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Is it safe to use a nasal decongestant such as afrin at night (so i can sleep) when i'm 5 weeks pregnant?
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Salt water nose drop: Continued use of afrin (oxymetazoline) can cause a cemical rhinitis. The salt water will have bo effect.
Answered 4/12/2014
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I'm usually not a : Fan of afrin (oxymetazoline). There could be some unwanted side effects: http://www.Drugs.Com/sfx/afrin (oxymetazoline)-side-effects.Html.
Answered 9/9/2017
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