NASACORT Reviews (TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE)Average Rating: 2.1 (240 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare NASACORT with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR NASACORT | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 3 | seasonal allergies | Worked very well to open my nasal passages. Mild anxiety at night. Seem to have lost my sense of smell. | F | 55 | 6 days | 4/14/2014 | 2 | severe seasonal allergies. | Shortness of breath, tightness in chest. Educate yourself on the serious side effects of drugs, and listen to your body. | F | 32 | 8 days | 3/27/2014 | 1 | nasal allergy | within hours, extreme weakness, tiredness, nausea, headache. beginning to ease after6 days, but still no appetite | I wouldn't give this to my worst enemy. | M | 78 | 1 days 220mcg 1X day | 3/18/2014 | 5 | Nasal Allergies | I had been miserable with coughing and post nasal drip till I could have screamed. Most days I was dragging through my day. I decided to try Nasacort. Wow I can not believe how much better I am. My energy is back and I can breathe! Post nasal drip is 90% better. I feel bad for others who had trouble but I have not thus far. Today instead if laying in bed with fatigue and sinus pressure I went shopping with my cousin. I haven't done that in I can't remember how long. Hope others will have similar experience. :) | F | 37 | 7 days 30 | 3/16/2014 | 1 | stuffy nose from indoor allergies | Just bought the new over the counter version of Nasacort nasal spray. Says it is the same strength as prescription. I have had stuffed up nose every night this winter (dust allergies) and thought I'd try it. First night I had a terrible back ache and foot muscles twitched a little, but could breath easier. By the evening of the second day, my hamstring muscle started twitching crazily for hours. | I plan to stop taking Nasacort because my side effects aren't worth a clear nose at night. My muscles are pretty sensitive, so this may not be a problem for you. But reading about the other side effects people are having, I would caution anyone before starting this drug which is now available without prescription! | F | 50 | 2 days 1X day | 2/21/2014 | 2 | Cedar allergies | First completely cleared me up, second day starting getting dizzy and vomited, third-fifth day continued to get more and more dizzy, tired and in a fog. Quit taking sixth day and all side effects started to clear up and within three days back to my normal energetic self. A cleared up nose is not worth all the side effects of nasal cort. | M | 51 | 5 days | 2/15/2014 | 1 | Severe headaches, Nausea and Coughing. It was so severe that i had to go to the emergency. I underwent blood test, CT Scan and lumbar Puncture (Removing Fluid from the Spinal Cord). They said it was viral infection and it will go out. | I believe that the damage it has caused in me was not worth the temporary relief i felt for the first two days. | F | 27 | 6 days 1X day | 2/13/2013 | 1 | Sinusitis | I was put on a very large dose by my Dr. due to a sinus infection. He told me that it would not be absorbed into my system so there were no risks of side effects. I started getting really random sore muscles in my rib cage, back and abdomen. I also had very high anxiety and emotions. Because of these side effects, and because the sinus issues were better, I dropped my dosage down to 2 puffs a day from 8 puffs a day. What resulted has been a very scary steroid withdrawal process. I suddenly lost all muscle strength, painful joints, pins and needles, dizziness, and nausea. The prescribing Dr. and my GP did not believe it could be from coming off of the Nasonex, and ordered me all kinds of tests to rule out a bunch of frightening diseases. WIth no answers, I found myself an endocrinologist who told me that I have classic steroid withdrawal symptoms that can very much happen from intranasal steroids. The withdrawal has taken over my life for a month and I'm still not totally off o | This drug is probably fine at the recommended dose, or one puff per nostril per day. If you find yourself having random steroid withdrawal symptoms after you discontinue Nasacort (my first was pins and needles in the feet), your doctor will likely not believe that Nasacort could be the cause. Persevere, and find yourself a smart endocrinologist who knows about these things!! | F | 36 | 30 days 4 puffs 2X day | 10/18/2012 | 2 | nasal blockage | bleeding nose, dizziness, confusion, headache, depression, lack of energy, weakness | dangerous | M | 21 | 3 weeks 30 4X day | 1/12/2012 | 3 | Itchy and blocked nose | I have experieinced numbness in my face and now my gums are very sensitive and painful. | F | 55 | 10 days 1X day | 10/25/2011 | 1 | Blocked ears/sinus | Stiff neck, headache, anxiety, depression, irrational thinking, paranoia, muscle spasms, weakness of muscles. Brain fog. | DO NOT take this spray. I am so relieved I found this website because after reading other peoples comments I now know I'm not turning into a mental case. The symptoms of taking this spray nearly cost me my marriage, I'm not joking! My personality changed from a happy laid back person into a lunatic! I'd rather have blocked ears...which I still have as it didn't actually work anyway! I followed my doctors advice to the letter and took this medication religiously. After two days I had really bad stiff neck but had no idea it could be due to this spray, I just thought I'd slept in an odd position. This is day one of not taking this medication after weeks of hell... I'm not looking forward to any withdrawal symptoms but they can't be any worse than the horrible side affects that I have experienced! The brain fog was so bad I seem to have lost half of my vocabulary! If you enjoy being a sane and happy person then this is not the medication for you! By the way... NONE of the depression or mental side effects are listed on the leaflet. | F | 37 | 7 weeks 220 mg 1X day | 8/23/2011 | 2 | Allergies and sinus congestion | I have seasonal allergies.I cleaned my apartment and my allergies flared up. I took the generic version of this drug. I had a bad headache before taking it and the drug prolonged it I was laid out for a month thinking I had a virus. With such a bad headache I forgot to take it for a couple of days. My headache nearly disappeared. Took it on the third day and the headache and it's intensity returned within 5 minutes. Additionally, this stuff has really messed up my stomach. Awful diarrhea and burning stomach and intestines. I missed quite a number of days of work while on it. Stomach is still upset. Never used more than directed: one to two sprays in each nostril per day. | Two years ago I used the brand name for an entire summer and part of the fall and at that time it was a miracle drug without any side effects. Cleared up all my allergies. I have a feeling I have an issue with the generic or have developed an intolerance to an ingredient both in the brand and the generic. | M | 34 | 3 weeks 220/110 1X day | 7/26/2011 | 1 | Nasal allergies | Gave me a terrible viral infection. The dose was two sprays in each nostril once a day. | Got severe headaches and then a viral infection. the infection spread to my lungs and I had to use two different inhalers to treat the ling problems. I've sick for a month and half since taking this drug. | M | 53 | 2 days 2 1X day | 7/25/2011 | 1 | allergies | It took away my sense of smell | I contacted the manufacturer.They said this side effect was in the package dosing instructions. IT WAS NOT. Also, it wasnt on the prescription information given to me by the pharmacy. | F | 43 | 6 months 16.5gm 2X day | 4/26/2011 | 5 | Allergic rhinitis, asthma, allergie | Nose bleeds and burning in nostrils. | Don't let it go down the throat because it is a steroid and can cause stomach irritation. Just keep sniffing until all of it goes up the nasal cavity. I'm very sensitive to oral steroids, but the other nose sprays just didn't work. OTC sprays have a bad rebound effect. The menthol gels work well to keep things loose if I'm dried out inside my nose. Nasacort does cause recurring nose bleeds. I only take it 1X instead of 2X per day. I also alternate days whenever possible, instead of daily dosing. I go off it completely when the weather is moist and warm. Nasacort AG helps the mucus to soften and drain like normal people who do not have rhinitis. I use Nasacort, guaifenesin pills and cough syrup, nasal gels when it's truly necessary, and vaporizers in the winter when the weather is cold and dry. Calcium lactate from health food stores is also great because it causes involuntary muscles to relax that often cause constriction and asthma attacks. It has a very sedating effect, so I take it at night. No one drug can do it all with me. Except for mild nose bleeds, I have no other side effects with Nasacort AG. | F | 59 | 10 years 2 sprays 1X day | 1/23/2011 | 1 | allergies/cough at night | This drug, after not even using it as much as doctor's recommendations, gave me a perforated septum. I have two holes in my septum which will eventually have to be repaired by major surgery. And this happened in two months. | I would NEVER use this drug again and I'm surprised it's still on the market after reading all of the comments. | F | 61 | 2 months 2sprays2xd 2X day | 1/16/2011 | 2 | allergies | sever headaches everyday all day and foggy thinking. also if i used 2 sprays i would have upset stomach | F | 33 | 14 days 1X day | 12/3/2010 | 1 | sinus infection | Sample from Dr, used it once. Throat, or larynx, closed down so I had great difficulty breathing. Thought I would have to call 911 but I did survive. | It cleared up my sinus. | M | 70 | 1 days one sniff 1X day | 11/15/2010 | 2 | Allergies | Worked like a charm - relieved all congestion from my many diagnosed allergies (dust, dander, pollen, etc). But, only after I stopped using due to insurance coverage changes raised the monthly cost to me over 10 times higher, did I discover that it HAD to be the cause of nearly incapacitating anxiety.(Only medication I was taking that I stopped - and my anxiety went away) | I noticed in particular that I developed, over the last couple years of Nasacort use, an irrational fear of travel for business trips. I would wake up sweating in the middle of the night, heart racing, stomach in a knot, for weeks before any business trip. Completely irrational, unwarranted and unlike me. Would have never thought that nasal steriods could cause this, and shocked to see it listed by others in this forum. Probably affects a very small fraction of the users, but can be crippling for those. | M | 58 | 10 years 1X day | 10/31/2010 | 4 | Allergies | None that are significant. | Is very helpful with the itching of my throat and roof of my mouth | F | 34 | 10 2X day | 10/15/2010 |