Fluticasone nasal for Allergic Rhinitis User Reviews (Page 4)

• Sonna
• September 17, 2018

"Glad to see I’m not the only one who has experienced difficulties with this spray. I have had the severe headaches, thrush, and hearing loss in my left ear! I also have had the whispering voice for 10 weeks. They’re telling me I have acid reflux, I don’t agree. Is anyone aware that this medication was on recall list for contamination with small glass fragments (apotex brand, 05/31/2018) ??? In all honesty, I believe this is what I’m experiencing."

• Sam
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• March 21, 2021

Flonase (fluticasone) "I swear they designed this bottle to waste half the product inside and get people to buy more. The way it sits in the hand, it naturally gets blocked by a finger and just dribbles the stuff instead of spraying. Half the time you overcome that obstacle, it barely sprays anything anyway. Absolutely pathetic and shameful design."

• birdie
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 6, 2018

Flonase Sensimist (fluticasone) "My ENT advised me to use this product. My experience is that I have paid from $13.99 to $28.99 for the same size. Another thing is that it doesn't seem to spray the same every time. Sometimes I don't think anything comes out of the nozzle."

• ClaraW
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 19, 2023

Flonase Sensimist (fluticasone) "No more nighttime stuffiness. I've been suffering for years with terrible nighttime stuffiness, itchy eyes, and itchy ears. I would take hot showers or put my head over warm water just to help loosen up my nose. My doctor gave me this. He recommended the mist, as I had a bad reaction to another brand of allergy spray, and he said this was more gentle. He was right. It took me a few months to actually use it, as the experience I had beforehand made me hesitant. I was fed up with not being able to breathe, so I finally used it. Wish I used it sooner. Third night and I'm not stuffy. I can breathe at night for the first time in years!"

• Lou
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 19, 2019

"I finally went to the walk-in clinic after being sick for weeks with a cold, asthma, and severe seasonal allergies. This spring the pollen was very bad, and I could barely breathe out of my nose at all. I could hardly even eat, since I had no way to breathe while eating ... That’s how bad it was. I was prescribed what I think is a generic Fluticasone nasal spray (made by West-Ward), 50 mcg. RX only. It is AMAZING. It started working almost immediately for me, and continues to offer relief. I can fully breathe w/ no problem now. It even helps my severe nasal reactions to cigarette smoke, certain chemicals, etc. Note: this is only intended to work on your nose. You cannot expect this to alleviate your eye symptoms. That’s kind of silly, since it’s a nasal spray ..."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• December 4, 2021

Flonase (fluticasone) "This is the only thing that works for my allergies. I'm allergic to most pollen, mold, and dust. Antihistamines don't work very well for me, and give me weird side effects. I used to get regular sinusitis, and allergy induced asthma. Since starting this medication I haven't had allergy symptoms, or sinusitis. I have used my rescue inhaler twice in two years! This medication works wonders for me."

• Jano
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 12, 2019

"Fluticasone nasal spray is absolute JUNK - Left a weird smell in my nose for 2 days after using it - Lost me sense of taste. Better off using a Nettie Pot with a saline solution and not give the pharmaceutical companies any $$ for this. Overpriced and probably bad for your health long term."

• doc...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 13, 2018

Flonase (fluticasone) "This Flonase has after taste which is not a problem. . It work ok for about an hour+ and its effect wears off. It suggested dose is two sprays per day , The post nasal drip irritation returns that starts the unending coughing , irritating , yes very much. I can't increase the dose so am going back to Doc again for another consultation"

• Misha
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• March 10, 2016

Veramyst (fluticasone) "I used veramyst daily for 5 years straight with no side effects due to severe allergies, a few days after I started using it allergies gone... I couldn't be happier.. Unfortunately my insurance stopped covering the medication which is pricey without and the generic did not help me at all.. so now I'm back to pills and still an allergy sufferer .. :("

• Arah
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• October 8, 2018

"I have severe chronic sinusitis and trust me a first this did not - work it took a couple days I had to remember to take it everyday and now I have zero breathing issues and can go to sleep amazing every night"

• Honda...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• July 8, 2021

Flonase (fluticasone) "I began this medication 7 years ago. Before that all I did was not breathe, sinus headaches, and all over miserable. My doctor gave me this and I'm amazed by how quickly it works and once the 2 week period wore off, I was able to take it every other day, which I do now. No side effects at all. I have bipolar depression anxiety and ptsd. I'm medicated for these problems so I can't comment on psychiatric side effects. All in all, this med is a life saver for me. Make sure you read very carefully the pamphlet that comes in the box to verify that you're using it correctly. I tilt my head slightly forward, breathe in and spray twice and breathe slowly outta my mouth. As far as cost, I was shocked at how much the drugstores charge for this. Fortunately I have Medicaid which pretty much covers everything with a zero copay."

• Sunsh...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• October 15, 2015

"Worked great for 6 months I used it for allergies. However, five days after I stopped using it I started to experience headaches and ringing in my ears for two solid weeks. Now its week three and those symptoms are slowly going away while I have to take ibuprofen everyday to alleviate side effects. Also, my lower number on my blood pressure went up a full 10 points while I was on. Went to doctor about 20 days after coming off and my blood pressure as dropped back down about 7-8 points."

• MUano
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 12, 2019

"This did clear up really bad allergies that were severely clogging my sinuses, nose and ears, but it also started giving me nasty headaches, back pain and moderate fatigue after about a week. I am a (usually daily) runner, but my runs became much more difficult after starting fluticasone. It made be so fatigued that it was hard to finish a run that I could have finished easily before starting it. I'm going to try replacing it with zyrtec and see if I have more luck."

• Hopel...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• June 23, 2022

Flonase Sensimist (fluticasone) "Took flonase and xyzal for allergies for three months or so. Started to feel dizzy and jittery on them so I went off of them. Now I'm convinced I'm dying. I'm in good shape, exercise 6 days a week, 19% +/- body fat. It's been 9 days since I stopped. Dizziness, weird feelings in my chest, and unspeakable panic are my symptoms. I've gone to urgent care, BP was 130/80 in a full panic, EKG was normal. Dr said I should "talk to somebody". That was two days ago. My wife found a Gaba supplement that's supposed to help and it seemed like it was until today. I stopped taking it because I seemed to be feeling better. Big mistake. Anyway I just took it about an hour ago and seem to be improving again. I've also continued exercising through it, because although it's scary and I'm dizzy I'm hoping it'll help clear everything out faster? That's probably not even a thing. Anyway if I survive this I'll GLADLY HAVE ALLERGIES INSTEAD."

• MaceyD
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 17, 2017

"This is the most useless stuff ever invented. I was prescribed and have used it on three separate occasions for seasonal nasal congestion. It does absolutely nothing. NOTHING! At the moment I have been using it for four days and my head feels more congested than on day one. Now my ears also feel full and I can't pop them. Once again, useless, worthless pharmaceutical ripoff."

• Anonymous
• May 9, 2022

"The negative comments on here blow my mind. The symptoms most commonly listed in the 1-star reviews (anxiety, increased heart rate, depression) are symptoms I've also experienced with allergy meds (clarinet et. al.), But not with Fluticasone Propionate. Maybe a little at the beginning(?) But I'm on year 2-3 of using it for Spring (and occasional Fall/Winter) allergies and it's been miraculous. I have little to no side effects taking it, but most importantly, I have no more allergies! Sometime if I stay out on a heavy pollen evening my eyes will be itchy and uncomfortable, but nothing nearly as bad as the incessant stuffy nose and resulting sinus infections and loss of taste/smell that I was having instead, my whole life. I'm not saying this medicine hasn't been terrible for those who wrote poor reviews. I believe them. But as someone who's suffered debilitation pollen allergies since childhood, I have to say Fluticasone Propionate, changed my life."

• Anonymous
• April 3, 2011

Veramyst (fluticasone) "After seeing a allergy specialist for a grass/tree pollen allergy, I switched from over the counter drugs [Claritin, Allegra] to Veramyst. It works great, and I do not experience negative side effects, such as nose bleed. If my eyes are itchy, I use Pataday eye drops."

• anyone
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• September 4, 2018

Flonase Sensimist (fluticasone) "This spray works fine, however something massive changed about it - the 120 spray used to be 0.54ML and it is now 0.31ML, same amount of sprays but much less product (about same size as 60 sprays, which for some reason did NOT change! Watch out, they're giving you a lot less now!!!"

• Henry...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 17, 2018

"I've just started using this spray and have used it twice today (total of four pumps each nostril x2) and it's already reduced my post nasal drip. I wonder about the systemic affects however, chiefly because just in ten hours after I first used it my neck line seems to have tightened up considerably, it's not in my imagination, people at work have commented. "

• Anonymous
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• April 22, 2016

"I have severe seasonal allergies to pollen. I'd be on Claritin, and still sneezing every few minutes constantly, very congested. And my eyes would itch so badly, I'd always be tearing up or blinking continuously. Adding this provided major relief from the respiratory symptoms."

• Jesus...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 9, 2017

"I'm allergic to dust and couple more things.. my doctor prescribed this drug to me which is a steroid. It didn't help me at all. It dried my nose and I couldn't breath. The side effects were horrible. I had horrible headaches, nausea, insomnia, and body aches. I will never use this product again. I will break it into pieces!"

• Eddie...
• July 17, 2011

"I used to suffer from hay fever and allergies for years, especially bad in spring and fall. I used many different pills and nose sprays and none worked well. Doctor prescribed Flonase several years ago. It has worked wonderfully well for me with no side effects that I am aware of. When I tried to stop I notice nasal congestion returning gradually. For me, this has been a life-enhancing medicine and have recommended many friends who have similar problems to try."

• Goose
• December 24, 2020

"Took the fluticasone nasal spray for one day. Woke up at 1:00. a.m. Couldn’t get back to sleep. That hasn’t happened to me in years. Couldn’t go to work the next day because I was exhausted. Threw it in the garbage. If you can’t sleep, it’s useless."

• Hjkd
• August 10, 2015

"This has saved my life. I have always been a sneezing mess. I constantly had a blocked nose more or less everyday. I stupidly tried to use otrivine. Omg what a mistake as this infected my nose because i came reliant on it causing an inflamation. So i went to the doctors who prescribed me avamys nose spray. It saved my life. I can breathe again and it treated my nose from inflammation and also protects it from any further complications. All watery eyes and nose problems gone down the drain. I would sponser this medicine. Best nose spray I've ever had. :)"

• soxfan
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• November 25, 2018

"After being diagnosed with environmental allergies, my doctor recommended this otc med to ease congestion, and I have been using it off and on (mostly off) for 3-4 years. Helps you breathe, but at a high cost for me. 2 months ago in the fall, I began using it every night, and within a couple of weeks, started experiencing a cough, dry mouth and throat, and a swollen tongue, felt like my throat was closing up, trouble swallowing. This is when my doc recommend I see a gastroenterologist. Also have had headaches, and upper back pain that was excruciating. I am appalled that this med is otc. It's a steroid, and the doctor did NOT warn me at all! I did finally go see a gastroenterologist because of all this, and they said it might be GERD, but I highly doubt that now. I stopped this med and feel much better already. Why no doctor has linked my use of Flonase and my symptoms is unbelievable. Use at your own risk! I can just use saline and deal with some congestion."