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:

This product is a GODSEND when you are suffering from severe sinus congestion from a bad cold or allergies. It works almost immediately and you get relief! It says to use every 12 hours, but it doesn't last that long, usually 6 or 8 hours before you need a new dose. I've used it every 6 to 8 hours with a severe cold and did not find that I was addicted to it and was easily able to stop using this when my congestion finally subsided for good.

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.