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Continued Post-Nasal Drip and Constant Mucus in Throat

Posted by adominic @adominic, Mar 22, 2022

I was sick the last week or January/first week of February. Home Test-negative, rapid PCR-negative. All COVID symptoms and known prolonged exposure to infected individuals make me believe it was COVID. Since then, I have had a tremendously hard time dealing with post-nasal drip and mucus collecting in my throat. It is clear, sticky and almost impossible to remove from throat by coughing or clearing my throat. Flonase does nothing, allergy pills do nothing. Had anyone else had an issue like this post COVID? How long did it last? What did you do to cope? Small problem in comparison to others that post here, I realize.

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ilonac | @ilonac | Sep 20, 2023
In reply to @gggman "I have been on Singulair for 3 months with no relief. Allergy testing showed what I..." + (show)
@gggman

I have been on Singulair for 3 months with no relief. Allergy testing showed what I had already known, tree pollen, grass. The usual.
I’ve had a cat scan showing acute congestion. Nothing has helped so far…

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Sorry the singulair didn’t work. I just started today and am keeping my fingers crossed. Why are you staying on singulair for so long if it’s not helping?

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ilonac | @ilonac | Sep 20, 2023
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@stellasmama

I have the same thing. It wakes me around 2-3am choking and I can’t swallow it or clear it. Copious amounts of thick white mucous w bubbles in it. I’ve had one confirmed Covid infection. My doctor had no idea what it was but a herbalist said Candida infection and sure enough probiotics helped.

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Which probiotics? Glad you found something that helps

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gggman | @gggman | Sep 20, 2023
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@ilonac

Sorry the singulair didn’t work. I just started today and am keeping my fingers crossed. Why are you staying on singulair for so long if it’s not helping?

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Fall is my usual allergy season, thought I would wait till the first frost to stop taking the Singulair. Just in case the congestion would get worse without it…

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ilonac | @ilonac | Sep 20, 2023
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@gggman

Fall is my usual allergy season, thought I would wait till the first frost to stop taking the Singulair. Just in case the congestion would get worse without it…

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Good idea. I started taking singulair today. I read about the side effects. It kind of freaked me out but anyone I know that has taken it didn’t experience any of them. Have you?

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gggman | @gggman | Sep 20, 2023
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@ilonac

Good idea. I started taking singulair today. I read about the side effects. It kind of freaked me out but anyone I know that has taken it didn’t experience any of them. Have you?

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I have not had any additional side effects…let me know if it helps you.

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mosaicmaven | @mosaicmaven | Sep 20, 2023

Doing nasal lavage with neti pot twice a day, plus Flonase, finally helped clear this up for me. Until I did that, nothing was working and the drip and coughing was brutal. My great goes out to you.

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ilonac | @ilonac | Sep 21, 2023
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@mosaicmaven

Doing nasal lavage with neti pot twice a day, plus Flonase, finally helped clear this up for me. Until I did that, nothing was working and the drip and coughing was brutal. My great goes out to you.

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How long did you use Flonase. I used it for two weeks and it really didn’t help. I tried azelastine and thought that helped a bit but it never goes away completely and it’s an all day annoying thing

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mosaicmaven | @mosaicmaven | Sep 21, 2023
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@ilonac

How long did you use Flonase. I used it for two weeks and it really didn’t help. I tried azelastine and thought that helped a bit but it never goes away completely and it’s an all day annoying thing

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It took a few weeks to clear things up. I had been using Flonase before the neti pot. It was the addition of the neti pot that changed things.

I am sorry that you cannot get things cleared up. That would be super annoying.

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ilonac | @ilonac | Sep 21, 2023
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@mosaicmaven

It took a few weeks to clear things up. I had been using Flonase before the neti pot. It was the addition of the neti pot that changed things.

I am sorry that you cannot get things cleared up. That would be super annoying.

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Thanks. Right now I am on singulair for the post nasal drip issue. Only 2 days but I don’t think this is helping. Nothing has changed. Maybe I’ll try the Flonase again. I was doing Neti pot before or the Neil’s saline mist spray. After a while I was on nasal spray fatigue. I think I’ve tried them all. Happy yours cleared up. I’m keeping my fingers crossed that with the change of seasons that this will clear up. I have had it since last December so not so sure it’s a seasonal thing. I might wind up going for an endoscope.

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joansmurphy | @joansmurphy | Sep 21, 2023

My pulmonologist suggested Mucinex for the small mucous plugs that I have has since getting covid 22 months ago. After 2 weeks, it’s definitely helping.

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