It helps me breathe, which also helps me sleep. But also it makes me drowsy, which also helps me sleep.

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      That stuff scares me after hearing about people getting brain eating amoebas from it. Of course that was like one person using tap water in a rural area, but it is still enough to make me not want to try it.

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        My wife uses distilled water and saline packets from the drug store. It did wonders for her congestion.

        Long term Benadryl use has links to dementia, which already runs in her family, so we’re trying to reduce contributing factors as much as possible.

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    I would read more into antihistamines. They help me too but after reading they can literally make you lose your mind I decided to just use menthol instead.

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    I have a lot of allergies. Taking Belastine once a day has vastly improved my life over citrazine (zyrtec) or benadryl.

    Also apparently benadryl wreaks havoc on your body…

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    There are several over the counter medicines that you may find helpful. Nasal steroids, like flonase (see kirkland brand). Azelastine (astepro), which is like benadryl sprayed into your nose, and may cause drowsiness. Zyrtec may also help and cause mild drowsiness.

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    If you eat like 10 there will be spiders crawling all over the walls