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  • R Roger Wright

    I haven't taken a pill, other than vitamins, for many years. But with all the rain we've had this year the desert is awash in flowers and pollen, and everyone here is suffering from sinus headaches. So last night when I started feeling a bit stuffy I took an Advil Cold & Sinus tablet. This morning at 5:30 I still feel the side effects - a crawly sensation on the scalp, tingly skin, disorientation and a slight dizziness. The stuff works great, but at what a cost! I know people who eat antihistamines and decongestants like candy, all year round - how do they function?:omg: What types have the least side-effects? Or do you just grin and bear it when sinuses act up? "If it's Snowbird season, why can't we shoot them?" - Overheard in a bar in Bullhead City

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    Roger Wright wrote: What types have the least side-effects? I know what you mean :p There are probably some stimulants included to 'cancel' the drowniness. Where's the logic in that? We have something here in South Africa called Telfast 120/180. Very expensive, but very effective , and NO drowsiness :) top secret
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    • R Roger Wright

      I haven't taken a pill, other than vitamins, for many years. But with all the rain we've had this year the desert is awash in flowers and pollen, and everyone here is suffering from sinus headaches. So last night when I started feeling a bit stuffy I took an Advil Cold & Sinus tablet. This morning at 5:30 I still feel the side effects - a crawly sensation on the scalp, tingly skin, disorientation and a slight dizziness. The stuff works great, but at what a cost! I know people who eat antihistamines and decongestants like candy, all year round - how do they function?:omg: What types have the least side-effects? Or do you just grin and bear it when sinuses act up? "If it's Snowbird season, why can't we shoot them?" - Overheard in a bar in Bullhead City

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      Roger Wright wrote: side effects Er... that or your getting the flu. I'm into my second day, and whenever the fever goes up it feels like my skin cells are playing musical chairs. Kind of entertaining, actually, if you can get by the periods of respiratory disability. I'm not a big pill taker either. I've been fighting the fever with tylenol, but think I need an antibiotic. Dunno... and yes, I am kind of avoiding anything that promises to take away the symptoms and keep you awake. Scary stuff.

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      • R Roger Wright

        I haven't taken a pill, other than vitamins, for many years. But with all the rain we've had this year the desert is awash in flowers and pollen, and everyone here is suffering from sinus headaches. So last night when I started feeling a bit stuffy I took an Advil Cold & Sinus tablet. This morning at 5:30 I still feel the side effects - a crawly sensation on the scalp, tingly skin, disorientation and a slight dizziness. The stuff works great, but at what a cost! I know people who eat antihistamines and decongestants like candy, all year round - how do they function?:omg: What types have the least side-effects? Or do you just grin and bear it when sinuses act up? "If it's Snowbird season, why can't we shoot them?" - Overheard in a bar in Bullhead City

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        nutsnbolts
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        I have hay fever during the spring, and I know what you mean. I often wonder which is worse the hay fever or the medication. As a result, I usualy will not medicate unless I absolutly can not fucntion anyway. Hope you get over it quickly. Jim

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          Roger Wright wrote: What types have the least side-effects? I know what you mean :p There are probably some stimulants included to 'cancel' the drowniness. Where's the logic in that? We have something here in South Africa called Telfast 120/180. Very expensive, but very effective , and NO drowsiness :) top secret
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          Telfast is great! I must remember to get some. The stimulant included is the decongestant, normally psuedoephedrine, but the quantities are very small for a stimulant. This would explain the 'prickly' feeling Roger had. His hands felt the grasp of strong white hairs, and he knew he would not survive this fungus.

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          • N nutsnbolts

            I have hay fever during the spring, and I know what you mean. I often wonder which is worse the hay fever or the medication. As a result, I usualy will not medicate unless I absolutly can not fucntion anyway. Hope you get over it quickly. Jim

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            At work the air conditioning spares me most nasties, and only when I get home am I happy to take a pure antihistamine because I have no obligation to stay awake and my bed is always near. His hands felt the grasp of strong white hairs, and he knew he would not survive this fungus.

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            • R Roger Wright

              I haven't taken a pill, other than vitamins, for many years. But with all the rain we've had this year the desert is awash in flowers and pollen, and everyone here is suffering from sinus headaches. So last night when I started feeling a bit stuffy I took an Advil Cold & Sinus tablet. This morning at 5:30 I still feel the side effects - a crawly sensation on the scalp, tingly skin, disorientation and a slight dizziness. The stuff works great, but at what a cost! I know people who eat antihistamines and decongestants like candy, all year round - how do they function?:omg: What types have the least side-effects? Or do you just grin and bear it when sinuses act up? "If it's Snowbird season, why can't we shoot them?" - Overheard in a bar in Bullhead City

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              I don't understand how these pills that combat viral infections work. I mean, we all learnt in biology that nothing can kill a virus. When I get sick I simple huddle up in blankets in front of the tv and wait for it to pass. Normally don't take anything. Never liked antihistamies. They make me woozy. "One of the Georges," said Psmith, "I forget which, once said that a certain number of hours' sleep a day--I cannot recall for the moment how many--made a man something, which for the time being has slipped my memory."

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              • R Roger Wright

                I haven't taken a pill, other than vitamins, for many years. But with all the rain we've had this year the desert is awash in flowers and pollen, and everyone here is suffering from sinus headaches. So last night when I started feeling a bit stuffy I took an Advil Cold & Sinus tablet. This morning at 5:30 I still feel the side effects - a crawly sensation on the scalp, tingly skin, disorientation and a slight dizziness. The stuff works great, but at what a cost! I know people who eat antihistamines and decongestants like candy, all year round - how do they function?:omg: What types have the least side-effects? Or do you just grin and bear it when sinuses act up? "If it's Snowbird season, why can't we shoot them?" - Overheard in a bar in Bullhead City

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                Roger Wright wrote: What types have the least side-effects? Or do you just grin and bear it when sinuses act up? Vick's Vapor Rub. I swear, it works wonders for hay fever. Jerry He said this was like painstakingly assembling the first layer of a house of cards, then boasting that the next 15,000 layers were a mere formality.--The Code Book, pp. 331 Toasty0.com DotNetGroup.org

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                • R Roger Wright

                  I haven't taken a pill, other than vitamins, for many years. But with all the rain we've had this year the desert is awash in flowers and pollen, and everyone here is suffering from sinus headaches. So last night when I started feeling a bit stuffy I took an Advil Cold & Sinus tablet. This morning at 5:30 I still feel the side effects - a crawly sensation on the scalp, tingly skin, disorientation and a slight dizziness. The stuff works great, but at what a cost! I know people who eat antihistamines and decongestants like candy, all year round - how do they function?:omg: What types have the least side-effects? Or do you just grin and bear it when sinuses act up? "If it's Snowbird season, why can't we shoot them?" - Overheard in a bar in Bullhead City

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                  Roger Wright wrote: Advil Cold & Sinus That's the problem with these 'multiple symptom' cocktail drugs. They mix standard dosages of individual drugs. When you take the cocktail at the recommended dosage, you tend to overdose on some of the component drugs, and underdose on others. They also tend to be more expensive than if you bought the component medications individually. In my case, I tend to react pretty strongly to pseudoephedrine HCl, the decongestant in Sudafed. As a result, if I take it, I only need a single pill, and that only at 8 hour intervals. I have a much higher tolerance for ibuprofen. I'll take 2 or 3 of those, at 4-6 hour intervals. One other thing: over time, you build up a tolerance for decongestants, especially nasal sprays like Afrin. Under long term use, it takes more and more of the drug to provide relief. When you stop using the drug, you tend to have a 'rebound' effect, where your sinuses swell shut for a couple days. If you're not aware of this, people tend to go back on the drug in a vicious cycle.


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                  • R Roger Wright

                    I haven't taken a pill, other than vitamins, for many years. But with all the rain we've had this year the desert is awash in flowers and pollen, and everyone here is suffering from sinus headaches. So last night when I started feeling a bit stuffy I took an Advil Cold & Sinus tablet. This morning at 5:30 I still feel the side effects - a crawly sensation on the scalp, tingly skin, disorientation and a slight dizziness. The stuff works great, but at what a cost! I know people who eat antihistamines and decongestants like candy, all year round - how do they function?:omg: What types have the least side-effects? Or do you just grin and bear it when sinuses act up? "If it's Snowbird season, why can't we shoot them?" - Overheard in a bar in Bullhead City

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                    Roger Wright wrote: What types have the least side-effects? Or do you just grin and bear it when sinuses act up? I try to. If i must be at work or somewhere else pretending to function, i'll take sudafed... makes me feel like a tweaker, but at least i'm not sneezing constantly. For sinus headaches, i prefer a couple of Aleve (naproxen sodium) tablets, a huge jug of cold water, and a small dried habanero pepper to chew on. The pepper and naproxen help w/ the swelling, the water keeps you hydrated, and the pepper keeps you drinking the water. :) Roger Wright wrote: I know people who eat antihistamines and decongestants like candy, all year round - how do they function? You build up a tolerance to that stuff after a while. :~

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                    • R Roger Wright

                      I haven't taken a pill, other than vitamins, for many years. But with all the rain we've had this year the desert is awash in flowers and pollen, and everyone here is suffering from sinus headaches. So last night when I started feeling a bit stuffy I took an Advil Cold & Sinus tablet. This morning at 5:30 I still feel the side effects - a crawly sensation on the scalp, tingly skin, disorientation and a slight dizziness. The stuff works great, but at what a cost! I know people who eat antihistamines and decongestants like candy, all year round - how do they function?:omg: What types have the least side-effects? Or do you just grin and bear it when sinuses act up? "If it's Snowbird season, why can't we shoot them?" - Overheard in a bar in Bullhead City

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                      Roger Wright wrote: What types have the least side-effects? Loratadine Been on them for at least 10 years. I'm allergic to anything, pollen, dust, mites:omg: sprouts, honeydew melon, my father:wtf: One loratadine a day keeps the paramedic away:~ John Hudson Megan Forbes on Life's little accidents: Never, under any circumstances, take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night:~ :omg: http://www.rainbow-innov.co.uk[^]

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                      • R Roger Wright

                        I haven't taken a pill, other than vitamins, for many years. But with all the rain we've had this year the desert is awash in flowers and pollen, and everyone here is suffering from sinus headaches. So last night when I started feeling a bit stuffy I took an Advil Cold & Sinus tablet. This morning at 5:30 I still feel the side effects - a crawly sensation on the scalp, tingly skin, disorientation and a slight dizziness. The stuff works great, but at what a cost! I know people who eat antihistamines and decongestants like candy, all year round - how do they function?:omg: What types have the least side-effects? Or do you just grin and bear it when sinuses act up? "If it's Snowbird season, why can't we shoot them?" - Overheard in a bar in Bullhead City

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                        Roger Wright wrote: What types have the least side-effects? I don't think there is a pill without side effects. It's the side effects that help the companies get more exposure when there are "severe (insert medical problem here). It's all about grabbing the attention. :laugh: :-D My sig: "The so-called 'Bugs' do not exist, they are merely features hidden by developers with message boxes that say 'An unhandled exception has occurred'." - Programmer2k4 "And it is a professional faux pas to pay someone else to destroy your computer when you are perfectly capable of destroying it yourself." - Roger Wright I now use my CodeProject Blog!

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                          Roger Wright wrote: side effects Er... that or your getting the flu. I'm into my second day, and whenever the fever goes up it feels like my skin cells are playing musical chairs. Kind of entertaining, actually, if you can get by the periods of respiratory disability. I'm not a big pill taker either. I've been fighting the fever with tylenol, but think I need an antibiotic. Dunno... and yes, I am kind of avoiding anything that promises to take away the symptoms and keep you awake. Scary stuff.

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                          Antibiotics don't have any effect on the flu ( need an anti viral and we ain't got a good one yet ). I avoid tylenol and the rest of the imitators and just take aspirin. Best otc pain and symptom reliever out there - unless you have stomach problems or are allergic. Fruit juice ( real cold ) helps the throat irritation. If you seek medical attention the flu usually goes away in about a week to a week and a half. If not it usually takes about 7 -10 days. Richard "Under certain circumstances, profanity provides a relief denied even to prayer --Mark Twain (1835 - 1910)

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                            Antibiotics don't have any effect on the flu ( need an anti viral and we ain't got a good one yet ). I avoid tylenol and the rest of the imitators and just take aspirin. Best otc pain and symptom reliever out there - unless you have stomach problems or are allergic. Fruit juice ( real cold ) helps the throat irritation. If you seek medical attention the flu usually goes away in about a week to a week and a half. If not it usually takes about 7 -10 days. Richard "Under certain circumstances, profanity provides a relief denied even to prayer --Mark Twain (1835 - 1910)

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                            Richard Stringer wrote: Antibiotics don't have any effect on the flu Yep - that's what the druggist said... Fruit juice ( real cold ) helps the throat irritation. Yep - I noticed that - (have a good stock of nice pure OJ on hand) but just broke down and bought a cough suppressant. So I could have a smoke without fear of hacking my giblets out. 10 bucks well wasted. May help at beddy byes. If you seek medical attention the flu usually goes away in about a week to a week and a half. If not it usually takes about 7 -10 days. Good gravy. Well, I hope it's days and not weeks. :| Any idea why my skin is crawling? It's wierd... and I've noticed this in a more subtle fashon for a couple of weeks now. 'Specially on waking. Was that the viral hoardes consolidating their attack position? :confused: Anyways, thanks for your input. Human contact is nice to have when you're dying. :|

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                              Richard Stringer wrote: Antibiotics don't have any effect on the flu Yep - that's what the druggist said... Fruit juice ( real cold ) helps the throat irritation. Yep - I noticed that - (have a good stock of nice pure OJ on hand) but just broke down and bought a cough suppressant. So I could have a smoke without fear of hacking my giblets out. 10 bucks well wasted. May help at beddy byes. If you seek medical attention the flu usually goes away in about a week to a week and a half. If not it usually takes about 7 -10 days. Good gravy. Well, I hope it's days and not weeks. :| Any idea why my skin is crawling? It's wierd... and I've noticed this in a more subtle fashon for a couple of weeks now. 'Specially on waking. Was that the viral hoardes consolidating their attack position? :confused: Anyways, thanks for your input. Human contact is nice to have when you're dying. :|

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                              Tim Deveaux wrote: Any idea why my skin is crawling? Wonder what the humidity is in your room ? There are several anti itch medicines that work real good ( I get that way all the time in winter - dry skin). If the humidity is a problem just put a pot of water on the stove at a simmer. Put sliced up lemon it the pot and it helps with breathing also. The best thing I have ever found for symptom relief is the old fashioned hot toddie ( if you imbibe at all). Put a generous portion of whisky ( or rum ) in a tall glass - add a teaspoon of sugar ( or two rocks if you have rock sugar lying around ) - squeeze the juice from a whole large lemon - add one large tablespoon of honey - fill the glass with real hot water. Repeat as neccessary :) Good for sleeping, breathing, and actually tastes pretty damn good also. Richard "Under certain circumstances, profanity provides a relief denied even to prayer --Mark Twain (1835 - 1910)

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                              • R Richard Stringer

                                Tim Deveaux wrote: Any idea why my skin is crawling? Wonder what the humidity is in your room ? There are several anti itch medicines that work real good ( I get that way all the time in winter - dry skin). If the humidity is a problem just put a pot of water on the stove at a simmer. Put sliced up lemon it the pot and it helps with breathing also. The best thing I have ever found for symptom relief is the old fashioned hot toddie ( if you imbibe at all). Put a generous portion of whisky ( or rum ) in a tall glass - add a teaspoon of sugar ( or two rocks if you have rock sugar lying around ) - squeeze the juice from a whole large lemon - add one large tablespoon of honey - fill the glass with real hot water. Repeat as neccessary :) Good for sleeping, breathing, and actually tastes pretty damn good also. Richard "Under certain circumstances, profanity provides a relief denied even to prayer --Mark Twain (1835 - 1910)

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                                Richard Stringer wrote: Wonder what the humidity is in your room ? ... Yes I do get dry skin in the cold, but its 6 degrees here in TO and foggy. Richard Stringer wrote: generous portion of whisky ( or rum ) in a tall glass... Yes I've been craving one of those all day but don't have the makin's. A couple Guinness will have to do. With Boddington chasers, if necessary, which I expect will be the case. Cheers :beer::|

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