Neo-Synephrine

There was the “swell filter,” made up of paper so absorbent that, when saturated with saliva, it was impenetrable; cigarettes that were ninety per cent filters and, therefore, ninety per cent safer; “litmus filters,” specially designed to turn the scary, sickly brown of diseased lungs; “noise maker filters,” which simulated wheezing and gasping; and screw-in “add-a-filters,” laden with penicillin or Dramamine or fluoride or Neo-Synephrine nasal spray, so that at least something good could come with all the carcinogens.

Sprays containing phenylephrine, such as Neo-Synephrine, also work well but last only up to four hours.

I was hooked on Neo-Synephrine for more than 30 years.

I put one spray in each nostril, and by that evening, I had not used the Neo-Synephrine and threw the bottle away.

Many people have reported dependence upon vasoconstrictors found in nasal sprays like Afrin and Neo-Synephrine.