That's not scary or anything

I havent used it since yesterday and I very much cant breathe through my nose. Internet said to suffer through it for 3 days

I need a rehab for nasal spray dependency

I told my husband to clear out my stash because I dont trust myself to use it. I feel like a legit addict. Otrivine Anonymous help meee

AiubreySnoodle: omg did he get through it?

okay that sounds smart 1 nose way

one side way omg

omg!

its 10 days for me

omg I am so sorry he suffered like that

yes it is very serious right now I am in agony I cant imagine what it did to him in years

I use Afrin every day, once, only at night before bed. It's not good if I skip, but I'm ok during the day. I've told my dr and an ENT specialist, and neither freaked out

The ENT actually said "well, it's not great, but at least you're using the good stuff."

But I have a friend who got addicted and had to use it all day or there was no breathing happening. That's a cycle that's hard to get out of

omg see I think I over used the crap out of it like every 2-3 hours

I didnt know it was addictive

yeah that's a lot ... your sinuses will shrink and dry out but then freak out and over-compensate the other direction when it wears off, so you have to use again

so I quit cold turkey and believing that in 1 week my nose will go back to normal

I bought sea water natural but now I am going to google to see if people got addicted to that too because I am so freaked out

have you ever tried those things ... umm .. netti pot? not sure if that's the right name

it's the freakiest thing to squirt 50 gals of water up your nose, but they seem to help a little

Afrin did it to me last year. Just quit cold turkey when you are ready. It sucks though

its been 17 hours since I quit Kattington_Milk: do you remember when it started to get better

AiubreySnoodle: if I cant suffer through cold turkey, I am going to do it his way

davidthomasscorbal: no never tried it, let me look it up

omg Mishi, I'm so so sorry! I had no idea you were so sick, and now this.

I did the cold turkey and it was better after a few days. Keep lip balm on at night or your lips will get cut and sores from mouth breathing. You can do this I promise.

Carmex was my best friend

AnnieMelson: ty love Kattington_Milk: so reassuring to hear it gets better. I will power through and omg good tip on lip balm

You've made it this far so congrats

You won't get addicted to nasal rinse, as long as it's just salt water. Should help too, even though it's kinda gross