Been to the doctor
I took the day off work and went to the doctor this morning. She explained that my sinuses - above and below my eyes, in my nose, throat and ears, are all red and inflamed, “but not angry”…
She said that my mistake was using the Mucinex - that’s what caused my head and face to swell up with all the pressure, because the Mucinex was adding moisture to the sinuses to push the goop out, but the ducts are already blocked. Hence the feeling of head and eye explodey that’s still with me now.
She told me to get some Tylenol, some Sudafed and some Afrin spray. I protested the Sudafed, saying that anything with Pseudoephedrine in it gives me a racing heart and brings on panic attacks. Her reply was to basically just deal with it, because that’s her best recommendation on the market!!!!
My doctor then said if I want to, I can try Sudafed PE, because it contains Phenylephrine instead of the Pseudoephedrine.
Buh.
So I went to the natural grocery up the street and was sold some Life Shield Throat Defend, instead. No pseudephrine. It’s made from mushrooms! And it’s damned expensive, but at this stage of my life, I’m fed up with doctors telling me that horrible side effects to dangerous pharmaceuticals must be tolerated.
I got some Afrin and I already have some saline nose spray in the house, so I’ll use those along with the Life Shield stuff and see how the next couple of days go. I also got a doctor’s note in case I need it.
And now, Tylenol and sleep - hopefully I can get rid of the head splodey feeling by the end of today. Ugh.