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Taking Afrin scares me. I try not to use it too much.

After many recommendations from friends, I used the Neti pot for the first time last year and it really helped with clearing up a sinus infection. But now that I am better it has been hard for me to use. When I use it, the pressure really builds up and I feel like I am swimming underwater. I would still recommend it though. :)

My Dad is addicted to Afrin right now. It's good to read other people's stories to pass along bits of wisdom to him.

Also, I love my neti pot. I use it almost daily, and I'm convinced it pretty much got rid of my allergies. I used to get sinus infections all the time - no more!

I have been using Afrin everyday sometimes 5=6 times a day for about 10 years. Last week I took a sinus pill containing pseudoephredrine. It helped with my congestion all day = no need to use Afrin. Maybe every other day I take the sinus pill and I only use the Afrin before bedtime. But for me the only sinus pill that works must contain the pseudoephredrine. Good luck to all of you.

The problem with using pseudoephedrine is that it isn't good for you, especially if you have a heart murmur, like I do. I inherited a mitrol valve prolapse from my mother, and she has the same sinus problems I have. She took a decongestant for several years that contained pseudoephedrine until she finally gave herself heart palpitations. Now she is careful not to take any decongestant that has pseudoephedrine in it.

Get off both the Afrin and the pseudoephedrine if you can, talk to a doctor if you need to.

I have been on Afrin for years. When I get bad sinus infections and get antibiotics I can get off the Afrin for a while but I always go back. I started taking Claritin-D and it helps me not use the Afrin as much. Last week I got the worse sinus infection ever and could not breathe. I was using the Afrin constantly and only got a little relief. I realize I have a problem and scheduled an appointment with a doctor to help me get off the Afrin. I realized I had a problem when I asked myself one day what if I was in jail or something and couldn't get my Afrin what would I do! Sounds crazy but true. Not sure where the being in jail thing came from. Wish me luck and if you're a Afrin user like me, seek help. Good luck!

Beware the addiction to nasal sprays. They are about self perpetuating..EVen if you had normal sinuses before being exposed to nasal sprays, after a while you CAN'T get off of them cuz of the rebound.
Some side effect people on nasal sprays can get include: PALPITATIONS, HEART ARRYTHMIAS, which may be serious and intolerable,ANXIETY, GLAUCOMA, PROTRATE TROUBLE,KIDNEY DAMAGE, LOTSA AND LOTSA PROBLEMS!! Google it!
This stuff IS absorbed into your body. Neo-synephrine IS an actual heart medication. Afrin is similar to adrenaline, another heartmed-style nasal spray.
Flonase IS A STEROID which wreaks havoc with your blood sugar, your bones, can cause moon face and rounded abdomens and weight gain, decreases ability to fight infections or heal, a real night mare.
This stuff is way more dangerous and ADDICTIVE than people realize......good luck.

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My husband used Afrin for 15 years, but he did get over it. I have been so sick for 2 months so I used it for 5 days, and already there are signs of that rebound effect today. My husband warned me, so I am going to stop taking it now before it gets worse. Thanks for posting this.

Well i used Afrin the last 3 years..and im starting to see blood in the mornigns...and also i feel the taste of blood...i dont know how to quit..

You've got some nerve. Everyone's ready and waiting for you. MB6-508 So noisy. 642-105 It didn't count this time do it over again. 000-071 Shooting two birds with one stone. Get two birds with one stone. 646-976 Don't take it the wrong way. 000-433 i got your back.

If you are addicted to Afrin I suggest diluting it with saline drops. Like half and half at least and them maybe dilute it more in time. Use less, like 1 squirt per nostril. Also, take an allergy med nightly, like Zyrtec. At first I also took a Sudafed too.

It helped me quit in around a month and a half. I knew it would be a slow process. I was tired of the way it was messing with me!!

I've been using it for about 3 months now. I decided to stop...a second ago. Haha my mom threw away my bottle once she started reading stuff like this. Even if you use the 12 hour stuff, once you abuse it so much it seems like your body forces you to start 2 doses a day, that's what I have been going through.

Hi. only used afrin for maybe a month. started to use 4-5 times a day. Haven't used it for almost 24 hours, and it's been a tough 24 hours. I feel like I snorted to marbles, and they are stuck at the bridge of my nose. They are blocking anything from coming in or out. I just took a small amount of air in through one nostril, and I'm hoping that's the light at the end of the tunnell. Can't wait to be off this crap for good!

its not that bad.... ive been using afrin for two years now, and its the best ive ever been! before i was plugged, did not know how bad until i found afrin. now it seems to have plateaued at 2 times per day, sometimes one. just control yourself, and dont use it in excess. let yourself get stuffed up a little before squirting again. ive gotten it where i only wake up in the middle of the night once or twice a month. Happy!!

Afrin and Sleep Apnea

I started using it about three years ago knowing full well about the addictive qualities. I have sleep apnea and could not breathe even with the mask on and felt that I had little choice. I was prescribed a steroid, but I understood that the steroids effects are far worse than Afrin. It is also considered the 'safest' nasal decongestant.
I hate to contradict a lot of you, and I am not an advocate whatsoever, but from what I understand Afrin's active ingredient is the same one that your body produces in order to dilate your blood vessels in your nose. So once you start using Afrin over and over your body sees no need to produce it any longer.

I am ramping up for quitting, but I am not looking forward to it. I try to use it only at bedtime and sometimes before dinner when we go out. Only the 12 hour stuff. I understand now that I needed a humidifier with my CPAP and could have avoided this whole mess. Can’t wait to be done with it.

Well, I too had been using Afrin for round about three years. I started having some pretty serious sinus issues a while back and went to the doctor to see what was going on. I tried everything he threw at me and even did allergy shots and none of it helped. The only thing that would help me breathe was Afrin. So, after only using it when I had to, my doctor finally reccomended sinus surgery for a deviated septum and enlarged sinus glands. After the surgery...I basically had to learn to breathe all over again because my nasal passages were large enough to drive a bus through. About six months after...my sinus' started bugging me again. About six months after my surgery (when my sinus' started acting up again) my fiance and I got a puppy. We've had the puppy for a little over a year and a few weeks ago I got so agggrivated with my sinus' that I started looking back through all of my medical records only to find out that I'm allergic to pet dander. I still use Afrin as needed and blow my nose as much as possible. We just bought a house last month and we're trying our hardest to keep the dog outside and it seems to be helping. But because Afrin is what it is and does what it does...my sinus glands become ten times worse when it starts to ware off after each use. I hear and read a lot about this neti pot. My only problem with that is then instead of Afrin...I'm "addicted" to a neti pot. The obvious solution to my problem is to keep the dog 100% outside or just get rid of the thing but that's not going to happen. Any other suggestions or input?

Chris Cooper
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I too have an Afrin situation. No joke, if I dont snort about 3-4 shots of Afrin in each nostril every 4 hours a day, my sinus membranes swell shut to the point where I cant even suck any air in. At that point, I can forget to try using the Afrin. I have the Saline Spray but so far it hasnt worked but I will try to half and half it. I've only been using Afrin for about 2 months now but like I said, I use it every 4 hours. Its a rediculous cycle and the most uncomfortable feeling in the world when my nose swells closed. My nose gets so swelled shut that its hard to swallow cuz its so stuffed. Its scary. I feel like going to the hospital and taking those plastic tubes that they use and shoving them in thru my nostrils, down to my throat so I can quit the Afrin. That way when my nose tries to swell shut, it aint gonna happen cuz ill have those tubes in there to help me breathe and get through the month. Anything beats going through the pain that everyone keeps telling me about when you try to quit this stuff. I tried going as long as I could without using and I couldnt take the feeling of suffocating. Best of luck to everyone in my shoes.

Will

Well, I am off of Afrin. As I mentioned before, I knew what I was getting myself into when I started using it. I had to in order to allow myself to breath while using a CPAP (a breathing machine) for sleep apnea. I knew that if I started using it during the day as well that it would be twice as hard to quit. I put up with some sinus issues during the day, but I knew I would one day quit.

Maybe for those of you who use it all day could take a baby step and only use it once a day you can wean more easily when you stop.

How did I stop? I really cannot say specifically, but I had surgery and I was doped up for a while and was constantly falling in and out of sleep. I was in the living room for most of the day and only used the CPAP when I went to bed. I noticed that I had forgotten to take it for a couple of days and felt that was a good enough start and it was.

The strange thing about the whole thing is that I barely snored when I would nap in my chair. Usually I wail loudly with my snoring due to the apnea. This did not happen. So, I don’t recommend going out and rupturing your peroneous brevis tendon in order to get off of Afrin. I am just letting you know that it can be done.

Wean yourself off and then suck it up and put up with some congestion for a couple of days. I used to tell people that my allergies were acting up again and that would be the end of the inquisition. I don’t know about all of this “I had issues for two weeks”. That just did not happen with me. I have been Afrin free for two weeks and I will never look back.

Buenos suerte, amigos…

Jon Paul

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Hello, Didn't realize I had a "family" out there...I first had the need to start using Afrin to breathe when I became pregnate with my first son 30 YEARS AGO!! (I became sensative to cigarette smoke and couldn't breathe anymore) Over the years I have stopped for up to 5 months, but I never get the ability back to breathe because I am so Allergic to cigarette smoke (even in people's clothing when I'm around them) that I just can't breathe when I'm around ANYONE...at work, etc...so, stopping using the afrin is just not an option for me...I currently use 1oz or more a week!! Anyone have a suggestion for what to do about the allergy to smoke after I quit the Afrin?? Thanks!

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