CarolAN Asked :

I am not a person who gets sick often and as far as possible I try to stay away from drugs and let my body heal naturally. Recently I used penicillin and I noticed a bit of shortness of breath. I also became more anxious but I am not sure if this was anxiety due to the shortness of breath or worry about the condition I had. I had no other issues with penicillin so I did not mention it to my doctor at the time.

This infection recurred a little while later and I started taking penicillin again. I did tell my pharmacist about this shortness of breath and anxiety and he told me that it could be an allergy to penicillin and sulfa drugs and I should speak to my doctor. I did not speak to my doctor and I noticed the same symptoms again but it went away when I finished the course of tablets.

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What Is Nasal Congestion?

Nasal congestion, commonly called blocked or stuffy nose, refers to blockage of nasal passages caused by swelling of nasal mucous layer. Apart from nasal congestion, there are other causes of blocked nose.

Causes of Nasal Congestion

A cause of blocked nose may be suspected from symptoms, their duration, circumstances preceding blockage and effect of treatment trials. When the cause is not obvious, a doctor should be visited. Main causes include:

1. Infections
2. Allergies 
3. Non-allergic rhinitis: emotions, cigarette smoke, medications, irritant gases, hormones, pregnancy, drug addiction, spicy foods…
4. Poisoning

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