How long does it take to recover from rebound congestion? - /adv/ (#33369456) [Archived: 370 hours ago]

Anonymous
7/16/2025, 1:30:18 AM No.33369456
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Been taking nasal sprays either since 2019 or 2021 and want to stop but it's hard. Longest I ever lasted was 16 hours and had so my pressure in my nose that I couldn't fall asleep or put my mind on something else because the pressure in my nose was too much. I tried to do the weaning method but now i have to stop because the medication just makes me really nauseous now.
>Saline sprays don't work
>Steam makes nose more clogged
>Humidifier has done nothing
>Nasal strips don't work anymore
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Anonymous
7/16/2025, 7:14:55 AM No.33370702
>>33369456 (OP)
This really seems like something you should ask a doctor, cause like, idk, just be congested I guess
Anonymous
7/16/2025, 7:23:52 AM No.33370766
Previously went through the exact same thing.

Reach out to a doctor, you can get a script for some medication to assist.
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Anonymous
7/16/2025, 7:49:24 AM No.33370917
>>33370766
How'd you get through it? I can't even make it past the first day. Would this method work that I saw some woman do?
>Said she's taken the spray for many years
>To get through day 1, she dipped a Q Tip in the bottle and just spread it around in her nose just to fall asleep and said that if pressure is too bad, do the Q Tip thingy just to relieve some pressure.
>On Day 2 or 3, she said she was only using saline and had no use for the decongestant
Would weaning off it mean using it very less, like say every 12 hours or more?
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Anonymous
7/16/2025, 8:17:52 AM No.33371032
>>33369456 (OP)
What does the Google AI say?
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Anonymous
7/16/2025, 8:22:04 AM No.33371052
>>33371032
>Stop using it
>Also if really severe that you can't take the pressure, wean yourself off it
I don't know what wean here means. Use it way less? One nostril? One spray?
Anonymous
7/16/2025, 3:26:04 PM No.33372116
>>33370917
Answer me?
Anonymous
7/17/2025, 3:23:47 AM No.33375250
Bump
Anonymous
7/17/2025, 3:27:38 AM No.33375257
>>33370766
What medicine do they give you? Does it work like a decongestant?