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<blockquote data-quote="Scent of Cedar II" data-source="post: 116865" data-attributes="member: 4391"><p>It is an interesting thing, isn't it. </p><p></p><p>FOP, I haven't seen the OD yet. I was barely eating and even so, everything I ate (even half an apple) was making it difficult for me to breathe.</p><p></p><p>I had begun using guifenisen (generic Mucinex) to help me breathe, and found that, just lately, I was going through almost a bottle A WEEK.</p><p></p><p>And that was in addition to my inhaler (Albuterol).</p><p></p><p>And I still couldn't breathe ~ I didn't feel like I was getting any breath and my chest was filled with wheezes.</p><p></p><p>The wheeziness is still there to some degree. I did use the guifenisen yesterday morning ~ but I am definitely breathing better and have not used the inhaler at all for two days.</p><p></p><p>Or something.</p><p></p><p>I don't remember how it all goes. </p><p></p><p>I just know I am feeling so much better. </p><p></p><p>I wasn't using the Clairitin-D, just the plain Claritin. So this was definitely a reaction to the antihistamine, not a decongestant. </p><p></p><p>Shari, I wonder whether the steroids took down the inflammation enough to drain the sinuses so the antibiotics could get in there and do the job right?</p><p></p><p>That is a good thing to remember, as I was prone to sinus infection, too. </p><p></p><p>I have been using apple cider vinegar instead of Prilosec since last winter sometime?</p><p></p><p>And, between the Claritin and the vinegar, the sinus infections that used to plague me seldom become unmanageable anymore. </p><p></p><p>I read somewhere that the acidity in the vinegar kills the bacteria that otherwise migrate into our nasal passages and sinuses ~ or maybe it is the change in pH caused by the vinegar that does it.</p><p></p><p>I just cannot believe how much better I feel. :smile:</p><p></p><p>Barbara</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Scent of Cedar II, post: 116865, member: 4391"] It is an interesting thing, isn't it. FOP, I haven't seen the OD yet. I was barely eating and even so, everything I ate (even half an apple) was making it difficult for me to breathe. I had begun using guifenisen (generic Mucinex) to help me breathe, and found that, just lately, I was going through almost a bottle A WEEK. And that was in addition to my inhaler (Albuterol). And I still couldn't breathe ~ I didn't feel like I was getting any breath and my chest was filled with wheezes. The wheeziness is still there to some degree. I did use the guifenisen yesterday morning ~ but I am definitely breathing better and have not used the inhaler at all for two days. Or something. I don't remember how it all goes. I just know I am feeling so much better. I wasn't using the Clairitin-D, just the plain Claritin. So this was definitely a reaction to the antihistamine, not a decongestant. Shari, I wonder whether the steroids took down the inflammation enough to drain the sinuses so the antibiotics could get in there and do the job right? That is a good thing to remember, as I was prone to sinus infection, too. I have been using apple cider vinegar instead of Prilosec since last winter sometime? And, between the Claritin and the vinegar, the sinus infections that used to plague me seldom become unmanageable anymore. I read somewhere that the acidity in the vinegar kills the bacteria that otherwise migrate into our nasal passages and sinuses ~ or maybe it is the change in pH caused by the vinegar that does it. I just cannot believe how much better I feel. [img]:smile:[/img] Barbara [/QUOTE]
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