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A decongestant is a broad class of medications used to relieve nasal congestion. Generally, they work by reducing swelling of the mucous membranes in the nasal passages. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License Is it good to take nasal decongestant for longer than 3 days? Q. i have a slight cold right now. whanever i get a cold, my whole nose blocks up. It always goes away when i take nasal decongestant, and comes back when it wears off. But i've been taking the decongestant for longer than 3 days, and it says on the bottle that i should take it for no more than 3 days. can anyone help me out here??? Asked by follower of God - Mon Jun 22 09:13:27 2009 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments A. If that's what it says on the bottle then I would do what they say. You might try a Saline spray. That might help you also. Overuse of a nose spray can lead to what's called a "rebound" effect" in which the mucous membranes actually get worse instead of better. God bless. Answered by Dave - Mon Jun 22 14:07:14 2009 If you were to see phenylephrine HCl on the label for a decongestant? Q. would you worry that consuming it would expose you to the strong acid hydrochloric acid? Explain. Asked by chamorro_king04 - Fri Mar 14 04:58:37 2008 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments A. No The hydrochloride is a compound with phenylphrine and the compound has quite different properties from the acid. In this compound, the HCl molecule sits amongst phenlephrine molecules. Even if HCl is freed up in the stomach (and I cannot find out whether it is or not), the concentration in a decongestant is much less than the natural concentration of HCl in the human stomach (about 1M). Answered by gladys - Fri Mar 14 05:11:45 2008 Can I continue using my 12 hour Vicks Sinex nasal decongestant?
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