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May 21, 2007
if it drips down the back of my throat, it can't be good
In my ongoing efforts to adjust to life without my favorite allergy medicine, I decided this morning was a good time to start using the nasal spray sample my allergist had given me, and, holy hell, was that an unpleasant experience, for a couple of different reasons. Reason 1: I do not like anything going up my nose, but I ESPECIALLY don't like anything liquid going up my nose. Ugh. Reason 2: I am not very coordinated sometimes, so the simultaneous squirting of the nose spray while holding one nostril shut and sniffing in with the other is not something that I can execute smoothly straight out of the gate. Hell, it took me a bit to get using my inhaler down, and that just involves breathing in. Reason 3: The way it feels as the spray sloooowly makes its way out of my sinuses and down the back of my throat. Ick. Reason 4: The taste of the spray as it slowly makes its way out of my sinuses and down the back of my throat. Can I get it in a different flavor? Blue raspberry would be nice, but I'd even settle for that awful fake cherry flavoring. Seriously, this stuff tastes AWFUL. I used it before I brushed my teeth and I could still taste it, even after my tastebuds were numbed thanks to the mouthful of Listerine I had.
I want to breathe, I want to be healthy, and I want to feel good again, but I'm not terribly enthused about the idea of this damn nose spray being a regular part of my life either.
Posted by oracle at May 21, 2007 5:08 PM in health / the fourth year