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   Sinus...with no congestion!!! (Allergies board)

17th May 2005
:cool: I have the same problem, sinus with no congestion. I have a severe dizzy spell last december, Doctor told me no sinus infection, I had spinning that lasted sometimes more than 6 hrs. I was not able to work for the month of January and February, they did all blood works, came back fine, I insisted on antibiotics, they have to change it 4 times, because of drug interaction to some of the other medicines that I took, I am 44 years old now and have bad allergies, but this is the first time i had dizzy spells that last up to now. My severe dizzy spell, stopped for almost 6 weeks, but everytime it rained my ear clogged and then the severe dizzy spell ( spinning) come on without warning. I got so deppressed and can't sleep because I been so sick since December, I am lightheaded all the time, and on top of that I developed gastritis (severe nausea) they did the CT scan, and the ENT told me everything looks normal, I don't know why everything looks normal, even my ear, when I could feel it hurts and clogged, I feel tired and lightheaded all the time, I lost more than 30 lbs since December, can't eat when I am nauseated. I cried all the time, everytime I have the dizzy spell, sometimes, they come 1 day apart. I had 2 severe dizzy attack 10 days ago. I am now taking Meclyzine 25 mgs every 6 hrs. The Amitex (decongestant) they gave me, is so strong, it gives me palpitations and high blood pressure problems, I am taking so many medicines, my husband thinks our room is a pharmacy. I used beconase nasal spray since the Nasarel don't work. I hope this is just an allergy problem or sinus problem, hoping when the weather get's better, we all get better too. I feel sorry for my small kids, I have neglected them now because of this illness. Can't do much when you are always tired and lightheaded and dizzy. I miss a lot of work, and used a lot of my time. I hope and pray that we are all okay.

Does anyone knows of a decongestant for people that have a high blood pressure. I think only decongestant can help dry the fluid in the ear, that is causing the spinning and lightheaded feeling.
17th May 2005
I am not sure if any of the decongestants don't cause high BP. I am lucky that I don't have it, because I live off of 12 hour sudafed! During good periods, I only take half of one. I used Beconase years ago, and it always worked well for me. But, the last few years, they always give me Nasonex, but I am not sure that it works as well for me. I had been taking since early March, thinking I had a early jump of it this year, but still got the severe swelling in my sinuses and ears! I think this must be a worse than average year for us all.
19th May 2005
I used Beconase, the doctor special order them for me because the Nasarel don't work on me. I used Afrin (decongestant spray) since I cannot take the decongestant pill because of high blood pressure and palpitations. But the Afrin, I can only use it every 3 days, then you stop, and start it again after 3 days, the Beconase, I used it twice a day. I use the Antivert medicine every 6 hrs to stop the spinning. It is raining here again in Sacto, so my sinus is bad again, I could feel my ear is clogged, My doctor prescribed me Antibiotics before, but he doesn't think I have infection. I bought a claritin D - over the counter, but I didn't used it because the decongestant can make my blood pressure shoot up. I wish I can take decongestant like you guys, I probably won't have a lot of dizzy spells. Thanks for sharing all your experiences. I hope this dizzy spells will disappear soon completely.
19th May 2005
Marlyn, that is really tough! If you can't take the decongestants, pretty much all you can use is the sprays, but the Beconase used to work very well for me, as I recall. Hope you do get over your dizzy spells soon!
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