Off for a year, but relapsed :(
I had been using Sudafed and Otrivine (I’m in the UK) for almost 10 years. After a couple of years of hard use, spraying several times a day and going through 2 bottles a week, I started getting heart palpitations. I didn’t know what was wrong with me until I found this Reddit and read all the horror stories, and gave me the willpower to quit. It was pretty hard for the first couple of weeks but I managed to stay off it for a year, although struggling to breathe when laying down, but nasal strips helped.
For some reason I started using a little bit of the spray again at night as I was getting really clogged, and I am now back to spraying twice a day, unable to quit due to awful rebound congestion.
I also feel that the lateral cartilage from my nose has gone as my nose feels a lot more wobbly than before, I felt the “pop” during a recent flight.
I’m scared about the long term damage that I have probably already caused, but I want to quit again and for good.
Is it worth seeing an ENT doctor? any tips on how to manage nights better? anyone else has stopped it and struggled at night for a long time? any words of encouragement are more than welcome!’