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Posted by 4WD on June 18, 2005, at 11:07:33
In reply to RE: HPA Axis and Anti-Cortisol Therapy » Elroy, posted by corafree on June 16, 2005, at 13:38:50
> Hi Thursday from 'allergy USA'. I wake every morning w/ puffy swelling around my eyes. Was out late grocery shopping as is so HOT here and have no AC in car. Can you become addicted to these nasal sprays - I'm thinking, IMHO, yes. Tried loratidine w/ and w/o D, then Zyrtec; no help! Thinking maybe ask for something a person w/ asthma would be prescribed. Had air ducts cleaned; I smoke in house but always have windows cracked. Lady above me (condo) had a flood few mos past (Wonder did she repair properly?). I'm breathing in something that isn't good!
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> I'm just sort of sharing my morning here .. not asking for response, unless someone happens to know something about allergies and has time; I've NEVER had an allergy to anything before!
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> Elroy -
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> I don't see Medications listed as a board under Psycho-Babble?
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> When you say main board; I take it you mean Social.
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> Best Wishes, cf
You can definitely get addicted to the nasal sprays. You get rebound congestion that can take days or even weeks to go away.Could be mold in the ceilings. Can your landlord check?
By main board I was meaning the psychobabble board where everybody posts qxs about meds.
Marsha
Posted by corafree on June 18, 2005, at 11:08:06
In reply to RE: HPA Axis and Anti-Cortisol Therapy » corafree, posted by 4WD on June 16, 2005, at 22:58:08
Marsha:
There was no water spotting on my ceiling, as I checked for that. If there is mold, it would have to be between my ceiling and the floor of the place above me. I don't know how that would ever be discovered, at least inexpensively.
Tks, cf
(Am I supposed to post at top, like this, or bottom, when including previous post .. don't know. This is like filing the most recent info on top.)
> > Hi Thursday from 'allergy USA'. I wake every morning w/ puffy swelling around my eyes. Was out late grocery shopping as is so HOT here and have no AC in car. Can you become addicted to these nasal sprays - I'm thinking, IMHO, yes. Tried loratidine w/ and w/o D, then Zyrtec; no help! Thinking maybe ask for something a person w/ asthma would be prescribed. Had air ducts cleaned; I smoke in house but always have windows cracked. Lady above me (condo) had a flood few mos past (Wonder did she repair properly?). I'm breathing in something that isn't good!
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> > I'm just sort of sharing my morning here .. not asking for response, unless someone happens to know something about allergies and has time; I've NEVER had an allergy to anything before!
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> > Elroy -
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> > I don't see Medications listed as a board under Psycho-Babble?
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> > When you say main board; I take it you mean Social.
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> > Best Wishes, cf
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> You can definitely get addicted to the nasal sprays. You get rebound congestion that can take days or even weeks to go away.
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> Could be mold in the ceilings. Can your landlord check?
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> By main board I was meaning the psychobabble board where everybody posts qxs about meds.
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> Marsha
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Posted by 4WD on June 18, 2005, at 11:08:07
In reply to RE: HPA Axis and Anti-Cortisol Therapy » 4WD, posted by corafree on June 17, 2005, at 9:15:19
> Marsha:
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> There was no water spotting on my ceiling, as I checked for that. If there is mold, it would have to be between my ceiling and the floor of the place above me. I don't know how that would ever be discovered, at least inexpensively.
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> Tks, cf
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> (Am I supposed to post at top, like this, or bottom, when including previous post .. don't know. This is like filing the most recent info on top.)
Doesn't matter. Some people do it at the top, some at the bottom. Some intersperse it through the post in answer to specific questions or comments.You could very easily have mold growing in the area above your ceiling. (I live on the Gulf Coast and after Hurrican Ivan, my house had to be more or less torn apart and walls replaced because of mold because of flooding. It wasn't visible from the outside of the wall but it had gotten wet inside the walls and mold was growing.) I don't know if there *is* an inexpensive way to check. Do you own the condo or rent? If you rent, I'd complain to the owner and ask to have a mold inspection done. Mold can be very bad for you in a lot of ways besides nasal congestion.
I also get some degree of nasal congestion from Effexor and also from Prozac. So it really could be that. Although if your eyes feel scratchy too and you're sneezing and/or coughing, it's probably allergy. Making a warm saline solution and sucking it up your nose helps somewhat.
Marsha
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