Hi there. Early in October 2010 I started experiencing some bad allergy symptoms -- at least I think they're allergies. I've lived with a rabbit now for about a year and a half, as well as a dog who moved in last September and moved out May 2010. I have always been allergic to animals, but my symptoms have always been the same: itchy, dry eyes & throat, stuffy nose (not congested as much as overloaded, haha, I went through a lot of tissue fall 2009), irritable skin and plenty of sneezing. I eventually built up a tolerance and didn't notice anything until six months ago, when I started to get extremely congested with almost no mucus. My previous allergy symptoms have been relatively quiet, unless I'm interacting directly with the rabbit, his hay, or his cage, which usually I'm not. Long story short, I don't know what I'm allergic to anymore, because my nasal passages are congested & swollen even when I leave the city (and the rabbit) entirely for days and days on end, and they don't get better or worse when I return.
So, in December, I started using Otrivin Complete to defeat the intense congestion, as I suffered two months without any relief (allergy pills weren't working, and to this day they don't). I was warned not to use it after three days of usage, but assumed that meant not to use it three days consecutively. I would use it at night, every other day or once a week or so when the congestion was bad and thought everything was fine.
Well, today I went to the pharmacist to ask if it would be worth buying the "Complete" version or the regular four-dollar version, when she stopped me and asked how long I've been using it. She really alarmed me when she informed me that prolonged use could lead to a rebound bad enough to require surgery! I've never even heard of this before, and I wish my doctor had told me. :/ I'm assuming she may be exaggerating, but I don't want to assume anything any longer.
So, in December, I started using Otrivin Complete to defeat the intense congestion, as I suffered two months without any relief (allergy pills weren't working, and to this day they don't). I was warned not to use it after three days of usage, but assumed that meant not to use it three days consecutively. I would use it at night, every other day or once a week or so when the congestion was bad and thought everything was fine.
Well, today I went to the pharmacist to ask if it would be worth buying the "Complete" version or the regular four-dollar version, when she stopped me and asked how long I've been using it. She really alarmed me when she informed me that prolonged use could lead to a rebound bad enough to require surgery! I've never even heard of this before, and I wish my doctor had told me. :/ I'm assuming she may be exaggerating, but I don't want to assume anything any longer.
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