Help!!! My sinuses are killing me! Any new ideas?

Question

So- I had sinustitis back in the US when i lived in New Orleans- now I live in Amsterdam, which the two are quite alot alike. I'm sneezing, my eyes are swelling and I can't breath through my nose for anything. Furthure more I haven't slept in over 2 days and I'm exhausted.
I've tried everything from over the counter medicine, to steam which helps momentairily, to menthol steam, to snorting up salt water through my nose and spitting out through my mouth and wearing vick's vapor rub on my nose or breathing in a warm moist rag. I feel Awful and all this blowing my nose is making me nausious. I get one side clear and then the other nostril fills up- I can't sleep because Ihave to breath with my mouth open and then I snore so loud I wake me up- or I choke on the mucas (yeah, I know ewww..)
If anyone has any ideas what so ever I'd be willing to try them- I just want one nights rest. Please...anything

Answer 1

Hey Girl,

Allergies suck, don't they? I have them too. I have been taking a natural supplement that you can get at most health stores called "Dried Nettle." The reason why this works against allergies is that basically you are consuming what your body is fighting. It takes a week or two to really get into your system, but once it is, when you are exposed to allergens, your body doesn't react because it isn't foreign anymore. You've got it in your body! Also, for congestion, I put a dab of Vaseline on a q-tip, and swab it on the inside of my nose. Then I get a drop of pure tea tree oil and swab that over the top. It helps a lot! Also, you can take bee pollen powder to get that into your system too. Good luck, and just know that when it comes to health, natural is the best way.

Answer 2

Unfortunately your symptoms have reached the point where you will need to see a physician. If you have sinusitis or an upper respiratory infection an antibiotic will be required. To provide quick symptomatic relief an oral corticosteroid such as prednisone generally produces dramatic improvement in 24 to 36 hours. Long-term treatment consists of a nasal corticosteroid spray. If you are unable to see a physician for whatever reason your only options are the decongestant pseudoephedrine 60 mg 4 times daily plus an anti-histamine such as loratadine at a dose of 20 mg daily which may be higher than the recommended dose on the package. Both of these are over-the-counter drugs in the United States. Although I do not believe that they should be available without a prescription there are nasal decongestant sprays. If used it is very important that you not use the spray more than twice daily and not for more than 3 days or the spray will cause 'rebound' symptoms (the spray causes more swelling than it reduces).

Answer 3

I have suffered from allergies so bad could not breath without coughing.Finally went to the Dr he said need a allergy medicine and a medicine for what was causing the allergies.He put me on Qdal and singular long as take the medicines I'm finally not sneezing are coughing are watery eyes and can breath easily and sleep at night.I understand Qdal is a new drug its Qdal AR. Good Luck

Answer 4

Try a powder form supplement marketed thru MLM. You can write me at [e-mail] for the brand.

Answer 5

sounds like you have tryed it all !
I just use a decongestant.
If that won't work I know I have a sinus infection and go to the dr. I hope you feel better soon :(

Answer 6

I would strongly advise you go to www.secrets2health.com as they discuss much of what you seem to be struggling with.

Answer 7

are you sure it's your sinuses =bad colds react like this too