 [ Symptoms ] why is my nose always stuffed  i have had a stuffy nose for two months two months i have tried sudafed benadryl off brand otc medicine and the benadrylibuprofensudafed combo i have tried ziacam nasal spray i have tried eating tablespoons of cayenne pepper i tried vicks on my chest feet and in my nose i tried steamy showers and i tried the neti pot alternative squeeze bottle after the squeeze bottle now i can not hear out of my right ear so no my problems are doubled i cant sleep because i can not breath please help [ Disease ] as a non drinker i do not feel anyone should consume alcohol while being treated with antibiotics but one or two drinks would probably not cause you any harm or adverse effects the most important thing for you to do while on bactrim is to drink plenty of water so if you will just follow those one or two drinks with a full glass or two of water you should be fine the most important thing is getting your uti properly treated excessive alcohol consumption can interfere with judgment and impair inhibitions impaired inhibitions can lead to sex and sex can lead to another urinary tract infection a vicious cycle