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Can nasal spray addiction cause eye and head pressure symptoms?

Can nasal spray addiction cause eye and head pressure symptoms?

Hi, I'm having some concerns, and it's probably nothing. I have the following issue: A pressure on my eyes, head, in between my eyebrows. But I'm concerned about it being something neurological. Thing is, I've been and still am addicted to nasal spray [xylometazoline] for over a year. I'm trying to quit now, but I wanna know if my symptoms match the 'rebound' effect.

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As to whether the pressure is from your nose (which is possible), I have to examine you (including nasal endoscopy) first in order to tell you. What I can tell you for sure, however, is that I can help you get rid of the addiction, by addressing - curing the responsible causes that led to it

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