Recommend cold/allergy medication that works QUICKLY!

[alootikki]

Not sure if this is a sudden onset of seasonal allergies or the start of a cold. I woke up this morning super stuffy (but unable to blow my nose!), and my eyes have had that tired, burning sensation all day. I have been downing Zicam like crazy.

Tomorrow afternoon I'll be on a plane for a long-awaited girls' weekend - the recirculated plane air will probably make this worse. I don't usually take any cold remedies - but really want to nip this in the bud and enjoy my time with friends! What should I get from the pharmacy in the morning? TIA!

[MSWR0319]

From a chronic sinus sufferer, you need to get some Afrin and then possibly some Sudafed or something like that (something with a decongestant). Use the Afrin one squirt in each nostril right before take off and again right before decent. BUT don't use the Afrin continuously after that, as it has a rebound effect if you use it more than 3 days in a row and will actually make the congestion worse.

[ckso]

I usually take Zyrtec or Claritin but when my allergies gets really bad, I take Chlor-trimeton along with a pseudoephedrine, a decongestant. It works pretty quickly


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[pastrygirl]

I love Zyrtec for allergies. It's the only allergy med I take, and though I don't have ongoing allergies, I do take it when I wake up with itchy eyes.

[twowhat?]

and get a neti pot!!!! It's been a game changer for me and totally staved off a sinus infection with no visit to the doctor, no antibiotics And this after years of having to go to the doctor to get antibiotics after a cold settles into my sinuses.

[Smillow]

I second the Afrin and sudafed route (get the stuff behind the pharmacy counter)

[marymoo86]

Start taking high doses of vitamin C too!

[lmh2402]

and get a neti pot!!!! It's been a game changer for me and totally staved off a sinus infection with no visit to the doctor, no antibiotics And this after years of having to go to the doctor to get antibiotics after a cold settles into my sinuses.

[hillview]

I am recovering from a cold/flu something that is all sinus. I tried sudafed to no avail and then finally asked pharmicist for something, I ended up with 12 hour mucinex which has been the best (not magic). I also used aftin and a neti pot. I think it all helped me. GOOD LUCK!

[Philly Mom]

I am recovering from a cold/flu something that is all sinus. I tried sudafed to no avail and then finally asked pharmicist for something, I ended up with 12 hour mucinex which has been the best (not magic). I also used aftin and a neti pot. I think it all helped me. GOOD LUCK!

Pharmacists always say mucinex is the best. I worked with a former one and she said they all say that.


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