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 |
| 2 | congestion/allergies | blurry vision, anxiety, fast pulse, heart beating outside my chest. | I was taking for 3 weeks. No problem. Got my refill on my rx and got generic brand. After 3 hours of taking medincine I called 911. I could not see out of my right eye. It was a huge blurr. My heart rate was also very high. Thiswas the worst feeling in the world. I will never take again. | F | 36 | 3 days | 6/30/2009 | 2 | Stuffy Nose | I have had panic attacks in the past - but never more than a few hours. This last panic attack lasted almost 2 days. Flonase only cleared my nose for about an hour or so. | Not certain flonase is the cause - but I wonder if it contributed and helped prolong the anxiety. | M | 32 | 7 days | 6/21/2009 | 3 | cold symptoms; sinus/ear stuffed up | Some relief. Complete loss of smell and taste. This really bothered me. I am discontinuing now and hope the senses come back. There is now no fun in eating anything good tasting. | Don't know why this is not emphasized more when apparently many people experience this. | M | 44 | 5 days | 6/16/2009 | 5 | Year Round Allergies | At first, slight burning and that funny smell. But it does go away with use. | I used to take it daily, now I just take it when I am congested. I am also currenlty undergoing allergy shots. It used to make my nose bleed, but the ENT doc told me its because it is dry and to use a saline nasal gel and that helped a lot! Now no more bleeding and a lot more breathing. | F | 35 | 4 years | 6/7/2009 | 1 | nasal pressure | Lumps on the back of tongue and in throat, soarness of back and neck, anxiety, racing heart rate, frequent nightmares after use. | I would not recommend this for any person, it caused me 10X more problems than it helped me to resolve. | F | 20 | 2 weeks | 6/7/2009 | 1 | Congestion | Insomnia | I took this last year for 2 months with no problems. I would take it at night before bed. Took it 3 days this year, got insomnia. Waited 2 weeks, tried it again for 2 nights, now I haven't been able to sleep for 3 nights. Why do I still have insomnia? I have to take double my dose of ambien to sleep. | F | 55 | 3 days | 6/3/2009 | 5 | nasal allergies | very occasional nose bleed | LOVE THIS! My nose was always congested before, I could never breath at night, used to take decongestants and allergy pills. Now it's like my allergies are GONE !! I never take pills! Plus, I now hardly ever get colds and when I do, I have hardly any congestion, it's wonderful. | F | 52 | 2 years | 5/28/2009 | 5 | seasonal allergies | None. | A great medication. No more stuffy nose and the irritability that goes with it. In the Spring when others are sneezing, I'm not. I don't have a dog, but I can now work with dogs and remain comfortable. | F | 53 | 16 years | 5/18/2009 | 1 | Rhinitis | Increased heart rate; sense of dread; night terrors; motor tics; intermittent moments of rage | The best advice I could give to the potential user of this product is to avoid it entirely. For whatever reason, the pharmaceutical company that makes this product does not want you to be aware of its frightening side effects, and have likely fudged their own "lab" results to make the drug more palatable to the market. I suffer from a mitral prolapse, and the doctor who prescribed this to me said I "shouldn't feel any side effects." The man is lucky I don't seek a malpractice suit. The effects were horrible: momentary euphoria followed by a sense of dread, coupled with dramatically increased heart rate. I feel tired today, and my limbs are twitching. I sincerely hope, for his sake and mine, these effects end with a little more bed rest. | M | 27 | 1 days | 5/18/2009 | 1 | allergy sinus symptoms | Serious eye pain, itching and tics in my eyelids, it progressed until one eye would not even stay opened. The symptoms went away after about a week after quitting taking it. | F | 67 | 2 weeks | 5/14/2009 | 1 | Seasonal Allergies | My heart rate went way up. I would wake up at night with a racing heart and felt panicked. I could not sleep. It made me very nervous. | I have severe spring allergies that last for a good 2 1/2 months. I had thought I had finally found something that actually worked for me. Now I hope that I didn't damage my body. My heart rate shot way up. At night I would wake up in panic. I thought something was very wrong. Then I thought maybe Flonase has something to do with it. I am so glad I found this website. If you look on their website under side effects, I found nothing about these side effects. | F | 52 | | 5/12/2009 | 3 | vasomotor rhinitis, sinusitis | Dry congestion, nasal sores, no relief, adrenaline surge when combined with decongestant. | Flonase was the last of numerous nasal steroids used and most tolerable-effective with 1-2 sprays daily, depending upon symptoms. Switched to generic about one year ago and noticed no immediate change. This past winter, it caused extreme dry congestion, with only intermittent use. ENT advised stopping. Felt lost after using steroids for about 10 years & was more miserable with sinus problems than ever. ENT advised Astelin antihistamine - tried once and never again; disgusting excuse for a medicine. Next, tried Nasalcrom (OTC). Wanted to report that this is may be an acceptable substitute for strong drugs. Must spray more often but no side effects. Past two days, worked within 5 minutes to stop stuffy, runny congestion. I do not irrigate when I have a sinus infection or sinuses are inflamed but hope to do so now in combination with Nasalcrom. Also rely on old formula Actifed DC-AH (Wal-Act, Walgreen)for ER's and Afrin once in while for major, debilitating congestion. To anyone with sinus misery, hang in until you find your best remedies. | F | 58 | 3 years | 5/7/2009 | 4 | seasonal allergies | Had taken flonase for 2 months in spring for years, w/o side effects. But the last few years i have experienced dizziness around this time of year. Is it the flonase? The allergies themselves? or the Alavert? | It changed my life for the better. Without Flonase, I was going through 100 kleenexes a day. Now I use about 4. | F | 49 | 10 years | 5/3/2009 | 5 | sinisitus & couldn't breathe | Nose always plugged up - even after sinus operation. Been taking Flonase for MANY years with no problems & now I can breathe ! | F | 70 | 10 years | 4/27/2009 | 3 | Allergies | Intense burning and irritation in my eyes. | I started taking Flonase for allergy symptoms such as sneezing, itchy eyes and nose, and a runny nose. After starting this nasal spray, my eyes started to burn quite severely. After two weeks I quit taking it. Soon thereafter the burning and irritation in my eyes went away. I will not take this medication again. | M | 32 | 2 weeks | 4/23/2009 | 1 | sesonal allergies | Heart racing, anxiety(panic), body aches, nervousness | I will never ever, ever, ever use this nasal spray again. I thought I was dying, going crazy or just nuts. I never knew a nasal spray for allergies could do this to a human being. my heart rate was elevated for days, I could feel it in my throat, it caused me to become anxious, have panic attacks. I don't know if I was allergic to this medicine or not but this was a horrible feeling I never want to experience again in my life. If there is someone out there wanting a trial use of flonase PLEASE DON'T TAKE IT!!!!! My side effects were horrible, everybody is different. After i stopped taking flonase my heart rate went down and i am no longer anxious | F | 32 | 2 weeks | 4/23/2009 | 5 | allergy and sinus congestion | slight blood after blowing my nose in the morning, other than that, no side effects. | Flonase has helped minimize the frequency (0-1 cold/year vs. 3-4) and duration of colds (1 week vs. 6 weeks) as well as nearly eliminating the congestion and headaches that comes with the stuffed sinuses. I am no longer awakened at night unable to breath and making feeble attempts to blow my nose. I take one puff in each nostril at night before bed and sleep soundly (in the absence of work or family related stresses). Steroids only work if they are maintained in your system at a continuous level, so I take Flonase daily. I have been taking Flonase continuously for 2 years with no side effects and may wean off the medicine during the summer when the chance of getting colds is greatly reduced, but I plan to resume taking Flonase daily during the nine month school year. It has really increased the quality of my life and virtually eliminated the terrible congestion and sinus headaches (which can trigger my migraine headaches) associated with colds. | F | 44 | 2 years | 4/20/2009 | 1 | congestion | sense of unreality, detachment/vacant personality, extreme sore throat, anxiety, hypersensitive and painful skin (all over body), chest pain, flushed skin, high blood pressure | I'll never take this or another inhaled steroid. It was a scary experience, and I wish my doctor had mentioned these side effects. This is not worth it. I can't wait for it to wear off. | F | 35 | | 4/18/2009 | 1 | Sinus Infections | nose bleeding, sores in nose, heart palpatations, dizzy, up often through night, poor concintration due to lack of sleep, blurred vision, achy all over, especially lower back & neck, HIGH anxioty, Depression, JUST FEEL LIKE I'M going CRAZY. | All symptems started after taking Flonase. Have been on it for three yrs. now. Thank God I only did it once daily in the moring and not as much as recommended. Just came back from Dr.s for heart pal. Test were fine. From reading this site I now know why I've had all these syptoms..I will definately stop this spray. I'd rather suffer from sinus infections. And now I'm told I may have osteoporosis. I will check back with site in a couple of weeks and let you know if by stopping Flonase it has helped. MMM (I will say during the three yrs. I had only one sinus infection.) But not worth feeling like your loosing your mind. | F | 51 | 3 years | 4/17/2009 | 1 | ALLERGIES | LOSE OF TASTE, NOSE BLEEDS,IRRITABLE, COUGHING, DIZZINESS | PRESCRIBED TO BE USED ONCE A DAY (2 SPRAYS IN EA NOSTRIL). HAD MANY SIDE EFFECTS AND QUIT USING 5 DAYS AGO. I FEEL BETTER BUT STILL EXPRERIENCING MORNING DIZZINESS. I WILL NEVER AGAIN USE A STEROID NOSESPRAY. I WILL STICK TO SALINE AND A NETTI POT. | F | 68 | 2 weeks | 4/16/2009 |