[mysterio]

I have a treatment. But I wouldn't recommend it. I use afrin every time my sinuses close up. Which is about 10 times a day. When they say it's habit forming, they're not kidding. But it works, unlike everything else.

[Marie]

I'll bet you have bottles of Afrin by the bed, in the car, on your desk and in the bathroom. Once it was so bad that I kept two bottles in every room in the house, one in the car and two in my purse! Cost me a mint! Now I only use it 3 times a day, max.

Here's the trick to reduce your usage to a more manageable level; when you wake up in the morning, only clear one nostril with Afrin. When that closes up, wait as long as you can stand it (I can't go much more than and hour), then clear the other nostril. (I find that I'm usually fine if I can breath OK with one side.) I do the same thing when I'm sleeping and alternate nostrils and nights.

When I find myself getting out of control I do this and I'm almost Afrin-free during the day surprisingly fast. I think it's only 4-7 days.

I can NOT sleep without it, though!

And, no. I don't blame Afrin for my problems. I had so many sinus infections as a kid that I thought it was normal. Afrin actually saved me. After starting Afrin I've cut the bad infections down from 3-5 a year to 1 infection every two or three years.

[Ditter]

Afrin should be used only once in 24 hours and then for only 3 days. When used like you use it, Afrin has a rebound effect. You are both fixing the problem and causing it to happen again. You need to get totaly off the stuff. Get a hemi-pot and wash your sinuses out 4 times a day with warm salt water.