Strange side effect
I was wondering does anyone else experience the following or is it unique to me. When I have a night out with a lot of drink(alcohol) the following day or two, my head feels settled/confident and I feel calm and not on edge has I useualy do with ENS. Tks, Noclee.

Noclee, It's probably happening to you because alcohol is a depressant. I, on the other hand, have such bad allergies and asthma that if I drink more than two glasses of wine (especially red wine) I wheeze and more than one or two beers and I get horribly stuffled up. It's the hops and sulfites in them so I rarely ever drink. Maybe you have anxiety along with the ENS and that is making you feel on edge? Or you could be drinking too much coffee or diet pop. The caffeine can make you shakey.

noclee, it's very simple and was covered here many times before - the alcohol dilates your blood vessels so it allows more blood into your nose. This narrows down your over open cavities and also stimultaes your nasal mucosa. Plus, you probably sleep better after you've been drinking. However - this is by no way a reason to become an alcoholic :wink: ...

TE, Sounds like it is. Is there a herbal remedy that can preform the same effect. Noclee.

there are many herbs that are vascular dilators. The best one is probably - raw garlic... However the best thing, and much healthier than alcohol, is simply physical exercise.

Interesting about the vascular dilators. TE you are a medical encyclopedia! I have read that other herbal things like gingko biloba, vitamin e, green tea, aspirin are also vascular dilators -- but this can be dangerous if you are going into surgery because of excess bleeding. Just a heads up on that...

Erika, all this information is on the board and the website already. It's nothing new. As you are in a period of studies now, and only if you do not suffer from high blood pressure, you may want to try naturally brewed rosemary tea. If you have a herb shop anywhere there simply buy some dry rosemary leafs. You put two spoon fulls into a cup, add boiling water and cover it for like 10 minutes. Let it brew. Than add sugar or not. It might also help your nose feel more normal.

TE/Erika, I get the same effect after a long cycle. I have tried the gingko capsules, which don't seem to give the same effect, you do feel more alert. Aspirin is the same. I will try the rosemary tea. Tks. Noclee.

Michigan, True I to can't touch wine especially white, makes me fall a sleep after 1 glass. But I tried to stick to certain blonde beers. Some have bad effects on me, maybe because of the chemicals they contant. I find Belguim beers are ok. Most others are not. Also spirts are ok for me to drink. Tks, Noclee.