Yuck. The worst reaction I ever had to any of them was the headache that felt like an ice pick driving into the base of my skull. (It was almost worth it, because it also made my sinuses feel completely normal.) Most just had no effect on me at all, and a couple worked ok for a while. Never had any of them make my sinuses swell! :O Good luck with the OTC one!

Maybe you were avoiding details for the sake of simplification, but has NO doctor ever suggested you try a prescription intranasal steroid? (i.e., junk you squirt up your nose 1-2 times a day) Allergic rhinitis is exactly what those things are for. And for many of those of us who suffer from it (and yes, the pollen has been really bad of late), they are a Godsend. There are at least a dozen different ones, so if one doesn't work, try a different one.

Based on interviews with the cast, I doubt the breakup is permanent.

You know it was a popular episode when this page refused to load for over 20 minutes! (Had a link straight over from the RSS feed imported to Goodreads, so I knew I had the exact right page.) This was a fun, fun episode. Not entirely because of the return of EWW (even that can't really stack up against Sheldon learning how to make nice to Penny by reading CATHY!), but that was certainly a big part of it! Can't wait for part 3 of the trilogy. :D Also, anyone looking for the t-shirts might want to check out http://willwheatonstinks.net/. (I am saddened and ashamed that I found it by accidentally misspelling Wil's name.) http://willwheatonstinks.com/ has no t-shirts, but it's kind of fun too.