FLONASE Reviews (FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE)Average Rating: 1.8 (1317 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare FLONASE with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR FLONASE | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | Middle ear infection | Permanent odd smell to date, nose bleed (minor) to date, not eliminated symptoms of ongoing low grade left side headache, runny and slightly painful left nostril, partially blocked left nostril. Started on this drug 2008 on drops then spray, total about 7 months. I decided to stop, almost immediate reduction in symptoms, which were getting worse again, and they are still reduced but present. | After original hospital admission with bleeding nose, ear and from sick, very ill. Referred to consultant ENT after returning home with ongoing symptoms, including tinitus. Together with side effects I've read about, plus the risk of even death if exposed to measles or some other disease(not on patient leaflet), and seemingly no awareness of these dangers by my GP/Consultant/Pharmacist, and when I asked my consultant how long I'd need to take it, he dismissively replied "It could be for ever". It has left me quite depressed, wondering if ageism was involved and searching for a decent consultant who can treat the problem and offer me sensible and honest advice and information instead of treating the symptoms with an inneffective and a dangerous(told safe)drug and me as a "patient" to be tolerated. | M | 67 | 210 days | 1/16/2010 | 4 | rhinitis following sinus infection | Insomnia. Strange taste in mouth. Really interesting vivid dreams. | It helps a lot with sinus irritation, but makes it harder for me to get to sleep. Had to reduce dosage slowly to prevent forming a cough. I have nothing against all the crazy dreams I've been having - they're rather entertaining. | F | 23 | 21 days | 1/13/2010 | 3 | Non-allergic rhinitis | Panic attacks, sleeplessness, anxiety, headaches, nausea | I've been taking Flonase for the past month, and while my nasal symptoms seemed to improve (much less sneezing and clearer air passage), I've been experiencing some bizarre episodes over the past 10 days that include panic attacks, shortness of breath, nausea, and sleeplessness/night terrors. This is the only drug I take, and I've never in my life experienced episodes like these before. My plan of action has been to notify my doctor to tell him I'm going off Flonase for the forseeable future. | M | 32 | 1 months | 1/11/2010 | 1 | right nasal passage clogged | total loss of smell and taste | I have totally lost my sense of smell and taste. I didn't attribute it to Flonase until just recently. Now that I have seen this site, I see why! I am praying that my senses will come back. | F | 30 | 3 months | 1/6/2010 | 1 | sinus inflamation | Depression, Panicky, Moody, Sleeplessness, Dry Nose, Slight Nose Bleeding ... odd heart beat sensations from time to time. | I found this site because I made a connection to a troubling depression and anxiety after committing to using the generic version of flonase every day for at least a month. I typed "depression and flonase" into Google and seems I have found the cause ... to my great relief. I took my last dose last night and hope it will be out of my system soon. I thought I was developing a serious problem. Sleeplessness, panicky feeling about any slight bit of bad news at work or personal, moody and generally depressed without relief. I am grateful to the information on this web site!! I wish I could blame my hair loss on it too, but not sure that started with the nose spray :-). This stuff ruined my Christmas Holiday! | M | 41 | 60 days | 1/6/2010 | 1 | Lingering cough and nasal issues | Loss of taste in all foods and total loss of smell. Added to some depression and hostility. | Prescribed by doctor to help with on going cough and nasal congestion. Used for three months, noticed loss of smell and loss of taste. Off product now for seven months and still have not recovered taste or smell. | F | 59 | 90 days | 1/3/2010 | 3 | Frequent Sinus and Ear Infections | Shortness of breath, Dizziness, and I have passed out twice after exercising. | I am a new user of Flonase, and my body is having a hard time adjusting. I find myself always dehydrated, and cannot do regualar exercises. Recently I worked out, and then could not catch my breath, stood up and then passed out and hit the floor. When I came to, my hands were clinched and numb. It was 30 minutes before I recovered enough to leave the gym. I am in great general health running in 5K and 10K races regularly for the past few years and never experienced any problems until I started on Flonase a few weeks ago. | M | 28 | 20 days | 12/23/2009 | 1 | nasal and ear blockage | after taking for just one day i noticed extreme numbness in left armpit in morning. numbness would last most of the day first i thought i slept on my arm wrong but it happened every day i took flonase told my doctor he told me to keep using it so i did for about one week until numbness was unbearable i stopped after a week but i still have numbness 2-3 times a week not as severe, however still uncomfortable | i would not use this drug | M | 41 | 5 days | 12/13/2009 | 5 | Eustachian Tube Pain runs down neck | Yes it can make your heart race a little bit, so use according to your tolerance especially at first. But totally worth figuring it out. | My ears would affect me when I would fly. About every other trip I would end up with vertigo for 3 weeks after flying.I had constant horrible eustachin tube pain down one side of my neck for 2 years, and in the last year it started on the other side. 6 months ago I started using this once a day in each side. Then I got to twice a day. After some regular use I am now down to occasional use. I do NOT have constant pain, and use it when I feel a slight pain coming on to prevent it from setting in. I LOVE IT. I Never had a day prior to this for 2 years easily without pain. Just use it smart. You dont HAVE TO start with a full dose. Let your body get used to it, listen to your body, and build up to a fuller dose. My GP prescribed this to me, and I'm glad I didnt listen to the ENT specialists that told me I the only fix which was not reccomended was getting my eardrum rebuilt because of my eardrums inherant misfunction. ...By the way when I fly now I do not get vertigo afterward with use of this. | F | 40 | 6 months | 12/12/2009 | 2 | nasal congestion | insomnia, post-nasal drip, bleeding sinuses | It did reduce my allergy-related nasal congestion but eventually the side effects were not worth it to me. Using a neti pot on a daily basis seems to be as effective with no side effects. | F | 49 | 2 years | 12/3/2009 | 3 | environmental allergies/sinusitus | I have been taking Flonase for several years. Not sure exactly how many but at least 4. I have been having anxiety attacks, increased irregular heart beats, high blood pressure, stomach problems, and mild depression. | I noticed a difference as soon as I quit it but am waiting until it has completely exited my system to tell if my issues were all flonase based or not. I rinse my sinuses with a Neil Med bottle twice a day and that is controlling my sinus issues. I will probably still use Flonase if I have particularly bad days but only as a last resort. I got a charge out of the 44 year old lady who has been taking it for 5 years and questioned people who said they had anxiety and depression issues and yet she stated she, herself, had had them for 5 years. Might be a correlation there!!! | F | 60 | 4 years | 11/30/2009 | 2 | spring allergies | I have not taken Flonase for 20 months, yet when I sneeze 3 or 4 times in a row, I can taste it - the steroids have a dramatic affect on sleep, hair loss and confusion. I have stopped taking it - November 23, 2009 Barrie Ontario | it works - clears away the stuffiness - but stays in one's system for a very long time | M | 60 | 10 days | 11/23/2009 | 1 | nasal congestion | confusion, agitation, sever hairloss | worst drug ever made | M | 39 | 9 months | 11/22/2009 | 2 | Sinus infections/nasal stuffiness | Dizzy feeling; anxiety; panic attacks; moodiness; depression | I starting taking flonase about 5 or 6 years ago; Until then I have never experienced anxiety and panic attacks. I contributed these symptons to work stress; Got anxienty medicine; These helped some at first; I have always taken Flonase as needed; sometimes I take it for months and sometimes just for weeks but I have never connnected the dots with the relationship of the symptoms mentioned above and when I use Flonase. I think I have finally figured it out. None of the symptons I have are listed in the documentation that comes with the drug so again that's why I did not think it was Flonase. I have stopped taking it and see it this help? Can anyone advise or have simular symptoms or stories of what happens when you stop using this drug? Thank you, | M | 38 | 5 years | 11/20/2009 | 1 | uncontrolled coughing and allergies | extreme "greasy" diarrhea (would happen with no notice), sinuses felt "greasy" after using drug, complete loss of sense of smell and taste, coughing continued due to constant nasal discharge, depression | Don't use this product until you completely investigate the side effects. I complained to my dr about the diarrhea and she said it couldn't be from the Flonase (guess she never read the side effects associated with the drug). I discontinued the drug after 6 weeks of use and am still waiting (5 weeks later) for my sense of smell and taste to return. The "greasy" diarrhea tapered off within 2 weeks but if I eat anything greasy now, there is a little diarrhea problem (easily handled with Kaopectate). I no longer have the greasy feeling in my nostrils, and the depression has lifted. Take this drug at your own risk--don't believe everything that your dr says about it--sometimes they are not informed or aware of the multiple side effects. | F | 60 | 6 weeks | 11/14/2009 | 1 | nasal congestion | insomnia, a general "wired" feeling, heavy nosebleeds, bad smell | This is a steroid drug, and it has a lot of the typical steroid side effects. I always had to be sure I used Flonase in the morning because if I used it before bed, it would keep me awake all night. The smell was bad, but tolerable and seemed to dissipate after a few hours. However, the real problem was the nosebleeds. After I'd been using this drug for almost two years, I started getting heavy nosebleeds out of the left side of my nose. I finally figured out that the Flonase was causing the bleeds, and stopped it shortly after that. Unfortunately, several years later, I still have a weak blood vessel in the left side of my nose that will bleed heavily from time to time. If you choose to use this medication, do so with great caution. | M | 29 | 2 years | 11/13/2009 | 3 | Seasonal Allergies | Anxiety, more talkative, hyper, obstinant, defiant. | My son was coughing all night long, had a stuffy nose, then it would let loose and the mucous would just drain so badly. He was barely sleeping. History has taught us that every allergy or asthma medicine makes him spastic and out of control. Flonase is the lesser of all evils. The first day we gave him Flonase he hardly coughed and got a full nights sleep, the first in weeks. Sadly within 3 days his dad & I noticed a change in his behavior. So did his teacher, since she sent an e-mail asking what was going on. I can tell within 20 minutes of spraying his nose his behavior escalates. We decided to halve the dose, instead of one spray in each nostril, we are doing one spray in one nostril, then alternate to the other nostril the next day. Tonight 10/24/09 is the first we've done this and I noticed his behavior did not get out of control like it would before. How crazy I thought, to notice a difference right away. So far he has not coughed one time. Usually by now he has several times. So if you like the allergy releif you see but don't like the side effects, I offer this as a possibility. | M | 6 | 5 days | 10/24/2009 | 1 | and seasonal allergies | After days days of this drug, my 6yr old son became boisterous, mean, emotional, bossy, etc. Caused a serious personality change in an otherwise happy child. | This is a steroid drug, stay away if you are sensitive to such things. | M | 6 | 4 days | 10/18/2009 | 3 | seasonal allergies | bad taste in back of throat, dry nasal passages | I don't take this medication as directed out of pure laziness. I am surprised to hear of reports of anxiety. In fact, I have looked up every drug that I or my family members use on this site and every drug causes anxiety for a lot of people. Not sure what to think of this. I suppose the little bit of steroid in this med could do this, but still...... As someone who has struggled with "moderate" anxiety and depression for about 5 years now, I have to wonder about the effects of my much needed allergy meds on my moods. What is causing what people? | F | 44 | 5 years | 10/15/2009 | 4 | allergies all year round | Flonase helped me allergies alot in the beginning but then I started getting HORRIBLE migraines and upon the migraines I felt like I was having a panic attack which lead to vomitting. I use it now ONLY when my allergies are out of control and I continue to take Zyrtec D on a regluar basis. | causes migraines and confusion and anxiety attacks after pro-longed usage. | F | 25 | 2 months | 10/11/2009 |