24 hour doses. I prefer the old school, Chlor-Trimeton. Get generic at about 4 bucks for a bottle of 50 or so. Benadryl is another. All those other compounds are for other symptoms. Dry it out. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 4226333 United States 05/27/2019 08:51 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Hydrogen Peroxide in a nebulizer, inhale through nose and mouth, deeply, several times zx several times per day. You will feel relief within a day or two but keep it up for longer. You have something growing in your sinuses and need to kill it off. OTC drugs, Dr drugs will only mask the symptoms and will cause other problems in doing so. Hydrogen Peroxide at 3% (drug store variety) cannot harm you even at "full strength". If you can't get a nebulizer, try a nasal mister bottle... it's worth getting a nebulizer though, because this won't be the last time you need it. Something like this... [link to www.amazon.com (secure)] Been there, done that. |
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Wondering Mind User ID: 73265267 United States 05/27/2019 08:56 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Pollen was so bad here I took the vehicle through the drive through wash at the ultimate price and it cleaned it up real good. My tear duct section of the eyes are hard as a rocks and swollen, i have a large sore lump right beside my right ear on my face, it makes me feel sleepy. I have plugs in my tear ducts and it still got them flared up. The most precious things are the simple things in life, always present in the simplest of minds. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 72575923 United States 05/27/2019 10:07 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I have the same problem, after having had the flu and then the non-flu--respiratory syncytial virus for months. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 73165370 What are T-3s? Tylenol 3's with 30mg of codeine. But, I think you incessant whining is the problem. Or your giant nose. It's a cold. Calm down. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 73398970 United States 05/27/2019 10:21 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | You don't need that hydrocodone shit anyway. It's terrible for you. What you need is a legit packet of Sudaphed. Not that fake shit. The real stuff. You know it's real when the active ingredient is pseudoephedrine. You might have to show them an ID, but if you can get that, you'll be golden. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 73165370 United States 05/27/2019 10:25 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I have the same problem, after having had the flu and then the non-flu--respiratory syncytial virus for months. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 73165370 What are T-3s? Tylenol 3's with 30mg of codeine. But, I think you incessant whining is the problem. Or your giant nose. I actually have a very nice small nose. And how would you know what I do incessantly, except attempt to correct ignorance here and there? Your problem is worse, buddy. Maybe it's the drugs. |
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skulnik User ID: 77983599 United States 07/14/2020 03:02 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I've been battling PSN for the last three weeks, making me batshit crazy with the mucus running down my throat, can't get it out of my head, tilted my head down for 20 to 30 minutes and I got some relief, just sharing in case it could help someone out there. |