Thought I broke the habit - got back on the wagon, and y’all - this stuff is BAD news.
I was a 20 year user and got on allermi to help get off of it. And it worked! Until…it didn’t. And I was having a really awful go of it. Basically, I was a snot monster. Couldn’t sleep laying down bc I was afraid of drowning in my own snot. So I went to an ENT,and low and behold, my septum is slanted - not just deviated (pretty much everyone has a deviated septum) - but completely slanted, so I can’t breathe well out of one side of my nose, due to the opening being so small.
Well, Afrin will temporarily open it, even if just a little, so of course I’m an addict. Anyways, I was referred to a plastic surgeon that specializes in functional rhinoplasty, and I had my surgery yesterday.
When she got done, she told my husband that the back of my septum was completely missing. She had to take cartilage from my ear to rebuild - and my ear hurts more than my damn nose!!
Now, I’ve never done coke or any other hard drugs, no illnesses or trauma to cause it…this was done by Afrin. And it explains why my nose bleeds were so severe, my sinuses were so bad, and why I couldn’t stop the spray. Purple box was my favorite flavor, if you were curious.
I know y’all know how bad this stuff is, but I don’t think you realize HOW BAD THIS STUFF IS. Please please, try your very best to get off of it ASAP. 0 stars on this recovery, y’all. I don’t wish this on anyone.