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| 1 | Sinus problems | My four year old girl is taking this and she is not sleeping well and waking up around four in the morning. She keeps talking about her legs and stomach hurting. She also keeps telling me about the bad dreams with skeletons. She doesn't watch bad shows and has never had bad dreams like this. I was told it was a great thing and our doctor even gives it to her family. I should have looked up the side effects but took her word. Last night she was screaming like an exorcist movie and I looked up the side effects and she is no longer taking it. The only time in the last few weeks when she got a good nights sleep was when we didn't give her the spray. If these are the side effects that she already has then I can only imagine how bad they would be for someone who keeps taking it. I feel like a horrible parent because I was giving her this crap and didn't even look it up first. | Don't take it | F | 4 | 3 weeks 50 MG 2X day | 2/7/2011 | 1 | sinusitis | Pressure in nasal bridge, difficulty swallowing, pain in between eyes, blurry vision. Crying. | Thought I had chronic sinus infection from symptoms, abx did not help. ENT said CT scan showed no sinus infection but I felt like I still had one with the blurred vision and pain, post nasal drip. I asked if it could be the nasonex he said no keep taking it "totally safe, you can take this forever". The MD's are clearly mislead by the drug reps who push this extremely costly medication. MD Referred me to a neurologist but I took myself off and pain/pressure, diff swallowing resolved. Still dealing with vision disturbance after 2 weeks. Vision problem started after I started Nasonex. I have spent $$$$ on this whole episode. It may have impacted by thyroid levels, I'm on synthroid so I will check. | F | 43 | 4 months 2X day | 2/7/2011 | 1 | sinus infection | Terrible nasal pain and pressure, excruiating pain in sinus cavities, swollen eyes, pressure behind eyes, depression, blurred vision, dry nose, horrible insomnia | I was given this drug by an ENT with a hefty dose of antibiotics for a recurring sinus infection for 14 days. After this period of time, I noticed some of the symptoms had gone away, but the pain was terrible. About a week after the antibiotics, teh pain was still present, so I started using the Nasonex again, thinking that it would clear out any remaining stuff. In addition, the ENT told me that I may have to use the Nasonex for a month before experiencing relief. Shortly thereafter, I was convinced that the infection hadn't gone away, so I made another appt. This time I had a CT scan done and was told that there was no sinus infection present and that my sinuses were clear. But what about this pain? my swollen eyes? etc? The ENT told me that since it was not a sinus infection, he could not help me. He told me that it could be anything from a headache condition to a brain tumor. I was referred to a neurologist. I left the office absolutely hysterical and terrified. I thought about the symptoms and "googled" nasonex side effects and reached this site. While I will keep my appt with the neurologist just in case, many of the symptoms described by people on here have been true for me as well. I tolerate drugs pretty well; I have been on everything from Perocet to Prednisone and rarely have unmanageable side effects. However, this drug has taken my life away for over a month. TOmorrow is my first day of not taking it. While it did clear my sinuses (or wa | F | 34 | 1 months 50 mg? 2X day | 2/3/2011 | 4 | Allergic Rhinitis | Some more things to consider | PART 03: Some studies to consider: I did some further research into the magnesium and mineral loss connection and found some interesting information: 1 - Mometasone Furoate (the active ingredient in nasonex) is a very potent steroid at the systemic level. This means only a small amount is needs to be absorbed to have a significant effect and although the drug has been designed to act topically some is still absorbed systemically (see study: http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/20/6/1386.full?related-urls=yes&legid=erj;20/6/1386 2 - The reason small amounts of steroids can have a large effect is due to their transactivation or upregulation of genes. Therefore a small amount of steroid will instruct your body's genes to produce protein that have a more significant effect (see same study above) | M | 27 | 2 months 4 Sprays 1X day | 1/30/2011 | 4 | NasalObstruction,Allergic turbinate | This drug did help for the first few days, then i started noticing side effects. On examining side effects I came to the conclusion mineral deficiency maybe the cause. | PART 01 January 29, 2010: Many thanks to the person who mentioned Magnesium deficiency related to use of this corticosteroid nasonex. Heres why I believe the symptoms maybe due to the mineral deficiency: 1- Its clear that at least some of the nasonex is being absorbed systemically where its supposed to have glucocorticoid-like effects (similar to the body under stress). BUT the amount of nasonex used (even if all of it were to be absorbed would'nt be sufficent to cause this list of crazy symptoms: your body produces far more corticoid steroids in response to running on the treadmill than a couple puffs of nasonex would provide so the steroid itself does'nt seem to be the problem 2- I noticed symptoms which i initially thought were due to the nasonex because they were similar to symptoms of the body under stress (indigestion, irritability, insomnia) BUT on further examination i realised the symptoms did'nt fit stress symptoms exactly. I did'nt have the characteristic sweating like when i'm stressed or the cold hands and feet, I was even able to have solid erections (TMI? :) ) something i can never do when i'm stressed. On researching the Magnesium deficiency it seemed to make more sense. Mg is heavily involved in digestion and mg deficiency maybe why so many here report stomach symptoms. All of the other symptoms i've seen listed can be attributed to magnesium in some way especially irritability, anxiety, depression, numbness, brain fog...the list goes on | M | 27 | 2 months 4 sprays 1X day | 1/28/2011 | 4 | allergic Rhinitis | Part 02 January 29, 2010: So anyway i tried taking some magnesium supplements and everything seems to be on its way to being much better now...my symptoms are alot less. Zinc and Potassium are also minerals that should be supplmented during use of a corticosteroid. People need to understand that every drug taken for a singular purpose has a multiplicity of potential side effects. No drug is good or bad it just has to be seen for what it is and what it does or can do. Feel free to e-mail me. I would love to hear other experiences with this drug and mineral supplementation to alleviate symptoms. | M | 27 | 2 months 4 sprays 1X day | 1/28/2011 | 5 | ear pressure, allergies | None! | Great drug! I've been taking it in conjunction with Flonase and they work fantastically together. I was having problems with pressure in my ears and have always had allergies and living in the Ohio Valley did not help! Allergies are horrible, had none when I lived in Cali! Would recommend this drug but do be mindful of the side effects and educate yourself before you take it. It is a steroid- can mask the symptoms of infections that you may have and are not aware of. Cardio issues, etc can occur. Educate yourself before taking any medication. | F | 36 | 30 days 50 mcg 1X day | 1/27/2011 | 2 | Chronic sinusitis | Loss of smell. | It keeps me from getting into nasal congestion if I use it daily, which I have for the previous 3-4 years since I got a serious bout of sinus infection. But I lost my sense of smell. When my family mentions why I did not smell the smoke or cooking gas left on without fire, I got scared and stopped using Nasonex for 3 weeks, smell sense has not recovered but now I have a sinus congestion and post nasal drip after recovering from viral infection, I have gone back to using Nasonex as the doctor recommends it is needed to dry up the post nasal drip problem. | M | 42 | 4 years 2 puffs 1X day | 1/23/2011 | 1 | allergies, post nasal drip | I have no idea how this drug got FDA approval. The side effects are far worse than the therapeautic benefit. I started with one spray in each nostril once a day and cut it down to one spray in one nostril per day because of extreme headaches and nausea. That didn't change things, and now I have pressure in my ears as well as debilitating fatigue now, so bad I can hardly function. I sleep all weekend. I don't recommend this drug! | I've been irrigating my sinuses daily for a month, I'd rather continue that without the Nasonex and hope for the best. | F | 48 | 10 days 1 spray 1X day | 1/23/2011 | 1 | Nasal Problems | high blood pressure, anxiety, depression, mood swings, hot flashes, anger outbursts | Does anybody want to join in a lawsuit with me against this company????? | M | 30 | 3 years 2X day | 1/20/2011 | 1 | Allergies, Chronic Sinus Congestion | In order of severity: dry nose, slight nose bleed, dull head pain in the various sinus cavities, intermittent sharp inner ear pain, intermittent sharp right ear lobe pain, night sweats, insomnia, tremors at night, rapid heart rate, pounding heart, tachycardia at night, severe anxiety, nervousness, bp 184/100 + extreme dizziness, extreme sharp lightning bolt pain in right forehead leading to right eye droop and right foot dragging. | Well, i have to give it to the manufacturer, this product did work exceedingly well to clear up my sinus congestion. However, the cure is far worse than the disease. Using this product left me wondering if battery acid (in solution of HCL) would have been a better formulation. The side effects are worse than terrible, and to some people could be life threatening. Symptoms cleared up after about 10 days of being Nasonex free... | M | 38 | 10 days 1 spray 1X day | 1/11/2011 | 2 | Sinus Infection | Blurred vision, anxiety, depression. | I was thrilled with Nasonex during the first couple weeks of using it (sinuses felt open, no sinus pressure) but after about a month I noticed my eyesight was getting very blurred. Went to my opthomogist who said my eyes were perfectly healthy. Asked my Allergist who prescriped the drug and was told that it wasn't the Nasonex. After reading this site I stopped using it cold turkey. One month later my eye sight is getting clearer and the anxiety/panic attacks are gone. I will never take Nasonex again. | F | 36 | 6 months 2 sprays 1X day | 1/5/2011 | 1 | sinus infection | experienced frightening side effects while taking nasonex and experienced withdrawals once stopped using. if anyone wishes to speak more regards the side effects please contact me at [email protected] there are thing you can do to help reduce side effects taking magnisium will help with joint pain... | 43 | 6 months 30mg 1X day | 12/27/2010 | 1 | allergies | rapid, irregular heart beat, pounding heart beat, insomnia, fatigue, all steadily and considerably increasing over the 3 days I've been taking Nasonex. | I do high intensity interval training so i know what adrenaline feels like. It feels like I've been on an adrenaline rush for 3 days since I started taking Nasonex. My urine smells like I've been drinking 5 cups of strong coffee every day. I haven't been drinking any. It takes me hours to fall asleep and I wake up early and I can't sleep anymore but I'm feeling progressively more fatigued. Today when I woke up I had a fast, irregular, pounding heart beat for about 45 minutes. No more Nasonex for me. I won't use this again. | M | 40 | 3 days 50mcg x 4 1X day | 12/24/2010 | 5 | allergic rhinitis | Thick, dark red (almost black) blood when blowing nose or clearing throat - but only once in the whole day and only following the day on which i take Nasonex.Rest of the day when i blow my nose or clear my throat it is thick, but white. | I suffered with allergic rhinitis about once in 7-10 days for 24 hours for several years in India from age 21-26, untreated. Then i moved to Australia and it disappeared by itself (Hint - sometimes a change in climate can help!). But after a good break of 5 years it returned and i suffered for another 5 years before i finally saw a doctor about it who put me onto Nasonex and it worked like magic. My problem disappeared almost instantly. My doctor prescribed 2 puffs in each nostril daily. But i only took it as one puff in each nostril and every alternate day. So in effect i take only a quarter of the dose he prescribed and only in the warmer months. In winter i have absolutely no need of Nasonex as i am fine without it. However in the last 2 months (after taking Nasonex for over 2 years) i have developed the blood in the nose/throat and will be seeing my doctor about it. | M | 39 | 2 years 50mcg 1X O | 12/14/2010 | 1 | sinus /allergy problems | Please don't take this thing. I've had all the bad side effects and I'm otherwise healthy, just seasonal allergies and sinus issues, but nothing like the moodiness, joint pain, killer headache, ear pain/pressure/ringing that came with this product. And that's just in 2 weeks. My husband has been taking this for at least a couple years and he's being treated now for depression! He's gained weight and he's all aches and pains all over. I'll show this to him. I also found this site because I don't take anything else but nasonex and I had not felt this sick at all before. Thanks to all of you. | F | 43 | 14 days 1X day | 12/10/2010 | 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 | 1 | NASAL STUFFINESS TROUBLE BREATHING | HAD A BLOOD TEST WHILE TAKING THIS & BLOOD WORK SHOWED HYPOTHYROID - PAIN IN FACE EAR PLUGGED PRESSURE IN FACE & EARS NUMBNESS & TINGELING ON LIPS AND MOUTH NUMB, GOING OFF CAUSED ME SEVERE PANIC ATTACKS & ANXIETY | NOW TAKING ANXIETY MED TO BE ABLE TO COPE, BEEN OFF 2 WEEKS STILL FEELING VERY WEEK AND SHAKEY ESPECIALLY IN AM | F | 51 | 30 days 17GM 2X day | 12/3/2010 | 1 | nasal polyps | intense stabbing headache pains, irregular bleeding, PMS hormone feelings, terrible super spacey head feeling, aches & pains, high blood pressure 158/110, 153/10, achey pain in my legs, don't sleep as well | Fluticasone does work well to clear up a stuffy nose. I can breathe well through my nose. I have asthma and allergies. About 2 years ago Nasonex was prescribed by an ENT to use because of nasal polyps. He said if I used this medication I didn't need the surgery. I don't remember him telling me it was a steroid. Also, I haven't used this medication regularly every day. I'd use it for months, then stop it, then start it again and then stop it - every time I breathe fine I guess I ended up not using it. But about 3 weeks to a month ago I found one that would expire this spring so I thought I might as well use it - I wasn't breathing as well. Sept - Nov is typically my worst allergy season so I figured that using it might help. I had such bad experiences with inhaled steroids that I never ever would have used it had I known it was a steroid. | F | 54 | 2 years 50 mcg 1X day | 11/27/2010 | 5 | Severe Allergic Rhinitis | Maybe a little more awake than usual. My allergies made me Feel sleepy all the time. It's actually a welcomed side effect. | No issues so far. Will keep everyone posted. | M | 47 | 3 weeks 2X day | 11/23/2010 |