Anyone here ever,....

[tones2SS]

have a sinus infection? It all started for me about 2 weeks ago with a flu. Man, did my head hurt. It felt like somone pounded my head with a sledghammer and feels like I got punched in the eye and the pain didn't go away.
It passed away for a little while, with less pain, I assumed it would eventually go away. NO LUCK!!! It woke me up from a dead sleep 4 AM this morning. NOT FUN!!!
Went to the doctor's today and she prescribed Nasonex and Amoxicillin.
She said these should help. Well, here's the road to recovery.

[cheapthrillz]

I know how you feel... Last year, i got 2 sinus infections and had strepthroat 3 times over a span of a few months. My tonsils stayed swolen for about 6 months and I finally convinced my doctor that I needed to get them out (of course they gave me the run around for a few months). Finally got them out last spring.... I was 20 and had to get my tonsils and adnoids taken out....

Hope you feel better!

[BA.]

I am not normally allergic but when I went to Florida last year with a buddy to check out the Barrett jackson event I got hit with something that sounds like what you described.

I was OUT OF COMMISSION. Didn't want to leave the hotel. I was like....DAMN. WTF. I had no idea what was going on but it was their tree pollen season.

I got some behind the counter Claritan stuff and it worked well enough.

Good luck!

[CHRIS67]

A doctor friend of mine gave me some advice for sinus infections. He had me mix 1/4 teaspoon of salt with 1/8 teaspoon of baking powder into 2 cups of warm water. Use a nasal aspirator (in the infant section of grocery stores) to suck up the water and squirt it into your nose twice a day when you have an infection. It isn't the most pleasant thing, but it cleans it out before it gets worse. No prescriptions or OTC meds do better.

[Samckitt]

My wife bought some kind of kit for washing out your nose/nasal cavities, she mixes some salt with water & squirts it up in her nose. Now this is not a little mist, this is a stream of water, around 4 - 6 ounces. I have tried it & I feel like I am drowning. I don't see the advantage, but she says she does.