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 | Allergic rhinitis | Exhaustion, flat affect, difficulty focusing, ear pressure | I've tried shots, sprays, all of the over the counter options with minimal benefits, hence was open to trying this. I knew within a day that Azelastine hcl was problematic, but chanced a couple more to be certain. A week on it and I'd be ready for the psych ward and wouldn't even need the Thorazine/phenothiazine cocktail to keep me miserably sedated. | M | 52 | 3 days 137mcg | 12/17/2017 | 1 | 13 yo son & father in law had allergy | Both my son and father-in-law lost their sense of smell while taking this - it hasn't come back for either! My son has had anosmia since he last took it last Jan-Feb | I'm really angry that this was not considered important enough to put on the box!!!! WARNING: DO NOT TAKE THIS! | M | 13 | 1 months 205.5 mcg/ | 11/25/2017 | 1 | Major sinus congestion | Within hours of taking Astelin I was so dizzy I couldn't walk to the bathroom. Room was spinning and I felt like I was walking sideways. This in turn caused anxiety. I am a sensitive bug to medications and this is in my top three medication reactions. | I will never take this medication again. | F | 43 | 1 days 137 MCG | 11/6/2017 | 1 | Chronic seasonal allergies | Muscle aches, depression, horrendous headache (almost went to ER) | Never again! | F | 50 | 4 days 30 1X day | 9/1/2017 | 5 | Allergies | I take it at night at bedtime and it helps me sleep. It does give me fatigue during the day, but it also has greatly helped my allergies. | To the people complaining about the taste, read the directions on the box. This drug is only meant for your nose and not your mouth. Tilt the head forward when spraying and don't let the medication come out the back of your nose into your mouth. I would hope your doctor explained to you how to take this spray. | M | 41 | 3 months | 8/5/2017 | 1 | Allergies | HORRIFIC TASTE in my mouth after spraying a single spray in each nostril. OMG I cannot tolerate this at all. This tastes absolutely TERRIBLE, and this awful taste is hard to get rid of!! | F | 36 | 1 days 1 spray 2X day | 7/24/2017 | 1 | Allergies | Heart palpitations / irregular heart beat, fatigue, head ache, head congestion/pressure with initial 2 days of 2 puffs then switched to one. | Altho it was great for the allergies the side effects are scarry. According to the specialits' office it would be very rare to have palps several days into it and I find it ironic I can do a quick search of this drugs name and palpitations and find numerous pages on it but somehow I'm supposed to be a freak. My heart was checked out not long ago and found to be fine. I thought I'd found the miracle drug for allergies what a shame. I'll have to talk to our local pharmacist - wonderfully helpful to his customers. | F | 50 | 6 days 137 mcg 1X day | 4/20/2017 | 1 | sinus drainage | depression, increased anxiety, extreme irritability and quick quick temper, fatigue. | Will not continue this drug that was prescribed by a sinus specialist in addition to generic Flonase. | F | 62 | 5 days 2X day | 2/10/2017 | 1 | asthma sinusitis etc | This medication will cause extreme fatigue which sucks, especially if you keep using it for a while, i started to think i was crazy for feeling so dragged down... ... . Within 36 - 48 after NOT using this stuff I had a lot of energy. so... is it worth it?? NO FIND AN ALTERNATIVE if you hate being tired. ... im going to try something less druggy called NASALCROM... | F | 28 | 5 months 2 sprays | 11/8/2016 | 3 | Asthma / sinusitis caused by IgG de | It was okay, actually it really did or still does HELP my asthma and sinuses issues! so it does do its job, And very well at that. But the unfortunate part is that it DOES cause full body weakness and a strange mental fatigue. .. I didn't figure out why I was feeling so tired until I remembered that this is a strong anti - histamine! I make sure not to accidentally swallow it when it goes to my throat, because that will cause the medication to go through body causing apparent side effects. please only use at night or when go to sleep. | PROS : THIS MEDICINE SHOULD BE DONE WHEN YOU ARE ABOUT TO SLEEP! I COULD BARELY WALK SOME DAYS BECAUSE I DID IT IN MOrning! ALSO, IF YOU TAKE PROVIGIL/NUVIGIL DO NOT USE THIS NOSE SPRAY AT SAME TIME , BECAUSE IT WILL MAKE THE PROVIGIL USELESS. | F | 28 | 10 months 2 sprays | 11/6/2016 | 3 | Deviated septum and sinus infection | Nightmares and extreme fatigue the next day. I may only use this spray when my ear plugs up. It left me very fatigued and lacking ambition and energy for my day. I work with special needs children and I need to give them my best, They deserve it. I also developed a headache on day two. | It seemed to open my sinuses and my husband said I didn't snore the way I usually do in the early am, however he said I was breathing heavily and sighing. That must have been when I was dreaming about the snakes or the part of the dream when my hair was falling out by the handfuls.☹️ | F | 58 | 2 days 137mcg | 10/21/2016 | 1 | For a possible sinus infection/nose | Extreme fatigue after 2nd use. Weird fast forward dreams. Feet numbness. Worsening headache. Terrible, Terrible medication. | F | 63 | 2 days 137 mcg | 10/1/2016 | 1 | Post nasl dripping | Works great on post nasal drips but has caused nightmare type dreams, drowsiness, loss of energy and worst of all I have gained 10 pounds!!! Will never take it again. | F | 61 | 8 weeks 2 times da | 1/26/2016 | 2 | Allergic Rhinitis & ETD | Drowsiness - got worse after 3rd day - could hardly stay awake at work! Dizzy! started 3rd day and got worse each day after. Anxiety....feeling jittery at times....legs felt weak. Sneezing! Mild nausea feeling started after 7 or 8 days | also noticed small amounts of dried blood in nostril each morning although no nose bleeds. Noticed muscle aches, especially in joints and neck, after a week. Definitely seemed to help ease the sinus pressure, but after doesn't seem to be doing anything at all for the Eustachian tube dysfunction. | M | 54 | 9 days 2 puffs 1X day | 10/28/2015 | 2 | Allergic Rhinitis | I was prescribed Astelin after had a major allergy attack. It really did help it worked about seven days after I started it I developed chest pain. I do have a history of coronary spasms. I took my nitro four times the day it first happened. I looked up side effects and became wary. I Took it again several days later when I was going to be exposed to something I'm really allergic to. Five hours later I was driving and had crushing chest pain. I will never take it again be wary of it if you have any type of cardiac history. I have not had any chest pain since I stopped it. By the way I hadn't had any chest pain for over year when that happened my cardiologist does believe it is connected | My dose was two sprays each nostril | F | 40 | 2 weeks 205.5mcg | 9/17/2015 | 4 | Nasal congestion | Azelastine HCI 15% (205.5 mcg per spray), Extreme vivid bizarre dreams. | Used 3 times. 1) Late PM. 2) Late PM. 3) Early AM. Dose 2 and 3 separated by several days. With each usage I experienced extreme bizarre vivid dream. The dream experience is distressing to the point of discontinuing its use. | M | 64 | 2 weeks 15%(205.5) 1X day | 9/1/2015 | 1 | Chronic congestion | Heart palpitation . Extreme tiredness. Sweating more. Dont take | M | 22 | 4 days | 7/5/2015 | 1 | Allergies & sinus | I'd used this previously but stopped because of taste and bp issues. Restarted because of severe allergies. Wish I had never done it! Was so exhausted and the worst was that it sent my BP way up, 160/89. I also had an increase in heart rate that was a scary thing - 100+ beats per minute. NEVER again! It's been a miserable day and I won't repeat it! Be very careful when you decide to use this medicine. Read the list of side effects in detail. Reviews and post marketing are the only ones that mention this as an issue. | F | 58 | 1 days | 7/1/2015 | 2 | allergies | Tried this medication once in the evening. It stopped my skin from feeling itchy but it caused some pretty severe depression and then I conked out. :P I can't deal with depression or passing out like that and the allergies came back full force the following morning. | F | 38 | 1 days 1 squirt 2X day | 5/7/2015 | 4 | non allergic vasular rhinitis | Works better than anything I have used but I am exhausted. I have never had an issue with sleepiness from drugs, even benedryl does not give me problems, but this drug makes me feel like I should sleep 20 hours a day | I have had vascular non allergic rhinitis since I was young and it has gotten worse with age, making me feel like I have a continual cold/sinus infection. I am allergic to weather/barometer changes which causes migraines/ strong smells and I believe I also have allergic rhinitis and hayfever. Most of the time I feel like I have a horrible cold. This has really helped but I can't handle the sleepiness or the lack of ambition. I take it only at night now and use flonase during the day, but I still am tired. If I quit taking it, the exhaustion disappears, but the symtoms of the rhinitis become horrible. | F | 66 | 4 weeks 30 mg 2X day | 10/17/2014 |