Neither one of my grands can take pseudoephedrine as neither of my adult sons could. Honestly one dose and they will climb the walls for two days. Very hyper yet crying they feel unwell. Its just affects them very badly. This isn't a medication I would give very often even without the adverse reactions but boy have there been times they needed it yet I don't dare give it. The grands doctor told me this is a common reaction to this stuff.

Well geesh I really hope you feel better soon. Try breathing in steam from chicken soup or hot tea it will help open the sinuses so they can drain. Or turn the hot shower tap on until the bath is filled with steam shut it off and sit in there 10 minutes.

Feel better soon.

I unfortunately have problems with most of the allergy medications. I have used all of them and prescription as well as otc. I have good results for my sinuses with sinus washing. I was using a Neal med netti pot but recently I found the sinuclense system. It has filters so you can use tap water if you want to. I really like it, it's easier than the netti pot. You can find it at Amazon, cvs, Walgreens etc.

http://sinucleanse.com/products/micro-filtered-nasal-wash-system/

I can not take any type of allergy medication and used to have sinus infections almost constantly for years. Finally, saw the PA instead of the doctor one day. He suggested an extended course of antibiotics, instead of the usual 7 days, saying that the sinuses have very few blood vessels, and thus less medication is delivered to the area. It was his belief that the infection was being "knocked down" to where I was symptomless, but it wasn't truly eliminated. I agreed to the longer course of antibiotics and have NEVER had another sinus infection in 23 years!

Good luck and hope you are feeling better soon.

I had a terrible reaction to an antihistamine a long time ago and haven't gone near them since. I remember my heart pounding, and my hands swelling so much that they pulled my rings off. When they did that I thought I must have been dying. :-)

At least I I know that I am not the only one that feels this way from decongestants! I didn't realize until mdln posted that Allegra D contains the highest dose of pseudoephedrine. I will seek out a lower dosage and go back to my normal loratadine for the allergy treatment. Ldstarr, it did not seem that the 7 day antibiotic round of Levofloxacin 750 mg even began to get rid of the infection, although I can finally smell the air again. I feel like I am in the doctor's office every week and am really sick of being sick, even though this is a minor illness and not life threatening. Maybe a longer cycle of antibiotics is needed to get it completely out of there.

Add me to those who climb the walls for several days if I take pseudoephedrine. I also have my dentist avoid giving me epinephrine mixed in the lidocaine injections. I have a similar climbing the walls reaction to the drug. He just stops and give me an extra dose of numbing solution if I need it during a procedure. Before I went to my current dentist I never knew why the aftermath of dental work was the worst part for me. So bad I dreaded it. Now we use minimal numbing so I can get on with my day. I always ask if I will need any anesthetic at all. It's done so routinely yet many small or shallow filings don't require it.

Since it sounds like you have an allergy component (using Allegra), has your doc advised any of the steroid nasal sprays to decrease inflammation & swelling (fluticasone/ Flonase, monetasone/ Nasonex, triamcinolone/ Nasocort)?

Our mold count has been terrible after the flooding our area experienced three weeks ago. I wake and spend ten minutes clearing the built-up mucus from my sinuses, then I am expelling mucus all day. It's all clear, with no sign of infection, but it sure is tiring.

Flonase twice daily helps some, but I've needed half an Actifed at night to be able to sleep. I don't tolerate Sudafed well.

I am on 14-21 days of Levoflaxacion 500 at least every other year for sinus trouble. I can't tolerate the higher dose, and I need it longer than one week. I've had three sinus surgeries, the last being radical, but lining grows back eventually. I think I'm just a polyp-y person -- not just nasal. I have to 'catch' sinus problems before they affect my asthmatic lungs. Blech!

Let's ALL get OVER this, NOW!

I have all the problems all of you list above...including a chronic sinus infection that defies treatment. Because I'm allergic to almost all antiviral meds...there's not much I can do but rely on OTC meds...and I've discovered a relatively new Tylenol product that works for me.

It's Tylenol SINUS SEVERE. Because of my sensitivity to meds...instead of taking two every four hours as the manufacturer suggests...I take one every 6 - 8 hours and am receiving amazing relief. My chest congestion and constant nasal drip down the back of my throat is nearly nonexistent now. The thick mucus in my throat has loosened and is almost gone. Plus my ears have finally cleared...and a persistent sinus headache has ceased. I can breathe! On particularly high pollen, humid days I resort to one tablet every 4 - 6 hours. Active ingredients per tablet: Acetaminophen 325 mg; Guaifenesin 200mg and Phenylephrine HCI 5mg.

I've had none of the adverse reactions that I've experienced with other OTC decongestants including one of my old standbys...Benadryl...that I gave up a few years ago due to some mental confusion brought on by the Benadryl.

Each one of us responds differently to meds but this new Tylenol product might work for some of you the way it has for me. It's been a Godsend this year.

My daughter reads labels very carefully. She says anything with Pseudoephedrine will never be taken by her. She took something with that in it several years ago and said her heart raced and would not stop doing so for hours. Scared her to death.

I didn't get to the pharmacy today but found some 10mg Phenylephrine HCI in the medicine cabinet that I'll try tomorrow. It feels so good to not have the racing heart, climb the walls sick feeling that has been plaguing me for the past 12 days (it did take a full day off of the Allegra D to get to this peaceful feeling). I have a prescription for Flonase but was advised not to use that or my daily 81mg aspirin until the nosebleeds have completely subsided for 7 days. I am also asked to discontinue my Neal neti pot use for the same reason. It's a pain to have to sleep on layers of towels because I never know when it will crank up again. I've been using a humidifier as well when I sleep. I am using some Afrin when the nosebleeds start and it seems to be helping with the duration of the bleed.

Chenopods are high again and my 'Ragweed' allergy is kicking up. When I was a kid, I had only a few pollen allergies. I often wonder if it's living near a polluted city that makes me more sensitive to pollens now. We are using locally harvested honey as a method of desensitization but I always forget to have some.

I hope that we all feel better soon.

I had to have my heart tested because of high blood pressure and irregular and racing heart beats. I was told that I have to take something to slow down my heart rate, calm my anxiety,etc... and it also makes me sleepy and stupid and it makes me gain weight. Went to the ENT for bad allergies, completely different from heart problems, and he took me off of all allergy medicine including nasal sprays. Although he prescribed something to ease me off of all this medicine, I did not fill the prescription. I just stopped using the OTC products. No more rapid pounding heartbeat, no elevated blood pressure, only occasional slight congestion. His name is Doctor Branch in Waxahachie.

You said my absolute no no drug Afrin! I will never let it be in my home. I was very young when Afrin was first started to be prescribed. It is one of the most addicting drugs and I could not believe they put it out there otc. I was so seriously addicted to that junk. If you try to stop it gets much worse and completely blocks the sinus, no breathing through the nose at all. It took so long to get me off of it. I experienced that at a young age and it scared me so badly I would not touch anything that could be considered addictive, like cigarette, drinking, drugs etc. And made it difficult for me to trust my doctor who I trusted totally. It destroyed the inside of my nose and sinus. I was hurting and bleeding till I was crying. My mother was so angry.

So please be extremely cautious using Afrin. There are other Nasal sprays that don't contain that ingredient

Some important information about Afrin. Back in the 60's they did not know this would happen so they kept increasing the dose. I highly encourage everyone to read the comments on this link below the article. I was going through the anxiety all over again just reading these poor people's posts.

https://www.fauquierent.net/afrin.htm

Ravencajun, I am so sorry that you had that bad experience.

The doctor told me to get Afrin because it helps with the nosebleed. I use it as directed, only when my nose is bleeding. It helps to slow down the flow of blood. What I don't enjoy is standing over the bathroom sink watching my blood run down the sink in a river. That scares the bejeesus out of me and makes me feel weak in the knees. Worse is trying to tilt my head back because I gag on the blood that goes down my throat. I spray with Afrin and put the nose clamp on for an hour to stop it.

I'm really not a nasal spray person, I understand the risk of nasal spray addictions and usually only use saline spray or very occasionally Flonase. The first thing that happened when I got into Urgent Care was that they sprayed my nasal passages with oxymetazoline hydrochloride to try to stop the bleeding that had at that time been going on for 6 hours and was really frightening my husband and me. We were afraid that I was going to bleed to death. I promise that once this now intermittent bleeding stops, I will throw out the Afrin, I'm only using it when the bleed kicks up. Sometimes, just showering or slipping a clean shirt on is causing my nose to bleed. It starts bleeding when I am asleep. It's scary to me since I've never experienced this in the past. It is really hard to not blow the clots from my nose, but I don't dare.

That is extremely scary stuff! I would think the same thing. Have they talked about the balloon procedure? I have been considering it. My passages are so small now he can barely force his scope in there with major numbing because it hurts bad if it's not numb enough. Hate that numbing but hate that pain more.

Man I sure hope you can get some resolution to this situation. Sending lots of positive thoughts your way.

You could keep these available.

https://fauquierent.blogspot.com/2012/05/how-does-nasal-packing-stop-nosebleeds.html

This is the balloon sinuplasty my ent is considering for me.

http://www.balloonsinuplasty.com/what-is-balloon-sinuplasty/procedure-overview