*sniffle sniffle sniffle*

[nekosensei]

I have no idea if this is a cold or bad allergies, but whatever it is, it sucks. Not only am I congested to the point that I can't sleep, but I also have the stupids. Fortunately, it only seems to be affecting my sinuses, which is good, because if it were in my lungs, that would suck big time.

For the past two nights, I had to sleep sitting up because, if I tried to lay down, I couldn't breathe. I ended up using some pillows and blankets to prop me up in bed. (Too bad we don't have a comfy recliner). The night before, I tried taking Benadryl, but it didn't do very much for me. I was stuffed up and it doesn't really help me get to sleep. Yesterday, I went to the store and got Claritin-D. Again, I don't think it did much for me. Last night, I waited for the Claritin-D to wear off and then took some Ambien to get to sleep. I didn't sleep as much as what I wanted to, but at least I got a better night's sleep than yesterday evening. Today, I'm trying plain old Sudafed. It's usually worked for me in the past, so I'm going to keep my fingers crossed that it's going to do something for me today.

Comments

[ceitnicangus.livejournal.com]

That happened to me in Jan and Feb -- I took Suedfed and Mucinex it seemed to work...

I wish you luck

[nekosensei.livejournal.com]

I looked up Mucinex, and it looks like its active ingredient is used more for chest congestion. In the Mucinex D, they add sudafed so that it takes care of sinuses. Since I don't have any congestion in my chest, I think I'm going to stick with the Sudafed. Why take more drugs than what I need? Besides, taking the Coumadin too makes things a little bit tricky...