Are there homeopathic analogs to antibiotics?

Will irrigation help, or are you past that stage? If so, perhaps a Neti pot, used VERY carefully or just a squirt or two of salt and warm water w. a rubber syringe. I don’t know what a Z-pak is. Do you still have yr tonsils and adenoids?

@gailcalled: It has moved backward and it’s now in the heavy-post-nasal-drip stage (sorry for the details) and rapidly dropping into my upper bronchial tubes. No tonsils anymore.

Z-pak (zithromax) is a wonderful 5-day antibiotic that annihilates my sinus infections.

Homeopathy is just water, so that’s not going to kill the bacteria infecting your sinuses. There may be some over the counter anti-histamines that will reduce your symptoms and help you feel better until you can see a MD. You could also try gargling hydrogen peroxide if your throat gets sore.

Andrew, I have been having exactly the same bug, hideous. My brother made me take
a lot of Nyquil (day and night). This forced me to sleep a lot. It seemed to help but maybe it was on its way to being overy anyway. I was having swollen glands and coughing a lot. Did not want bronchial involvement as the last bronchitis I had lasted 3 months. Good luck. Go to bed.

@susanc: Must….work…on….fluther…..

This doesn’t get a lot of press, but it turns out the best medicine for a sinus infection is not an antibiotic per se, but rather a nasal decongestant (and I am an infectious disease specialist, so one might think I would be pushing antibiotics, but not in this case). So, what I always recommend is Sudafed or some other decongestant taken around the clock, along with humidified air to loosen the mucous, i.e. long hot showers, and a humidifier in your bedroom at night. You might also try sleeping a bit more propped up (like with 2 pillows) to help the post nasal drip go away. If absolutely necessary, you can take antibiotics, of which azithromycin is but one option (and probably the “biggest gun” in the antibiotic arsenal). Obviously, this is for future events, since by this time I assume your infection has passed.

Oh and I would add that antihistamines aren’t the best idea since they tend to “dry you out”, which just keeps the mucous impacted. I also wouldn’t recommend gargling with hydrogen peroxide, though I do agree with the comment that “homeopathy is just water”. Of that, I am not a big fan.

I suppose you mean something besides my chicken soup?