Afrin No Drip 12 Hour Pump Mist, Severe Congestion 0.5 fl oz (15 ml)

Comments about Afrin No Drip 12 Hour Pump Mist, Severe Congestion, .5 fl oz:

Excellent produce for severe congestion. Not for long-term use unless absolutely necessary. Doesn't last for 12 hours, as advertised, but does reliably provide relief for 6 to 8 hours. Far better than generic substitutes and worth extra price.

Comments about Afrin No Drip 12 Hour Pump Mist, Severe Congestion, .5 fl oz:

I use this 1 or 2 times a day.It gives me relief all day long. I have a lot of allergies and this is the best nasal mist I've found.

Comments about Afrin No Drip 12 Hour Pump Mist, Severe Congestion, .5 fl oz:

I use this product every night b/4 I go to bed so I can Breath freely all night.

Comments about Afrin No Drip 12 Hour Pump Mist, Severe Congestion, .5 fl oz:

It sure does relieve severe congestion, almost instantly. Alas, you're supposed to only take it for 3 days. I'm addicted to either this product, or the regular 12 hour pump mist.

Comments about Afrin No Drip 12 Hour Pump Mist, Severe Congestion, .5 fl oz:

it drips much less than other products, does the job

Comments about Afrin No Drip 12 Hour Pump Mist, Severe Congestion, .5 fl oz:

The product works great. Within 2-5 minutes your sinuses will be clear and you will breathe freely.

The problem is, it's extremely habit forming. I've been using it for 7 or 8 years, so believe me when I say, DON'T USE IT FOR MORE THAN A FEW DAYS. I go through a whole bottle of the stuff in about a week.

After prolonged use, without it your sinuses will swell up so tightly that you will swear your eyes will pop out of your head. Trust me when i say that it is a VERY UNPLEASANT feeling!

I've quit smoking, something I never thought I could ever do, but that was NOTHING compared to quitting this stuff.

So, like I said; the stuff works great, but be extremely careful about how long you use it!

Comments about Afrin No Drip 12 Hour Pump Mist, Severe Congestion, .5 fl oz:

At 2 squirts at a time seems to cause sleeplessness after 5 os 6 days.

At one squirt aday this does not seem to happen.

Comments about Afrin No Drip 12 Hour Pump Mist, Severe Congestion, .5 fl oz:

Only use at bedtime, if needed

Comments about Afrin No Drip 12 Hour Pump Mist, Severe Congestion, .5 fl oz:

I have sleep apnea, and I use Afrin to keep my airway open while I sleep, in conjunction with CPAP therapy. Therefore, I take it before bedtime; its effects last all night and then some.

When I began using Afrin, I had trouble getting it to squirt out of the bottle. It congealed too easily. So I began diluting the Afrin 50-50 with distilled water.

Dilution has had several benefits. It makes the substance easy to squirt into my nose, and reduces the amount I need to use.

Furthermore, I think diluting the Afrin helps prevent the "Afrin rebound" effect: if you use it too much, it is said to stop working and even to make symptoms worse. So I dilute it, and use it only once per 24 hours. For me, it's effective for about 20 hours rather than 12.

I give it three squirts into the left nostril, which is my
"problem side," and two squirts into the right nostril: equivalent to one-and-a-half and one squirt of the undiluted product, respectively.

Incidentally, I do NOT recommend that you dilute the Afrin. To do so you must use absolutely pristine water -- I use distilled -- and be very careful not to contaminate the bottle or the product within. But I have gotten away with this procedure for years; diluting the gunky, gelatinous Afrin makes a good-but-not-easily-usable product into an excellent product.

And of course, by diluting it I reduce the per-use cost.

Comments about Afrin No Drip 12 Hour Pump Mist, Severe Congestion, .5 fl oz:

This really worked fast and the relief lasted a long time. I definitely prefer the pump to the spray.