What are your seasonal sinus pressure alleviation tips
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I have been taking Zyrtec. But I will give Claritin a go
It’s Claritin for sure
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I have been taking Zyrtec. But I will give Claritin a go
Don’t miss a day once you start taking it. It’s not an instant relief med, but has to build in your system for about 24 hours. In my experience, for example, missing Tuesday meant a headache on Wednesday.
Zyrtec and Allegra, I believe, provide same day relief. But I still prefer Claritin myself, for various reasons.
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I have never had headaches like this in my entire life. My worst hangover over the last 2 decades have nothing on the last 3 days of hell.
I’ve done Sudafed, mucinex, water water water, hot shower, hot compress, Tylenol, aleve, ibuprofen.
This living organism cannot handle this amount of pain.
I’m gonna go throw up now
wrote on last edited by [email protected]Disclaimer: Not quite seasonal allergjes, my sinus migraine story came from a sinus infection.
When I was 19, I had a really rough sinus infection for a couple weeks. For the last few bad days of it, I had an unbearable migraine every time I would try to inhale through my nose.
I could tell that my sinuses were obviously clogged, and nothing seemed to help much. Eventually I was like fuck this, I'm gonna try my best to bust this clog loose.
So, I tried snorting in as hard as I could, like 5 or 6 times or so. And yes that was extremely painful! On the last snort, a wad of extra thick green snot mixed with bits of semi-solid blood clots about the size of a 1 inch sphere busted loose, and my headache instantly disappeared.
Within about 2 or 3 days I was basically back to normal, and thankfully I've never had such a bad sinus infection again.
Good luck OP, hopefully you're not dealing with a severe sinus infection like I did. Hopefully another commenter's suggestion helps, and hope you get better soon.
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You have to be careful with these because they can develop bacteria
The bigger concern typically comes from using non sterilized/distilled water. Overall, and with proper use and cleaning, it’s an effective and safe method of sinus cleansing.
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I have never had headaches like this in my entire life. My worst hangover over the last 2 decades have nothing on the last 3 days of hell.
I’ve done Sudafed, mucinex, water water water, hot shower, hot compress, Tylenol, aleve, ibuprofen.
This living organism cannot handle this amount of pain.
I’m gonna go throw up now
Don't sleep on aspirin and netti pot.
At some point blowing your noise over and over leads you to to basically harm your sinuses and swelling that makes it hard to breathe.
Source: had to do it literally this morning. Worked all day.
Also, avoid inflammatory things like tons of carbs, delicious red meat, whiskey, and beer, etc.
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I have never had headaches like this in my entire life. My worst hangover over the last 2 decades have nothing on the last 3 days of hell.
I’ve done Sudafed, mucinex, water water water, hot shower, hot compress, Tylenol, aleve, ibuprofen.
This living organism cannot handle this amount of pain.
I’m gonna go throw up now
Allegra, Zyrtec, or Claritin work for most people.
Try a nasal steroid like Flonase. Takes three days for full effect.
Pro tip... Azelastine, aka astepro. Works in five minutes, lasts twelve hours. It really is amazing.
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Disclaimer: Not quite seasonal allergjes, my sinus migraine story came from a sinus infection.
When I was 19, I had a really rough sinus infection for a couple weeks. For the last few bad days of it, I had an unbearable migraine every time I would try to inhale through my nose.
I could tell that my sinuses were obviously clogged, and nothing seemed to help much. Eventually I was like fuck this, I'm gonna try my best to bust this clog loose.
So, I tried snorting in as hard as I could, like 5 or 6 times or so. And yes that was extremely painful! On the last snort, a wad of extra thick green snot mixed with bits of semi-solid blood clots about the size of a 1 inch sphere busted loose, and my headache instantly disappeared.
Within about 2 or 3 days I was basically back to normal, and thankfully I've never had such a bad sinus infection again.
Good luck OP, hopefully you're not dealing with a severe sinus infection like I did. Hopefully another commenter's suggestion helps, and hope you get better soon.
What a wonderful story.
I’m glad you haven’t encountered that again. It sounds just about horrible
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Don't sleep on aspirin and netti pot.
At some point blowing your noise over and over leads you to to basically harm your sinuses and swelling that makes it hard to breathe.
Source: had to do it literally this morning. Worked all day.
Also, avoid inflammatory things like tons of carbs, delicious red meat, whiskey, and beer, etc.
wrote on last edited by [email protected]Bought the neti pot and some Claritin
Edit:spelling
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Allegra, Zyrtec, or Claritin work for most people.
Try a nasal steroid like Flonase. Takes three days for full effect.
Pro tip... Azelastine, aka astepro. Works in five minutes, lasts twelve hours. It really is amazing.
I’ve never heard of Azelastine or Astepro. I didn’t get any Flonase just because I was at the store at the time.
Got the Claritin and Betty pot though. Thanks for the new info!
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I have never had headaches like this in my entire life. My worst hangover over the last 2 decades have nothing on the last 3 days of hell.
I’ve done Sudafed, mucinex, water water water, hot shower, hot compress, Tylenol, aleve, ibuprofen.
This living organism cannot handle this amount of pain.
I’m gonna go throw up now
I switched up my meds as I’ve found my regular allergy meds are simply not working any more.
I’ve been using Claritin as needed before bed the last few weeks and also Astapro (probably butchered that spelling) as needed off and on during the spring season. The latter is a nasal spray and it actually does a pretty good job.
Last weekend I came down with either a cold or sinus infection so I broke down and got some behind the counter 12 hour Sudafed. Those have immediately helped me but I’m limited to taking them during the daytime and only before 12pm because they seem to really keep me wired unfortunately.
I think someone else mentioned an option of pain relief - I usually use Motrin or a generic. That way it hits with a (not too high) dosage of Tylenol and Ibuprofen that works well to tamper down the sinuses.
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I have never had headaches like this in my entire life. My worst hangover over the last 2 decades have nothing on the last 3 days of hell.
I’ve done Sudafed, mucinex, water water water, hot shower, hot compress, Tylenol, aleve, ibuprofen.
This living organism cannot handle this amount of pain.
I’m gonna go throw up now
Lay on your left side in the recovery position. I find it helps clear my nose when I'm stuffy.
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I have never had headaches like this in my entire life. My worst hangover over the last 2 decades have nothing on the last 3 days of hell.
I’ve done Sudafed, mucinex, water water water, hot shower, hot compress, Tylenol, aleve, ibuprofen.
This living organism cannot handle this amount of pain.
I’m gonna go throw up now
Neilmed nasal rinse. Super easy and helps clean out the sinus.
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I have never had headaches like this in my entire life. My worst hangover over the last 2 decades have nothing on the last 3 days of hell.
I’ve done Sudafed, mucinex, water water water, hot shower, hot compress, Tylenol, aleve, ibuprofen.
This living organism cannot handle this amount of pain.
I’m gonna go throw up now
Im not sure if I understood everything or if someone mentioned this already but since the Neti pot already was mentioned I think this may fit.
I always inhalate the steam of a pot of hot, almost boiling water, with salt dissolved in it with a towel over the head for sinus induced headaches.
This is usually my goto method for these problems because it moisturizes the sinuses.
Get well soon!Something like this:
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Im not sure if I understood everything or if someone mentioned this already but since the Neti pot already was mentioned I think this may fit.
I always inhalate the steam of a pot of hot, almost boiling water, with salt dissolved in it with a towel over the head for sinus induced headaches.
This is usually my goto method for these problems because it moisturizes the sinuses.
Get well soon!Something like this:
Right now the headache has calmed down. This looks soothing with the towel and steam. If the headache comes back I’ll be trying this. I was just breathing through a hot towel.
I think everyone’s additional recommendations helped. The neti pot and Claritin seem to have done it for now
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Right now the headache has calmed down. This looks soothing with the towel and steam. If the headache comes back I’ll be trying this. I was just breathing through a hot towel.
I think everyone’s additional recommendations helped. The neti pot and Claritin seem to have done it for now
Happy to hear that
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Allegra, Zyrtec, or Claritin work for most people.
Try a nasal steroid like Flonase. Takes three days for full effect.
Pro tip... Azelastine, aka astepro. Works in five minutes, lasts twelve hours. It really is amazing.
Be careful about the nasal sprays. I used to use Afrin. When it wears off, it causes the sinuses to swell, leading to a literal addiction to stay clear. I relied on that crap for years. Claritin D (from the pharmacy) works for me now.
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Be careful about the nasal sprays. I used to use Afrin. When it wears off, it causes the sinuses to swell, leading to a literal addiction to stay clear. I relied on that crap for years. Claritin D (from the pharmacy) works for me now.
Afrin is a decongestant. Flonase is a steroid. Azelastine is a second generation antihistamine. They are all different nose sprays and work through different mechanisms. Follow the instructions on the box or ask a Dr for questions about ongoing use.
I've been on flonase for a couple decades without incident.
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I have never had headaches like this in my entire life. My worst hangover over the last 2 decades have nothing on the last 3 days of hell.
I’ve done Sudafed, mucinex, water water water, hot shower, hot compress, Tylenol, aleve, ibuprofen.
This living organism cannot handle this amount of pain.
I’m gonna go throw up now
When you say sudafed, do you mean the real sudafed with pseudoephedrine, or is it sudafed PE with phenylepherine?
Make sure you get the real pseudoephedrine.
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When you say sudafed, do you mean the real sudafed with pseudoephedrine, or is it sudafed PE with phenylepherine?
Make sure you get the real pseudoephedrine.
That’s a good mention
It’s the real stuff. Shoulda bought the bigger pack
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I have never had headaches like this in my entire life. My worst hangover over the last 2 decades have nothing on the last 3 days of hell.
I’ve done Sudafed, mucinex, water water water, hot shower, hot compress, Tylenol, aleve, ibuprofen.
This living organism cannot handle this amount of pain.
I’m gonna go throw up now
If you are in the US, try Allermi. It’s essentially a very diluted form of oxymetazoline (afrin). It turns out that in small doses over longer periods, you can get consistent congestion relief without the risk rebound. It’s the only thing that has ever worked for me.
