Was able to quit after 6 years and it wasn't as bad as I thought

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I was addicted for at least 6 years (I honestly can't remember the actual year it started though) and when it was really bad I used it even 5 or 6 times a day.

I tried to quit several times with no success, usually because whenever I tried I got a stupid cold and it made it more difficult.

This time I actually wanted to do it because I'm going on a long trip soon and I wanted to be free, so about 2 weeks ago I started the process to quit the spray.

At first I wanted to do the one nostril at a time technique, but after a bad night and another REALLY BAD night where I slept like 3 hours and was miserable, I was finally able to sleep without using it at all.

I slip up a couple of nights, using it only in one nostril, but now it's been about a week and I haven't been using it at all. I still wake up once every night with a clogged up nostril but I'm able to fall asleep again (but I really hope this stops soon).

I'm also using a cortisol spray and a saline spray, both only once a day.

I hope this post is going to help someone like me, I feel so free now that I don't have to think about it anymore!

Posted Mar 4, 2026, 7:28 AM UTC

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