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Feb. 3, 2013, 03:36 PM
#1
Best OTC drug for a runny nose?
My sisters and I used to laugh at my aunt that would walk around her house with a tissue hanging out of her nose because of a runny nose. Well... karma really is a bitch! 
Last spring, I had a runny nose. Ok, I thought, spring allergies even though I've never had that before. Then summer, fall and now winter and still I have a runny nose. I don't know what it is, but it's a pain in the ass and I soooo understand now why my aunt would run around with a tissue up her nose.
I don't have headaches, no cough, nothing but a clear runny nose (yeah, I know - gross, right?).
I've tried Claritin D and it did NOTHING. So, what's your favorite OTC drug to dry up a runny nose???
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Feb. 3, 2013, 03:55 PM
#2
Sudafed should work, but you might want to see an allergist or ENT for prescription meds.
"Each time someone stands up for an ideal or acts to improve the lot of others or strikes out against injustice he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope." Robert F. Kennedy
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Feb. 3, 2013, 04:04 PM
#3
If it's from allergies, Zyrtec. Hands down.
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Feb. 3, 2013, 04:19 PM
#4
Zyrtec.
Or nose spray.
Funny story: I was on duty and driving around harassing the citizens of my town (that's how they see it anyways) and I looked over and there was a woman, mid-30s, all made up and with beautifully coiffed hair, with a tissue stuck up each nostril, driving down the road. I was...well...dumbstruck. Hahaha!!
Aisha, my heart from 03/06/1986 to 08/22/2008.
COTH's official mini-donk enabler.
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Feb. 3, 2013, 04:24 PM
#5
I use Benadryl or something similar all the time for that - with a houseful of dogs and cats -- go figure!
PennyG
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Feb. 3, 2013, 04:39 PM
#6
Zyrtec, or the generic alternative if it's allergies. Antihistamines, in general should work and you may just have to search for one that works. However, there are non-allergic causes. I went searching and found this pretty informative article from the Mayo Clinic. http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/non...initis/DS00809
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Feb. 3, 2013, 06:45 PM
#7
I have five dogs and six cats and a few small pets including two teenagers and I can tell if I'm ONE day late sweeping and mopping the entire house. As long as I sweep daily and mop as often as possible I don't need to keep a kleenex in my pocket, let alone my nose!
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Feb. 3, 2013, 06:55 PM
#8
I realize that I'm generalizing here, but as is often the case when I generalize, I don't care. ~ Dave Barry
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