My Sinus infection

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Shirley Thebaglady - 08 Nov 2005 12:49 GMT

I had the chills for 3 weeks off and on then came down with infected
sinus (Max). My throat hurt so bad that I finally went to my doctor.
My doctor gave me 7 days of Biaxin XL, decongestant, gargle with warm
salt water. It is a fuuny thing that when I am sick, drinking hot tea
with honey helps me a lot. Saline rinse is helping me too.

One dose of the decongestant made my heart beat so loud that I thought I
was having a stroke. I woke up during the night too with it pounding
away.

I stopped take that decongestant.
I have taken decongestants before with no problems. it was Bendaryle-D.

shirley

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Steven L. - 08 Nov 2005 14:47 GMT

> I had the chills for 3 weeks off and on then came down with infected
> sinus (Max). My throat hurt so bad that I finally went to my doctor.
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> I stopped take that decongestant.
> I have taken decongestants before with no problems. it was Bendaryle-D.

Yes, I finally became sensitized to oral decongestants too, after years
of taking them. I not only got all the symptoms you mentioned, but I
also get the feeling of ants crawling all over my skin. For me,
decongestants act like amphetamines ("speed") so I had to stop taking
them altogether. Even the children's dose (half the adult dose) does
that to me.

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