Sinus Relief Without the Jitters
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I get a lot of sinus headaches now that I am an adult. I think it started back when I was in my mid-20s and I lived near Pittsburgh. The weather had a big impact as to when I got the headaches and how bad they were. When I moved to Florida, they subsided for a while, but I’m back to getting them again.
I do what I can to avoid them: medication, good hygiene, and sinus washes. I still get stuffed up around allergy season or when something new blooms in the neighborhood.
Today is a terrible day for sinus problems. Something is definitely blooming and the weather is uncharacteristically wet and overcast for December in Florida. A week or so ago I received a bottle of Afrin All Night (which contains chamomile and relieves congestion for 12 hours) spray to try. The products claims to work much faster than pills, so I was pretty keen on giving it a test run. The day it arrived, I just happened to be so stuffed up I could not even smell my morning coffee. I opened the bottle and used the spray. Let me tell you, my breathing was back to normal within minutes.
How fast it worked was only one of the benefits. I tend to get very agitated when I use decongestants. I’m a firm believer in not using combo medications. That means, I don’t want an all-in-one cold or flu remedy. I want one product to do one thing, so that I am not putting chemicals I really don’t need into my system. Afrin contains only what you need to take care of nasal congestion, and nothing more. I was able to sleep that first night I used it, and it did not keep me awake with the jitters.
Many thanks to BzzAgent and Afrin for sending me the product to try. If you want to give it a try yourself, just e-mail me. I have coupons for free product that I can mail to you.
And now, I am off to use my Afrin.
I am also a firm beliver in NOT using chemical compounds in my body whenever possible so I am constantly taking a complete formulation of a daily Liquid Multi Vitamin/Mineralto keep my immune system boosted up to fight off these wintery strains of influenza and cold viruses.
Thanks for the great posting and I will keep the Afrin on hand just in case (keeping my fingers crossed).
Tom
My mom won’t use it, either, and swears by a Xylitol spray she uses daily. I know her way works, but when I get a sinus headache I am looking for fast relief.
I suppose there are two ways to achieve the same end: quick fix or long term maintenance.