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On Drips, Mucus In Throat, Drool, Coughing, Choking. Zopiclone Prescribed. Previous Knee Surgeries. Advise?
After having 3 ops on my knee in 11 weeks i started to get dripping down the back of my throat. This got worse and i saw my Doctor who diagnosed Post nasal drip, i have had every spray available and he said he didn't want me to have another Op as I had had these 3. I am now 3 year on and this drip is 24 hours now. I get about 2 hours sleep a night if I'm lucky as it all collects in my throat.When i eat or drink it causes too much mucus in my throat, its as if my throat feels as if food or drink is a foreign body. Im constantly wiping drool all night and sometimes wake up coughing and choking when I drop off.I try not to bother my doctor too much, he prescribed me Zopiclone just so I could get some sleep sometimes as i work full time. its a small dose and i cut into 4 and only ever take a quarter. Please help me as i am at the end of my tether now,it drives me to despair I am female. i am sorry i cannot afford £18 at this point in time. I don't think there's enough in my bank while next thursday and wouldn't want it to go overdrawn.
Mon, 15 Jul 2013
thanks for your querry...
If there is a post nasal drip then its a important sign for Chronic rhinosinusitis. for this take some local steroids /like Flomist / Furamist nasal sprays if you feel better with this then cont for 4 weeks or if not then take systemic steroids for 1 month in tapering doses like Tab Deflazacort 6 mg 3 times a day for 7 days then 2 times a day for 7 days and 1 time a day for seven day complete this 3 weeks treatment, I think you feel better. thank you. have a nice day
If there is a post nasal drip then its a important sign for Chronic rhinosinusitis. for this take some local steroids /like Flomist / Furamist nasal sprays if you feel better with this then cont for 4 weeks or if not then take systemic steroids for 1 month in tapering doses like Tab Deflazacort 6 mg 3 times a day for 7 days then 2 times a day for 7 days and 1 time a day for seven day complete this 3 weeks treatment, I think you feel better. thank you. have a nice day
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