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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Sinusitis / August 2006Sudafed
has anyone used this and if so, what is the longest number of consecutive days that they have done so? thanks > has anyone used this and if so, what is the longest number of consecutive > days that they have done so? > > thanks I used Sudafed every day for years, until my BP started going up as I aged. Sudafed was the lesser of two evils compared to nasal spray addiction. Regular Hydopulse irrigation has finally replaced my need for decongestants. If I had an active sinus infection and was really plugged up I might try 15mg of Sudafed or 1/2 of the lowest dosage for a couple days. AW Oh God....SUDAFED....I used this ONCE and ONCE only!!! I thought I was going to die.I got heart palpitations...I thought THAT WAS IT!! Never again!!! Other people though can hack it.I must just be allergic to it!! Kindest personal regards, Ray The Travellin' Man.....Ray Armstrong your eyes and ears on the Tweed!! Let's Keep Music Liiiiiiiiiiiive!!!!!!! > > has anyone used this and if so, what is the longest number of consecutive > > days that they have done so? [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > If I had an active sinus infection and was really plugged up I might try > 15mg of Sudafed or 1/2 of the lowest dosage for a couple days. AW Sudafed has been replaced by a similar compound in the US: similar to pseudoephedrine, but unable to make crystal meth with it. You need to sign for it now. Some people live on the stuff: like allegra-D (long acting sudafed), claritin-D. Personally, I can't tolerate it--I get hyper and my heart races. When phenylpropylalamine was on the market as Entex, I could stand that--although I developed twitches in my face. It's off the market, because as a diet pill, used in high doses, it was associated with hemorrhagic stroke in women. (After over 3 decades of use.) Unlike the topical nasal decongestant sprays, there's no dependence or rebound, but a lot of people just can't tolerate the oral decongestants. Count me as one. Judy > Oh God....SUDAFED....I used this ONCE and ONCE only!!! I thought I was going > to die.I got heart palpitations...I thought THAT WAS IT!! Never again!!! [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > If I had an active sinus infection and was really plugged up I might try > > 15mg of Sudafed or 1/2 of the lowest dosage for a couple days. AW >Sudafed has been replaced by a similar compound in the US: similar to >pseudoephedrine, but unable to make crystal meth with it. You need to >sign for it now. To clarify, there's two types of Sudafed (including the generic equivalents) you can buy: One with pseudoephedrine is the older of the two. It's the one you have to sign for. The other is on the shelf. >Some people live on the stuff: like allegra-D (long acting sudafed), >claritin-D. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >rebound, but a lot of people just can't tolerate the oral >decongestants. Count me as one. When I went to get a 2nd opinion, (and wound up using him as my treating doctor), he prescribed me a 30 day prescription (along with steroids and Levaquin) of pseudoephedrine and something else (forgot which). Anyway, it was about the size of a horse pill! Take one of those and drink some coffee, and I'd be speeding most the rest of the day. Curious that even though I got some of the excitability and palpatations, they weren't to the degree I'd get with Sudafed, which is a much lower dose. I still buy Sudafed behind the counter type when I'm congested. It works better than the newer stuff. >Judy >> Oh God....SUDAFED....I used this ONCE and ONCE only!!! I thought I was going [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] >> > If I had an active sinus infection and was really plugged up I might try >> > 15mg of Sudafed or 1/2 of the lowest dosage for a couple days. AW
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