Hi
I was diagnosed 5 months ago and managing well on carbomazopine, I developed a cold this week and discover that blowing my nose set of shocks. It has been getting worse each day. I have taken cold medicine to reduce symptoms especially drippy nose so I can avoid touching my nose. Anyone know of any connects between cold medicines and increased flair ups? Terrible headache as well but think this is from the stress of it all.... finally sinking in what TN life could be like
Don't know of any connection with cold meds, but do know a sneeze or a cough is terrifying for me and brings on bad attacks. If I get a cold I increase meds to help. Know how difficult it is. May want to check with your Dr about dosage.
When I had a bad cold/sinus infection, blowing my nose and coughing a lot caused me problems too. Maybe see if you can take some Mucinex DM to thin out the secretions so they aren't so hard to get out. You also may want to double check with your doctor to make sure you don't have a sinus infection in there.