NASONEX Reviews (MOMETASONE FUROATE MONOHYDRATE)Average Rating: 2.0 (1124 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare NASONEX with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR NASONEX | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 3 | blocked ears and stuffed nose | Heart palpitations at night, then diarrhea and a yucky sick feeling headache | I had an ear infection and upper respiratory infection in December. My ears are still congested and my nose is still congested. The Dr. told me it is due to allergies and gave me NASONEX. It did make my breathing easier, but I woke up with heart palpitations. On the 2nd day I ended up with liquid diarrhea and then a sick feeling headache. I decided to live with the ear congestion until I go to my ENT appointment and stopped the NASONEX. | F | 50 | 2 days 2X day | 2/11/2012 | 3 | Nasal congestion | Irritated throat, heart palpitations, insomnia, depression, anxiety, weakened immune system, achy and weak muscles, worse eyesight | Ive been taking 2x2 sprays per day for about a year now. Nasonex does what it's supposed to do, even now that I have a runny nose, I dont feel very congested. But like others Im starting to think the side effects start to become far worse than the nasal congestion I got the spray for. I get runny nose far more often than before, I have developed a nasty insomnia (3+ hours to fall asleep no matter what). Doc gave me medicine for depression too which I discontinued to use as certain events improved the quality of my life. Achy muscles are really annoying, a short walk is enough to cause muscle cramps that I didnt usually get even after running for 30 minutes or more. My long range vision has become somewhat blurred. I just dont know whether to quit taking nasonex as Im afraid the nasal congestion comes back far worse than what it was before starting to use the drug. | M | 23 | 1 years 50mg 4X day | 8/31/2011 | 3 | Nasal Allergies | Dry eyes, nose bleeds, infections including ears, sinus, bladder, headaches that ibprofen cant help, nausia at times, loss of hunger at times, bad menstration cramps, loss of smell, have added medications to the arsenal! Due to dry eyes caused by this med i have eye drops i have to use 4-5 times a day, ive been on antibiotics an average of 3 times a month due to infections, have spent a boat load of money at ENT to cure ear infection, sinus infection. also have mood swings that i didnt have previously. | Nasonex DID relieve nasal congestion. But it also CAUSED alot of problems. I quit it 2 days ago. Nose congested again, stomach cramps, head ache yesterday. What do you take next after quitting this stuff?? What IS SAFE to take to clear congestion?! | F | 43 | 5 months 17G 2X day | 8/24/2011 | 3 | Severe Hayfever | A miracle cure for the first few days, then I started to get severe anxiety symptoms and irregular heartbeats. | The doctor said the anxiety symptoms and heart problems were caused by anxiety due to some kind of hidden mental problem (yes they worked that out after a 5min consultation) and Naxonex was completely safe. I now believe that some people who have low stress levels or more importantly low levels of adrenaline can cope with nasonex, just like they can with caffeine etc. However, my guess is that anyone who is sensitive to adrenaline or has high stress levels, may find that naxonex pushes them over the limit into anxiety attacks etc. I found after discontinuing naxonex for a year, that the recommended dose was far to high for me and I suspect others too. I now have one single spray every 3 days and I can cope with that. I also completely avoid caffeine and alcohol while I'm taking it. I keep my adrenaline levels as low as possible. It's a shame that doctors don't recognise this connection. | M | 48 | 14 days 50mcg 2X day | 8/22/2011 | 3 | post nasal drip and chesty cough | If I use it as per doctor's dosage for a week to a month I start to get nose bleeds. The nose bleeds subside a few days after stopping the nasonex | I love it! Yes the nose bleeds were a HUGE hassel and very frustrating, I loved how the nasonex helped my cough! I now use it 'as i need', usually a single spray in each nostril before bed and paired with a saline spray. When I don't use it my cough starts to become heavier. | F | 20 | spray 1X day | 8/10/2011 | 3 | Fluid in ears, resistant ear infect | Pounding headaches similar to bad sinus headaches. | Gave to my 7 year old to clear fluid from his ears that kept getting infected. He is a leukemia patient. It did clear him up. After 4 weeks started to get really bad what seemed to be sinus headaches. Stopped the drug immediately. | M | 7 | 4 weeks 50mcg 2X day | 7/27/2011 | 3 | Sinus congestion | Feeling very shaky and nervous after spraying into my nose. Headache after the drug wears off. I am going to discontinue usage. | F | 65 | 10 days 1X day | 5/14/2011 | 3 | i can not breathe through my nose | not being able to sleep, and coughing over nothing. I am tired all the time | i wish i could get off of it but i can't breathe without it | F | 53 | 20 years 15 2X day | 5/12/2011 | 3 | Nasal congestion/allergies | I've been diagnosed as having Atrial Ventricular Rentry nodule Tachycardia. In short, racing heart. After getting rid of all the other things that could cause or aggravate it (caffeine, decongestants, asthma inhalers), I still have incidents. I was still using Nasonex because my dr. assured me it was a corticosteriod and therfore NOT going to make my heart race. Oh, really???? Maybe not, but it was the only medicine I was still on. After two trips to the ER, and being told I have to have a heart "ablation" to stop the tachycardia, I'm wondering now, after reading all these comments if it just wasn't the Nasonex!! Have discontinued it now and will see how it goes before I do the surgery. I noticed on all the other websites, it doesn't mention any of thetachycardia or shakes (which I also have). I also completely loss my sense of smell. AVOID THIS MEDICATION!!!!! | F | 53 | 4 years 1X day | 4/29/2011 | 3 | COLD | Caught a cold. Sinuses were completely blocked. dr prescribed nasonex. It cleared up somewhat my sinuses but my nose and throat got progressively dry and harsh. In addition I woke up with a terribly sinus headache and clogged ears. This is after 4 days of using itthanks to this website i understand wht. | M | 45 | 5 days 2 2X day | 3/9/2011 | 3 | allergies | loss of balance, dizziness, loss of sense of smell, insomnia, fever blisters, irritability | Nasonex did work very effectively for my allergies, but side effects, I now know from this database, were extreme. I have been off Nasonex for three weeks, and my side effects have disappeared. I have been on antipsychotic medication for years, and when I went to my psychiatrist with complaints of loss of balance, he attributed the balance problem to the long-term use of antipsychotics. But in three weeks without Nasonex I have had a remarkable improvement in balance, so much so that I would consider that Nasonex is the primary culprit. I had used Nasonex off and on for four years, and that is how long I had balance problems. I am now using Ayr, a saline solution, for some improvement in the allergies and without any of the negative side effects. In addition, my sense of smell has returned to a normal state. | F | 64 | 4 years 1X day | 2/26/2011 | 3 | Chronic Sinus Congestion | Some dryness in the nose (can increase chance of bloody nose) | Gives a mild improvement to nasal congestion. Nothing to get really excited about. If you have really bad congestion like I do, it is very helpful, though. Has a nice flowery smell, with no aftertaste, unlike some similar meds. | M | 44 | 10 years 2X day | 2/10/2011 | 3 | Severe Hayfever | I have an update to these side effects. I have been experiencing them now for about six weeks. What I've discovered after having been to numerous doctors and having all sorts of tests etc is that I have been on the verge of suffering from adrenal fatigue. Naxonex contains corticosteroids which mimics the cortisone - the hormone that produces adrenaline. When I took the Nasonex, it basically pushed my adrenals over the edge producing classic adrenal exhaustion symptoms - such as numbness and hot/cold areas of the body due to poor blood distrobution and really bad insomnia. Do a search on adrenal fatigue and you'll come up with many of the symptoms we all experience. I read that a very high percentage of the population suffer from adrenal fatigue. It would make sense then, that this medication could affect many people by boosting their adrenaline to the extreme - the symptoms of which are very nasty indeed. It also explains why others, who may have normal levels of adrenaline and not | M | 48 | 2 sprays 1X day | 12/9/2010 Patient History | 3 | Sinusitis | Anxiety, Dizziness, Nervousness, Heart palpitations / tachycardia | I don't know if this drug caused my symptoms or not. All I know is after one week of taking this + a standard antibiotic (cefdinir) I feel worse, and am so anxious I'm considering seeking psychiatric treatment (lack of sleep, constant feeling of fear, racing pulse, dizziness possibly brought on by anxiety). If this drug DOES cause these side effects (and the sheer number of comments in this database which list anxiety-related symptoms certainly suggest this, at least to me) it really bothers me that there is virtually NO documentation of this anywhere else on the internet. Would this not have been discovered in testing and thus documented somewhere scientifically? The whole scenario is just unsettling. | M | 27 | 7 days 2 pumps 1X day | 11/1/2010 | 3 | year-round allergies | Headaches across the forehead | This medicine really cleared up my runny nose and constant sneezing. I am taking it with Claritin. I am going to the allergist today to ask about the headaches. I tried taking 600 mil. of Ibuprophen but nothing helped. I had to go off it over the weekend to get rid of the headache and I couldn't sleep last night. I don't know if stopping the Nasonex was the cause. | F | 53 | 7 days 50 mcg 1X day | 10/25/2010 | 3 | swollen turbinates tissues | I have completely lost my sense of smell. i can not smell anything at all. weather it is coffee beans or at a fragrance shop, I just cannot smell anything at all. | this spray helped to calm my nasal turbinates but on the side effects it took my sense of smell back. I need advise please what to do. | M | 30 | 2 years 1X day | 10/18/2010 | 3 | Sinus Pain | Loss of appetite & taste. Mild depression - thoughts of suicide, sadness which leads to crying, worthlessness. Some days I felt like not wanting to speak to friends or be around them. | M | 27 | 2 months 2 sprays 1X day | 10/18/2010 | 3 | hayfever and sinusitis | Felt like I was "tripping". Heart rate increased and could not get to sleep...mind was racing. All this after one dose. No thank you.I will try salt water and a non drowsy antihistimine. Felt like a wasted $40 (not on prescription) | F | 55 | 1 days 30mg 1X day | 9/16/2010 | 3 | sinus poblems from allergies | dizziness, lightheadedness, weird stomach problems, sinking feeling, weird dreams, heart palpitations | Initially it was wonderful, helping shrink my sinuses. However, I have slowly been experiencing side effects and after reading everyone's posts, I am going to get off of this drug. I will rely on my neti pot. | F | 61 | 2 months 1X day | 9/5/2010 | 3 | Spring/summer allergies/stuffy nose | Slight headaches...nothing else to make note of | I've been taking Nasonex for about 2 1/2 weeks now. It does help keep me clear (mostly) throughout the day. I do 2 sprays in each nostril in the morning. I would have rated it a "4" if not for the price. $50 per bottle is excessive (for the results the product gives me), and that $50 bottle covers me for 1 month (4 sprays per day divided by 120 sprays per bottle). I guess I would recommend this if not for the price. Nasonex has been much better on me than Rhinocort. | M | 33 | 2 weeks 1X day | 8/16/2010 |