mujuro
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I've had this for a few years now. I suspect it may be one of the most harmful issues plaguing me. More on that suspicion below. Whenever I lie down, my nose gets stuffed. It's usually worse at night, and on very rare days it disappears entirely. I have not been able to nail it to anything in my diet. It's also curious that a shot of liquor will clear my sinuses like the strongest of menthol. This evidently seems like a blood flow/vasodilation issue, and I know I'm not alone, so why does it affect some and not others? The fact that it occurs more profoundly at night makes me think it's a serotonin ("thrombotonin") downstream effect, however no drug seems to make any improvements (bromocriptine makes it much worse).
The other day I used a steroidal nasal spray to clear my passages so I could assess if I felt any better the next morning compared to typical mornings. Energy levels were much higher all through the day. My workout in particular was much more powerful. To make matters worse, from 2009-2010 I was on a high dose of quetiapine before bed which blocks the nose. For about 12 months I mouth-breathed during sleep which I believe retrained my brain in a negative manner.
I am planning on seeing an ENT specialist but in the mean time I wanted to know if anyone else experiences the same thing or has found any relief.
The other day I used a steroidal nasal spray to clear my passages so I could assess if I felt any better the next morning compared to typical mornings. Energy levels were much higher all through the day. My workout in particular was much more powerful. To make matters worse, from 2009-2010 I was on a high dose of quetiapine before bed which blocks the nose. For about 12 months I mouth-breathed during sleep which I believe retrained my brain in a negative manner.
I am planning on seeing an ENT specialist but in the mean time I wanted to know if anyone else experiences the same thing or has found any relief.