Does anyone else have an afrin addiction?!


Question: i just realized i have been using the crap for a year.. my boyfriend says im addicted and i didnt think it was possible and laughed but hes right.. if i dont use it i get so stuffy i cant breath and feel like im going to have a panic attack..anyone else have this..
dont laugh even though the non afrin users are gonna..lol


Answers: i just realized i have been using the crap for a year.. my boyfriend says im addicted and i didnt think it was possible and laughed but hes right.. if i dont use it i get so stuffy i cant breath and feel like im going to have a panic attack..anyone else have this..
dont laugh even though the non afrin users are gonna..lol

I was also addicted to afrin. I used it for a long time. I started with the original kind and then went to the severe congestion kind. When I got to that one I told myself I had to quit. So I did, cold turkey. It was the worst month of my life. But it is worth it! That stuff just stops working if you use it a lot. Best of luck and if you quit, don't give in, stick to it!

Yes you can get addicted to Afrin. You have to stop using Afrin for about a week for the addiction to go away. To make it easier you can use Afrin just in you right nostril for about a week. This will break the addiction in the left nostril. Then stop on both sides. This way at least you can breath out of one side will breaking your addiction.

It's not a laughing matter to be stuffy and have trouble breathing. I think what your boyfriend means is that you've become dependent upon the medication, and after using any kind of nose spray or nose drops over a period of time, it becomes less effective, and can even make the problem worse, by causing rebound stuffiness. My advice? Go see your doctor for the correct diagnosis and treatment. It sounds like you're really miserable, so why continue to suffer? I wish you luck, and I'm not laughing.





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