My doctor said not to use them for more than three days in a row to avoid the rebound effect. I've found that to be about right. I can use them once or twice and that will be enough to take care of the congestion without rebounding.
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Zenkitty - Jul 10, 2015 1:15:48 pm PDT #20465 of 30002
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
WindSparrow - Jul 10, 2015 2:43:29 pm PDT #20466 of 30002
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
Thanks, Zen. Is there any specific active ingredient that seems better than others?
sj - Jul 10, 2015 3:43:00 pm PDT #20467 of 30002
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Feel better, WS.
You are my hero.
If I were truer to my Italian-American heritage, I would have a whole second kitchen in the basement, but the second fridge really does come in handy, especially the freezer part. It actually came with the house. It's a zillion years old but still running. My guess is it will run longer than the new, noisy one in our kitchen.
I went for a bra fitting today for nursing bras. It took forever and the size is much bigger than I could have imagined, so I'm glad I didn't try to guesstimate it.
Zenkitty - Jul 10, 2015 3:58:44 pm PDT #20468 of 30002
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Is there any specific active ingredient that seems better than others?
I use Afrin. That's what my doctor recommended specifically. I don't know about any other version.
sj - Jul 10, 2015 4:13:06 pm PDT #20469 of 30002
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
We have baby classes all day tomorrow, and I'm so tired today. Hopefully I'll find some energy tomorrow.
Hil R. - Jul 10, 2015 4:41:07 pm PDT #20470 of 30002
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
I use Nasonex nasal spray, and it helps a whole lot.
Zenkitty - Jul 10, 2015 4:52:14 pm PDT #20471 of 30002
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Nasonex is a corticosteroid, though. As is Nasacort, which I also use, but those are for every-day use for best results. Afrin is used as needed.
Dana - Jul 10, 2015 4:52:54 pm PDT #20472 of 30002
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Yeah, Afrin is nuclear bomb, my head is killing me and I need to breathe NOW motherfucker medicine.
sj - Jul 10, 2015 4:58:27 pm PDT #20473 of 30002
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I was advised not to use nasonex during my pregnancy but normally I can't live without it.
smonster - Jul 10, 2015 5:40:49 pm PDT #20474 of 30002
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
I ended up having a pretty extended back and forth with my cousin Timmy, and it went much better than I could have expected. Totally civil, and he's not as hard core as I thought. And I'm glad I finally spoke up, after biting my tongue for decades. And I'm super double glad that a good friend from college is a Civil War historian with a PhD who will answer questions in a heartbeat on Messenger.
Now I have to type up some kind of memory about my grandmother* for her memorial tomorrow, at which I'm not going to be present. I'm not really sad - she was 99 and died peacefully. Mostly sad for my dad and aunt, a bit wistful because she was the last of my grandparents and the one I was closest to. But I am procrastinating on doing this (in my defense, I am kind of pre-migraine) and I have run out of time. Blah.
* other side of the family