ASTELIN Reviews (AZELASTINE HYDROCHLORIDE)Average Rating: 2.4 (323 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare ASTELIN with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR ASTELIN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 4 | Post Nasal Drip | Drowsy, med in back of throat | Originally was taking the medicine only at night due to extreme drowsiness. Was advised by my doctor that the drowsiness will get better over time. So after taking it only at night for months, I started trickling it in during the day. Makes me a little groggy but not unbearable and it works so well I'm just thankful to be able to take it during the day. Wanted to give this tip as the drowsiness did get better after taking it at night for extended period of time. And then slowly moving it to daytime. | F | 48 | 9 months 1x Day 1X day | 5/30/2023 | 1 | Nasal congestion | I started experiencing tremors throughout my whole body a few days after starting the nasal spray. I stopped the spray after the third day as I could not tolerate how strong it was or the taste. I was not sure why the tremors started suddenly and can only relate it to this nasal spray. It has been approximately 3 weeks and I am still having tremors. I am a very healthy 61 yr. old and have No other medical issues and the only medicine I take is calcium and vitamin d. I am 99.9% sure this nasal spray is the cause of these new onset tremors. I will be following up with my PCP | Do not use Astelin, they are not truthful about all the side effects. | F | 61 | 3 days 1X day | 2/2/2023 | 1 | Allergies | Possibly helped with allergies, but could only take right before bed because it made me extremely tired. | F | 50 | 14 days 1X day | 10/2/2022 | 1 | Sinus pain and pressure | Apple Watch detected AFib 4x within an hour; shaking, limb weakness, rapid HR (tachycardia). Went to ER, higher than normal BP, sinus tachycardia. ER thought AFib was actually PACS; need to follow up with EP to confirm. Heart rate elevated for 12+ hours, jumping between 83-130 for no reason while sitting in bed. | F | 35 | 1 weeks 1X day | 10/1/2022 | 1 | Side effects: raised bp very high, extreme red eyes, high anxiety, cough, extreme tiredness and muscle pain. | I will never take this again. | F | 55 | 7 days 1X day | 9/24/2022 | 5 | Allergies | Yes bad taste but works great for constant running nose. | M | 56 | 0 days 1spray 2xd 2X day | 4/9/2022 | 1 | Allergies | Heart palpitations, chest tightness, fatigue, inflammation, twitching. Absolutely awful! | 33 | 2 months 2X day | 11/12/2021 | 2 | Sinus drippage | Made me feel worse. Bothered my throat. | F | 74 | 2 days 1X day | 5/18/2021 | 1 | Enlarged epiglottis throat inflamma | Unbearable knee pain pain and inflammation. On scale of 1 to 10 it is at least 11 or 12. | Took it for 6 days now I am afraid I have developed RA symptoms. I don't know if it will go away. I am devastated. | F | 61 | 7 days 2X day | 2/18/2021 | 1 | Allergies | This drug is terrible if you are not familiar with the side effects. Besides the bad taste which to me was not that big of a deal, it caused me to have terrible muscle twitches at rest, mostly in the legs, but felt at times in my arms as well, These twitches later progressed to actual pain/soreness, which upon reading other reviews here led me to stop using the medication. I actually was so frightened at first that I thought I had beginning stage ALS because of how bad and constant the twitches were, as well as weakness in the hands. It also caused fullness in my ears which felt like I had an ear infection, and I felt a slight soreness in my throat. All of these side effects caused me to have severe anxiety, although I can’t say whether the drug itself causes anxiety or I just became anxious due to side effects scaring me. All in all, I would not recommend this drug at all, there are other allergy medicines out there that won’t cause you to feel like you have a life threate | Not worth it, too many side effects. May work at reducing sinus allergies and other things, but at what cost? I feel like long term use of this medication can lead to long term/permanent damage. I feel lucky that I realized this after only 6 days of use. | M | 27 | 6 days 1X day | 11/30/2020 | 1 | Outdoor allergies | effective for allergy symptoms but, side effects are numerous. I too felt fatigued, anxious or nervous at times, some rapid heart beats and that mental fatigue and irritability others wrote about. | After reading other comments, I too wonder if my thigh and calf aches were truly not from exercise as others experienced the same. Once Astelin was discontinued the issues stopped. Will never use again! | F | 61 | 14 days 1X day | 10/18/2020 | 3 | Sinus and ear fullness1 spray | Seem very depressed and anxious | F | 70 | 14 days 137mcg 2X day | 8/12/2020 | 1 | Excessive post nasal drainage | It is pretty good at clearing the excessive drainage, but there were so many other subtle side effects – – many of them experienced by other people on this site – – that eventually I decided it is not for me. I did not take near the dosage prescribed which was 2 puffs each side twice a day. At most i used 1 puff each side once a day, and I skipped a few days. I will never take this medicine again – – just too many negative side effects from head to foot, to risk it anymore. | I am very sensitive to a lot of prescription medication, so it doesn’t surprise me that this had negative affects, too. I plan to check this website in the future anytime anything is prescribed to me, before I ever take it. Thank you for all your input. | F | 64 | 17 days 137 mgd | 9/29/2019 | 1 | throat drainage | nightmares would set up in bed body all rigid, took a while to figure out what was causing it | medicine does its job but to hard on my body nightmares were very frighting and body very tense will not take this medicine again. | F | 78 | 137mcg spr 1X AN | 5/20/2019 | 1 | post nasal drip from a cold staying | I was unable to go to work any of the 3 days I took it due to severe sinus headache. Headache was not in the face and neck but at the top of the head where it was almost impossible to loosen and break up. I haven't taken it since those 3 days a few months ago, but I've had 2 colds since then and both turned into severe headaches where the pain was so bad I cried and the blockage was at the top of the head and no medications or techniques would loosen or break up the sinus congestion there. I never experienced headaches like this with a cold until I used the Asterlin. I'm starting to believe that 3 days of using this 3 months ago has had a permanent effect on my long term sinus health. | This should be taken off the market. | F | 52 | 3 days 30 MG | 2/7/2019 | 1 | Allergies | Extremely ill. Dry mouth, sleepy, fatigue, no concentration, nausea, dizziness, sinus pressure is hideous. Not worth the side effects. Horrible drug. Severe migraines. | Terrible drug. | F | 54 | 3 weeks 30 2X day | 6/28/2018 | 1 | sinusitis | Took it to dry up sinuses. Immediately upon 1 spray in each nostril (as directed) nostrils were running and began violent sneezes that lasted 15 minutes and about blew up my head. Sinuses are still running and swollen. What an awful drug. DO NOT TAKE! | Wish I had my $40 back - what a complete waste!!!!!!!! | M | 64 | 2 days 1X day | 5/30/2018 | 3 | allergies, environmental sinus | bad taste in mouth, post nasal drip, dryness | Astepro is fairly effective if you can get past the taste. Stopped that feeling of itching inside your nose. Did nothing for my post nasal drip, actually made it worse. Probably good if you sneeze a lot but not for much else. | M | 20 | 1 years 2 2X day | 4/17/2018 | 1 | Chronic sinus issues | Extreme fatigue. Would never use again. | F | 76 | 5 days 137 | 3/30/2018 | 5 | Very good for allergies But the heart palpitations cramp in the feet and joint pain and memory problems it also make me tired and lazy and want to be in bed 24/7 but it saves my life many times from suddenly swelling and closing of my airway. | No i just take as needed and I puffs in each nostrils instead of two. | F | 12 months | 3/12/2018 |