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 |
| 1 | Chronic allergic rhinitis | Elevated pulse, culminating in palpitations and frequent missed heartbeats. Pulse has not returned to normal after a year, and palpitations continue as well. | This medication had absolutely no effect on my allergies and has wrecked my heart. Ban it now! | M | 44 | 180 days | 10/9/2007 | 1 | Sinus Congestion | Extreme racing heart. Nausea, diarhea, horrible taste in mouth. Headaches and eye pain. Indegestiona nd heartburn. | I stopped taking this horrible med in hopes of saving the lining of my esophagus and stomach. | F | 47 | 5 days | 10/3/2007 | 5 | allergy | Fatique, muscle aches, heart palpitations and some sweating | I have twice a year allergies in the fall and in the spring. Historically, these allergies would develop into sinus infections and I would be ill for about two weeks. Began using Astelin in 2005 and what a difference. The span of illness which was always two weeks before is now down to two or three days. I am extremely fatiqued while taking Astelin but my recovery time is so much faster it is worth it. | M | 54 | 3 years | 10/2/2007 | 3 | chronic allergies/congestion/infect | I typically use Astelin in the am, one puff each nostril. Every time it makes me sneeze and snot up really badly. Seems to work ok besides that--of course the taste is horrible, but I haven't noticed any other serious effects. Although, after reading these other reviews I'm now wondering... | Please let me know if anyone else has this reaction of having a mini allergy-attack after using. After use, I get tight and sneeze and sneeze, eyes water and I get really snotty. Does anyone else get this, and/or any suggestions to curb this? | F | 29 | 6 months | 9/18/2007 | 2 | Allergies | Extreme drowsiness! Sneezed right after taking it every time. Also recently experienced heart palpitations, anxiety, restlessness, and insomnia. I am wondering if my moodiness and anger in the past year is a result of this med. | Doctors need to share this info with patients, was not told anything about adverse effects. | F | 31 | 1 years | 9/15/2007 | 1 | Allergies | Severe heart palpitations, headache, trouble breathing | I only took the medication one time and within 10 minutes, I had a severe reaction. I couldn't breathe for hours and my heart beat out of my chest, so I didn't sleep the entire night. There should be some severe cardiovascular side effect warnings for this drug. I truly thought I was going to die. | F | 38 | 1 days | 9/14/2007 | 3 | Allergies | Started taking 3 weeks ago. Drowsiness was my first symptom but the drowsiness tapered off to the point where a quick nap once a day made me feel much better. But these last two days have me concerned. I've had severe anger during situations that before would have been just annoyances. Came close to wanting to punch my son in the mouth and wanting to hit my wife. Not normal AT ALL for me. Came to search the web for Astelin and Allegra side effects because of this. Will talk with my allergist about another drug if this extreme swing in mood continues. | Astelin has improved my nasal problems due to allergies big time. Some days though are better than others with it, and I don't do the recommended dosage. Only one spray per nostril twice a day instead of the two sprays. I take Atelin in combination with a single dose of Allegra once a day. If the unexplained anger wasn't an issue would have given the drug a 5 rating. | M | 41 | 3 weeks | 9/12/2007 | 1 | Allergies | Initially a godsend, gradually a nightmare. Started taking once a day for about a year with success. Eventually experienced heart palps, numb hands, numb feet, prickling over my entire body. I also started having trouble breathing and unusual constipation, to where I did not ever feel hungry (food was not moving at all). | I'm concerned that I may have long-term effects having resulted from my use of astelin. After having stopped use for a month, my ears feel clogged and I occaisionally feel that my heart is racing for no reason. I visited the doctor several times and they denied that Astelin could be a cause of my symptoms. A week after stopping, symptoms started to recede. It's been a month now, and I'm starting to experience some light headedness and ear pressure.... | M | 30 | 1 years | 9/6/2007 | 5 | Severe rhinits allergy | No bad side effects at all | I have been suffering severe allergy attacks all my life and have tried almost every drug available to aleviate my problem. After seen an add on TV, asked my doctor about it, gave a prescription, and have been for four weeks on this medication, and have had not suffered one single allergy attack. This medication really made a difference to improve my condition. | M | 53 | 28 days | 8/29/2007 | 1 | | 8/15/2007 | 1 | Allergies / post nasal drip | Lightheadedness, feelings of passing out while driving or in motion, feeling flush, tingling in fingers and hands with numbness, sweaty palms and forehead, slight constant headache, couldn't focus on close objects or while reading. Legs felt tired and rubber-like. These effects didn't manifest until approximately an hour or two after inhaling the spray. I didn't know the side effects until I used Google and looked up "Astelin Side Effects" and found this website. I see others here with alike symptoms. I stopped taking this medication a few days ago and haven't had any of the episodes as described above. | I work for a pharmaceutical company and if I were the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) I would re-visit the manufacturer of this product and review all these awful side effect with the intention of pulling this product off the market. | M | 47 | 1 years | 8/9/2007 | 1 | sinus pressure and swelling | Severe debilitating headaches | Hated it, will never take it again. The headaches are the worst pain I have ever had, even vicodin won't touch the pain. | F | 31 | 5 days | 8/3/2007 | 2 | chronic nasal swelling/headaches | Extreme fatigue; felt out of it. Very queasy and anxious. Feels like a panic attack that won't go away. Sinuses feel great though! Pick your poison. | Will try traditional methods like Flonase/nasal washes again. It's a shame Astelin affected me the way it did because I can finally breathe clearly. Just not worth the side effects. | F | 37 | 2 days | 8/2/2007 | 5 | Severe Allergies | Besides the nasty bitter taste, it's wonderful! | F | 24 | 2 months | 7/27/2007 | 5 | Vasomotor Rhinitis | Bitter taste, very tired. | Astelin has really helped with my symptoms, but it does have a bitter taste, and it knocks me out. I can live with it, as I'm hoping it will lessen over time. | F | 31 | 3.5 weeks | 7/17/2007 | 1 | Sinus infection | Extreme nausea, blurred vision. | My nausea became so bad that I found it difficult to function at work. The blurred vision didn't help either. My ENT said the nausea would be helped by leaning forward while administering it so that it didn't run into my stomach; that didn't help. Symptoms stopped right away when I stopped taking it. I would never take it again. | F | 59 | 3 days | 7/17/2007 | 4 | Chronic Sinus Infections | I have gained weight and have noticed significant changes in my mood. I have been on Astelin for over a month and will be speaking to my Dr. this week to be put on something else . | The unfortunate thing, the drug works it's just not worth these side effects | M | 39 | 30 days | 7/11/2007 | 1 | Allergies / Nasal Congestion | Dizziness, vertigo. After about two months of taking Astelin, anytime I sat up right away from a lying down position, or laying down looking up and moved my head to the right, the room seemed like it was spinning. Wasn't sure what caused it until I read some comments on this site. Stopped taking Astelin, and it took about three to four weeks for the vertigo symptoms to go away. | Never really helped my Allergies or nasal congestion problems. Took this with Nazacort. Still taking Nazacort. | M | 39 | 3 months | 7/2/2007 | 2 | congestion and swollen turbinates | Nasal dryness, fatigue, mood changes, dry eyes. | Took this medication for two days. Stopped my postnasal drip but made me even more congested. Made me very sleepy but with awakening during the night. Found myself getting weepy and depressed. Terrible taste. Will not continue taking due to side effects. | F | 47 | 2 days | 6/29/2007 | 1 | Chronic allergies | This drug really messed with me. Not only did I feel exhausted and cranky all the time after I started taking it, but also, despite my feelings of exhaustion, I was unable to sleep and my throat eventually was sore all the time from the spray. I also never gain weight and lo and behold, thank you Astelin, I gained weight. I am never taking this drug again. | F | 2 weeks | 6/26/2007 |