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 |
| 5 | Chronic Sinus Infection | Bad taste | This is the longest I've stayed infection-free (without signfificant dietary restrictions) in years. | M | 53 | 1 months | 10/21/2005 | 3 | I have chronic accute sinusitus | It worked great the first two days but woke up on the 3rd day with a horrible sore throat and what feels like a tremendous held cold. Ears hurt, nose stuffy can't stop blowing. Will use for a full week and see if the symptoms go away or figure out if it is just a coincidence. | F | 35 | 4 days | 9/1/2005 | 1 | chronic sinus drainage | Extremely tired, could not function, used once. Trying to work up the nerve to try again 1/2 dose at night. Not sure I will use it again. Also was moody. It did dry up my nose tho. :/ | Have tried everything else, will probably go the natural route. Quercetin is supposed to be helpful. | F | 46 | 1 days | 8/1/2005 | 2 | allergies | Heart palputations, dizzy, severe itching (head) pins and needles along with numbness in my hands | had to stop, had a severe allergic reaction | F | 59 | 7 days | 6/13/2005 | 4 | allergic rhinitis | Sometimes transient coughing and a bitter taste if it gets down my throat. | I use this at night only, although I was prescribed it twice a day. It helps me sleep with my cat in the bed. For me, it works much better than flonase or rhinocort or any of the cortisone sprays. Since taking singulair, I don't need this every night anymore, so I take it when I feel stuffy. | F | 56 | 3 years | 6/6/2005 | 2 | drip, dust mites, mold allergies | Sleepiness...WEIGHT GAIN! | I was prescribed this in place of Flonase...I think that it works better at stopping the drip...but, I am not willing to put up with the side effects. | F | 53 | 5 weeks | 5/26/2005 | 3 | rhinitis | drowsiness? | M | 33 | 4 days | 4/22/2005 | 5 | chronic sinus infection | altered taste sensation; went away with long term use. Some nasal stinging at first. | Effective, and very rapidly so. Can abort imminent sinus induced migraine headache at times. | F | 50 | 4 years | 3/27/2005 | 3 | asthma | Some headaches, sleeplessness and/or extreme drowsiness, heart palpitations. Had to reduce dosage to nightime use only. Unable to tolerate using it twice a day. Still having problems. | Not sure the benefits outweigh the effects that this drug causes. | F | 51 | 30 days | 3/21/2005 | 4 | ALLERY, RHINITIS | INITIAL DROWSINESS, DEVELOPED HEART PALPITATIONS WHICH I DO NOT LIKE. | F | 43 | 15 days | 2/22/2005 | 2 | allergies | Originally it worked great. Then I thought I caught a nasty cold but symptoms were all nasal. I continued to use Astelin and the symptoms got worse. Stopped using Astelin for about a month and now approaching allergy season and started using it again but got the same exact symptoms--think I have an allergy to the allergy spray! | Used it for about 4 months with great results. Then developed some sort of allergic reaction to the spray. No longer using. | F | 56 | 4 months | 2/20/2005 | 4 | allergic rhinitus | Bitter tast, altered sense of taste. | This drug is much more effective than any I have taken and had fewer and less severe side effects than any so far. I just hope the drug companies come up with some competition and the price drops, soon. | M | 55 | 4 years | 2/15/2005 | 1 | Chronic rhinitis | Depression, lethargy, lack of concentration -- altogether felt like something was very wrong with my mind. | It cleared my nose very well, but the side effects are far worse than the original problem. Stopped taking it. | F | 56 | 2 months | 1/5/2005 | 3 | rhinitus - dust allergy | Efficacy is ~ 12-14 hrs. Have experienced some headchaes since taking it. | Am considering using it 2 x daily (rather than current 1 in am) but am concerned about headache fequency and severity. May try anyway - or go back to sudafed decongentant/allergy. | F | 54 | 10 days | 12/24/2004 | 5 | Recurrent sinus infection | Bitter taste and general snoozy feeling, neither to terribly unpleasant. | Works great! Using it to keep things clear until a deviated septum can be repaired. | F | 40 | | 12/13/2004 | 1 | allergies to pollen and cat dander | racing heart, anxiety, insomnia, sleepiness, dizziness, loss of appetitie, shakiness... trembling. drained my body of fluids..... even my whole face shrunk from loss of water retention in face. | can not take this with these side effects. i wonder if all histamine blockers will do this to me. | M | 26 | 2 days | 11/5/2004 | 1 | allergies | I very quickly felt my heart start to speed up. Could not sleep because of it. Felt like I was in a dream when I awake..... disoriented and dizzy. I can not take this anymore. | M | 25 | 1 days | 10/15/2004 | 4 | Allergies and sinus issues | No side effects. | Tastes bad. | M | 53 | 4 days | 10/8/2004 | 4 | Chronic Rhinitis; allergies | Sleepiness first couple hours after using. Some burning and dryness in nose if air is dry. Ran out once and had trouble sleeping for several days until started again. Seems to affect my sense of smell too. | Has worked better for my sypmtoms than any other drug I've tried. Tried Allegra, claritin, Flonase, etc. I got used to the bad taste after a while. Side effects have been tolerable relative to results so far. | M | 40 | 5 months | 10/1/2004 | 1 | perennial rhinitis | Nasty taste in my mouth for hours, disorientation, sedation much heavier than most medications, confusion, heart palpitations | Very strong medication. It works, but I immediately felt so awful that I couldn't continue to take it more than a week. | F | 24 | 7 days | 7/19/2004 |