You have my empathy, its miserable to have to constantly blow your nose!

I think that it has to run its course. Imagine if all that mucous were filling up your sinus cavities and becoming infected...the pain and pressure would be awful. Could it be an allergy to something in the air? I have a lot of plant pollen allergies and literally take a daily dose of an OTC non drowsy antihistamine and I take two different types when its really bad. Do you have a gentle moisturizer that you could use on the outside of your nose to soothe and protect?

I hope that you feel better soon.

Nope! It is sometimes said to be due to some meds. Wedding photo's from 2 years ago are almost embarrassing as every one had me with that "rag" of a tissue in my lap. On my computer, I could make it disappear, but remind myself now to take a hankie that matches or do something different. BTW, the flooding leak always happen just when one moves without 'the rag"/tissue. Life's little trials are so unfair!

I think all I have to do these days is think about going outside and pulling a few weeds, and my nose is running. What's that about, anyway. I have tissues in my pockets, tucked into the band of my watch like my grandmother used to do for Pete's sake ;0) In a pinch, I even blot with my sweatshirt sleeve and hope no one has seen me.

As for a product that works, the allergy type wet nose responds for me with Benadryl but it makes me sleepy. All the products have changed over the years, I can remember when Dristan was effective for a cold but no more, its not made the same. I try to keep a box here of the ingredient that you now have to ask the pharmacist for, and sign for. The one that used to be on the shelves until druggies found they could make something recreational from it buying in mass....pseudoephedrine hydrochloride. You may feel like you're doing something nefarious asking for it, but it does help with symptoms of a cold.

I actually feel pretty good, all things considered. Much better than I did a week ago, when I could barely motivate myself to move off the couch :-) It's just the dang nose and its constant drippage that's driving me nuts. I do use a facial moisturizer daily but it doesn't seem to be helping much. I might have to go to the big guns dry skin body lotion, but it gets rubbed off almost immediately!!

I've only been up a couple of hours and already have gone through a couple dozen tissues. They don't make them very absorbent, do they??

I'm in the PNW too. I'm having drippy mornings. Do you think it could be this cold dry weather that's a bit unusual for us? We're running the heat more at night so maybe our nose lining dries out, causing it to overcompensate by producing more snot.

Aside from a runny nose that seems to be standard from a cold or flu, I don't think having a constant problem at other times would be considered normal. Have you discussed your problem with a doctor?

Oh this is by no means a standard or normal occurrence!! It is entirely related to whatever bug is going around. And maybe I am whining a bit as I seldom ever get sick from any colds or flu. This just is a very long lasting bug (3 weeks and counting) and very prolific and persistent runny nose.

I don't do doctors unless I am seriously ill. And whatever I have is nowhere close to being serious - just majorly annoying!

This is what happens every time I get a cold. To manage it I break open a Vitamin A capsule and rub the oil in my nose usually in last thing before bed and first thing in the morning. It seems to help fight the drip and definitely soothes my nose.

during my worst allergy times I just stuff tissue pieces up my nose, when I am by myself, and nobody can see it. It cuts the wiping and thus, the soreness down.

Moni

I've got the worst head cold in the history of mankind! Blowing, sneezing, coughing,etc. guess it'll ge better eventually, been mostly sitting here for two days.

Thanks for all the comments and suggestions. I'm gonna try the Vaseline thing :-) Wish I had stock in Kimberly-Clark (megacompany that owns Kleenex) - I could be a very rich woman by now!!

If I have a bad cold, my nose starts to peel. I'm usually too cheap for Kleenex, but I spring for the ones with lotion. It makes a world of difference!

Also, it's a bit granola, but have you tried a netipot? If I have a nose that won't just calm down, this helps a great deal by flushing everything out gently with warm saline.

Hope you feel better soon!

Watch the OTC stuff. Years ago, had a really BAD spring... allergies I had never been bother by before to stuff that's unavoidable... pollen, grass, dust, etc. Started using nasal spray... mostly so I could sleep at night... once I would start breathing thru my mouth I would immediately wake up. It is absolutely TRUE that you can get "addicted" to that stuff... the rebound effect on your nose. I went a LONG time where I NEVER went anywhere without it!

I can't use nasal sprays for a cold. They make me hyper and unable to sleep. My doctor told me to get a saline nasal spray and add just a few drops of Afrin or whatever, to the saline, that a VERY diluted spray would work on me and not get addictive like the full strength ones will. He was right. It helped a lot.

When in the early days of a cold, my nasal "drip" is more "flow" and the product looks like tap water, I use a kitchen paper towel ripped into smaller pieces, then lay the pieces down on newspaper to dry and reuse them later: no kids or dogs to interfere.

They are much less flimsy than regular tissues ... and a whole lot more so than paper dinner napkins, which I tend to bring home as having been minimally used when eating out, and which blow apart at the slightest provocation/blow.

They're advocating getting flu shots this year, as there's a great deal more of it going around than usual, and the ingredients in the shot are quite closely tuned to the types that are running around, this year.

ole joyful

I don't think anyone is better off having received these details nor would many share your practices.

If you wish, you can message me with your address and I would be happy to send you money to buy Kleenex or washable handkerchiefs, as you prefer

Several boxes of Kleenex in the house ... and one in the car, until recently.

o j

LOL, aren't we all (myself included) such modern wimps? My grandfather's generation and before, had nothing but hankerchiefs, and guess who washed them?! They certainly didn't wash themselves. I am so grateful for kleenex (or whatever disposable paper product is at hand when the need arises).

Gardengal, my sister uses a neti pot, says she feels much cleaner after. Me, I take a long, hot shower and breathe in the steam. Or maybe get a doctor's appointment scheduled -- I've often found that symptoms disappear the day before you finally get in to see a doctor!

Yep, seeing the doctor gives me an hour of respite as I sit there looking like a hypochondriac swearing I was a death's door a minute ago.

Set up a vaporizer or humidifier in your room(s).

One of the reasons your sinuses are running is they're trying to compensate for being dry. Yeah, I know doesn't make much sense, but the humidifier will help!

For those who don't really have a cold: I had a runny nose and sneezing fits when it was cold and I did not open windows, but had the heat on more than usual. Today it was warm, I opened windows, got fresh air and walked, and no runny nose. The TV show The Doctors addressed winter allergies the other day. They say change your furnace filters. There may be dust, pet hair, mold circulating through the old filters. I haven't tried it yet but maybe I'll work on it if it gets cold again.

A long time ago I heard vaseline was dangerous, you can inhale it into your lungs, which is not good. If you have an aloe vera plant, that gooey stuff in the leaves really helps soothe the nose and gets rid of the chapping. Hope you all feel better soon!

While it's not recommended to pack it in, some doctors prescribe applying a tiny bit of Vaseline into the nostrils to help with dryness, others say saline spray is a better, safer alternative. Regardless,I wasn't advocating for Vaseline IN the nostrils, just a smear around the outside of the nostrils where the skin is sore and chapped. I know there are some people who put Vicks Vapo-Rub in their nostrils every night to help them breathe. I think that's probably a lot more dangerous. Anything to excess....

Thanks for all the comments :-) The nose is still running but not nearly to the degree it was when I posted this. This cold or flu bug that is running around this area is amazingly persistent and long lasting but not necessarily debilitating......certainly nothing I would go to the doctor for!!

I did try the vaseline suggestion and that was a great help!! Soothed my poor raw nose and actually made it much easier to breathe. I am now on my 4th box of kleenex but instead of needing 30-40 a day, it's down to a dozen or so and tapering off. The end is in sight!!