I am. Cant go a day without it. Its not that I am addicted in the sense that I crave it, I just can't breathe at all without it.

5/12/2008 12:10:39 AM

its like you have

NO AIR, AIIIR
NO AIR, NO AIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIR

5/12/2008 12:12:21 AM

when i broke my jaw it was wired together for 6 weeks, they gave me some nasal spray in case my nose got really stuffed up (since I couldnt get much air through my mouth), doctor told me it was HIGHLY addictive and that most people are addicted after one use and to only use it if i felt like I really had to

5/12/2008 12:12:28 AM

how can you not go a day without nasal spray?

i've literally used the shit like 8 times my whole life...some of yall are some damn sickly motherfuckers

5/12/2008 12:16:07 AM

Its not that I am sick really. My nose just closes up if I dont use it. Its not like a cold or anything, and its not real snotty, it just shuts close. I got tired of not ever really being able to taste food. So one day I just said fuck it and decided to use this stuff. Its not that big a deal really. The bottle I use is like $5 and it lasts me a week usually, and my nose is always completely clear.

[Edited on May 12, 2008 at 12:19 AM. Reason : .]

5/12/2008 12:18:34 AM

yeah, I have never used it... and this bitch at work, blows her nose 20 times a day at least, like a god damn trumpet. I might have had to blow my nose 15 times in my life

5/12/2008 12:18:38 AM

honestly like if i had ^^'s problem, or had diabetes, or like any other common illness people get i'd probably commit suicide

5/12/2008 12:22:01 AM

or about how 90% of tdubbers are on an extensive cocktail of medications

5/12/2008 12:23:11 AM

shit seems like everyone now a days is taking a cocktail of stuff...honestly not to sound judgemental but i consider those people inferior

5/12/2008 12:26:23 AM

The only way to get off the stuff is to do it stone cold...

Unfortunately that's the problem with these sorts of drugs. They have a rebound effect -- after the initial dose, your nasal membranes swell, which can be fixed by, you guessed it, taking the drug again. It's a vicious cycle.


I've used the Target brand version of Afrin once; it opened up my nose to the point where it felt like I had air being shoved down my throat when I inhaled. I could see how it would be easy to get addicted.

5/12/2008 12:46:01 AM

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"Its not that I am sick really. My nose just closes up if I dont use it. Its not like a cold or anything, and its not real snotty, it just shuts close. I got tired of not ever really being able to taste food. So one day I just said fuck it and decided to use this stuff. Its not that big a deal really. The bottle I use is like $5 and it lasts me a week usually, and my nose is always completely clear."

It is a big deal -- you're chemically burning and destroying the membranes in your nose.

5/12/2008 12:47:27 AM

I use nasonex about 2 months out of the year (march and april). It's non-addicting.

As for a cocktail of drugs.....not me. Sure there is the random sickness/bad poison ivy once in a blue moon (been several years at this point). I won't even take tylenol or asprin.


However, some of you do think my supplement list is obsessive. However, everything I take has proven benefits, and is not really that absurd.

5/12/2008 12:52:04 AM

yes nasal steroids are highly addictive. There is also saline nasal spray which is useful when your nose is really dry and I've never found it to be addictive.

5/12/2008 1:24:53 AM

5/12/2008 1:26:04 AM

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"NASONEX® is safe when used as directed and is not addictive."

5/12/2008 1:27:01 AM

it might be that your body has brown accustomed to it

not that you're necessarily physiologically addicted to it, per se

when you overuse nasal steroids and the like, the mucous membranes in your nose tend to adapt to having them around... so when you don't use the steroids, they get inflamed like a motherfucker.

5/12/2008 7:45:20 AM

^ ding ding

I thought that had happened to me recently bbbut nah, my nose was just that fucked up for a while for some reason... I use it maybe once a week now, I usually wake up in the middle of the night with super dry lips and realize my nose is fucked so i'll use a little to get back to sleep

5/12/2008 7:49:00 AM

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"its like you have NO AIR, AIIIR NO AIR, NO AIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIR"

ehe!

5/12/2008 8:23:35 AM

drug cocktails? nah

regular cocktails? oh yes

5/12/2008 9:30:50 AM

I have never even heard of the idea that nasal spray could be habit forming before reading this thread.

I think I have used it maybe twice in my life.

5/12/2008 9:39:24 AM

hope you wipe that bottle every time you use it.

5/12/2008 10:02:09 AM

There was a King of Queens episode where Aurthur becomes addicted to nasal spray.

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"The bottle I use is like $5 and it lasts me a week usually, and my nose is always completely clear."

That is how it starts, soon it will be two bottles a week and will cost you 10 dollars. Next thing you know you're fired from your job giving hand jobs for a quick fix. You people make me sick.

5/12/2008 10:08:24 AM

I'm gonna try it now.

5/12/2008 12:07:47 PM

NjCeSwU = Rick from Better off Dead

5/12/2008 12:12:10 PM

watch out for roid rage

5/12/2008 1:45:16 PM

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"The only way to get off the stuff is to do it stone cold..."

Untrue. I had a problem with nose spray back in high school after a pretty nasty sinus infection. I tried quitting cold turkey, but that was really miserable. I kept sneaking little puffs of spray here and there to breathe. I eventually decided to just dilute the nose spray a little at the time and eventually I managed to get off of it.

I did some research recently since my father-in-law has gotten addicted to nose spray after having a stroke. Now there are actually several products/systems out there that methodically dilute the spray and wean you off of your dependence.

http://nasalsprayaddiction.net/

Now, I stick to a saline sinus wash (Neti Pot) instead and avoid nose spray like the plague.

[Edited on May 12, 2008 at 2:10 PM. Reason : Neti!]

5/12/2008 2:09:03 PM

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"It is a big deal -- you're chemically burning and destroying the membranes in your nose"

Have you ever tried using claritin, zyrtec, singuair, etc? I take a Claritin every single day, and its the only way during this time of year that I am not wiping snot all day. I tried taking Singulair last week 3 days in a row while I think I had a minor cold/sinus issue - it did nothing for me.

5/12/2008 2:45:14 PM

My dad was addicted to it for a long time, but he fought the good fight and has been clean for several years now.

5/12/2008 3:04:26 PM

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"That is how it starts, soon it will be two bottles a week and will cost you 10 dollars. Next thing you know you're fired from your job giving hand jobs for a quick fix. You people make me sick. "

I have been using it every day for over 3 years. My dad has used it for over 2 decades. And as someone posted, I am not addicted to it in the sense that I crave it, I just have to use it if I don't want my nose to be completely shut.

5/12/2008 5:37:05 PM

oh americans

you used to be such badasses

now you need steroids just to breathe

we'll see you in a few years

love,

china

5/12/2008 5:44:25 PM

^^ I was pretty much just joking.

I thought this whole thread was a big joke... I didn't realize that this is like .. serious.

5/12/2008 5:51:14 PM

You should try a saline spray.

5/12/2008 7:06:43 PM

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"oh americans you used to be such badasses now you need steroids just to breathe we'll see you in a few years love, china"

5/12/2008 7:22:47 PM

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"ad·dic·tion Audio Help /?'d?k??n/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[uh-dik-shuhn] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation –noun the state of being enslaved to a habit or practice or to something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming, as narcotics, to such an extent that its cessation causes severe trauma. "

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"Its not that I am addicted in the sense that I crave it, I just can't breathe at all without it."

You're addicted.

5/12/2008 9:03:24 PM

There is a difference in being physically and mentally addicted.

5/13/2008 2:39:10 PM

orly?

5/13/2008 2:39:37 PM