[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Flonase (Page 1 of 2)
Posted: 5/5/2015 6:34:21 PM EDT
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This stuff is a miracle drug.
Able to breath clearly for the first time in years. If you've got sinus problems and never tried it, try it. That is all. |
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Grass pollen kills me every year. Flonase works when nothing else will. What's nice is that it's available over the counter now (albeit a little spendy). I thought it was pretty cheap compared to the old traditional drugs. I bought a 60 shot bottle for $16 at walmart. |
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Concur. Flonase, Nasonex, and so on, are really good. I waited too long to start this season and it took a good week or two to get things cleared up. Still not so good first thing in the morning, but miraculous later in the day. Flonase is NOT Nasonex. Not by a long "snot". 
And Flonase is a cumulative drug in that the steroidal effect takes 2-3 days to shrink the nasal membranes and inhibit histamines unlike Nasonex or Afrin which are pseudophedrine derivatives which act on contact but the effects diminish after several hours. Flonase with Zyrtec for seasonal (non-chronic) allergies will fix you right up. |
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This stuff is a miracle drug. Able to breath clearly for the first time in years. If you've got sinus problems and never tried it, try it. That is all. just wait until about month 2-3 when you start getting daily nose bleeds. With that being said i still use it. also use claritin and singular. when it gets real bad i toss back some benedryl and allergy eye drops. Stupid spring allergies! |
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Flonase is NOT Nasonex. Not by a long "snot".
And Flonase is a cumulative drug in that the steroidal effect takes 2-3 days to shrink the nasal membranes and inhibit histamines unlike Nasonex or Afrin which are pseudophedrine derivatives which act on contact but the effects diminish after several hours. Flonase with Zyrtec for seasonal (non-chronic) allergies will fix you right up. Quoted:
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Concur. Flonase, Nasonex, and so on, are really good. I waited too long to start this season and it took a good week or two to get things cleared up. Still not so good first thing in the morning, but miraculous later in the day. Flonase is NOT Nasonex. Not by a long "snot".
And Flonase is a cumulative drug in that the steroidal effect takes 2-3 days to shrink the nasal membranes and inhibit histamines unlike Nasonex or Afrin which are pseudophedrine derivatives which act on contact but the effects diminish after several hours. Flonase with Zyrtec for seasonal (non-chronic) allergies will fix you right up. I'm sorry, but nasonex and Flonase are more closely related than afrin and nasonex. Both nasonex (mometasone) and Flonase (fluticasone) are nasal corticosteroids. Which both bring down inflammation by desensitizing your bodies natural reaction. Where as afrin (oxymetazoline) is a vasoconstrictor which opens up airways by constricting vessels in the nasal passage. |
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Doesn't work for me. No over the counter, nor prescriptions allergy meds work well for me. I either need a good corticosteroid shot once a year, or 8-10 Benadryls and Sudafeds a day.... Anything else works for a few days, then not at all. I have used it as a script for 20 yrs or there about . For people that have had long term severe nasal congestion from allergies, you have to use it long term, twice daily everyday for 6 to 12 months. After which, a couple times a weak will suffice. It will toughen your nasal passages and resist inflamation. The first 25 yrs of my life I couldn't breathe through my nose, literally. Flonase has made a real difference in my life. For people with chronic nasal congestion from allergies it will make a difference if you use it long term. It just became OTC and it is a Glucocorticoid which is a steroid . The one side effects I had , was it also helped my arthritis. |
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This stuff is a miracle drug. Able to breath clearly for the first time in years. If you've got sinus problems and never tried it, try it. That is all. OP nails it. I took the plunge on it when it went over the counter. Now I don't use any nasal sprays, decongestants, or nasal strips to sleep. I live sinus trouble free these days. I honestly never thought it would be like this, I gave up on the idea of normal breathing several years ago, now I breathe like a champ all night. |
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Flonase is NOT Nasonex. Not by a long "snot".
And Flonase is a cumulative drug in that the steroidal effect takes 2-3 days to shrink the nasal membranes and inhibit histamines unlike Nasonex or Afrin which are pseudophedrine derivatives which act on contact but the effects diminish after several hours. Flonase with Zyrtec for seasonal (non-chronic) allergies will fix you right up. Quoted:
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Concur. Flonase, Nasonex, and so on, are really good. I waited too long to start this season and it took a good week or two to get things cleared up. Still not so good first thing in the morning, but miraculous later in the day. Flonase is NOT Nasonex. Not by a long "snot".
And Flonase is a cumulative drug in that the steroidal effect takes 2-3 days to shrink the nasal membranes and inhibit histamines unlike Nasonex or Afrin which are pseudophedrine derivatives which act on contact but the effects diminish after several hours. Flonase with Zyrtec for seasonal (non-chronic) allergies will fix you right up. Thank you for that information. |
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Once an office visit is factored in, is it worth going to PCP to get a script or to pay over the counter? I haven't any idea of the pricing for the generic prescription equivalent. As an aside, going to WM in the next hour to try this stuff. Thanks to the guy that remarked he'd given up on sleeping restfully until he tried this product -- that's exactly where I've been for YEARS. I'm willing to drop a Jackson to see if I can be helped without going the surgery route. |
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Thank God it's not. Afrin is the devil. Use it too much and you get addicted to it and 'need' it not to be stuffed up. Quoted:
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It's no Afrin but it works OK. Thank God it's not. Afrin is the devil. Use it too much and you get addicted to it and 'need' it not to be stuffed up. This is true but it's also easy to kick. You just have to suffer through a stuffy nose for a week or two. At least that was the case for me. It's not like your hooked on crack or meth. There's a lot of fear-mongering about Affrin. |
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I used to be a pharm rep. Flonase was my main drug. It is a miracle drug. If you have allergies, especially nasal and upper respiratory allergies, this stuff is a godsend.
Taking an antihistamine like claritin or benadryl only targes Histamine. Histamine is only one chemical of 6 that the body releases after exposure to an allergen. Flonase blocks all 6 and relieves symptoms almost immediately. It also contains a steroid that shrinks enflamed nasal tissues which cause airway blockages and mucous. Great stuff. On a side note, if you ever get mosquito bites or worse, red bugs (chiggers) and the itch is driving you crazy, squirt some flonase on it and the relief is almost instantaneous. Trust me, it works and you'll thank me. 
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Dr. told me to pick up Nasacort today over Flonase... There's a difference according to the main ingredients, but I don't know which is better. Fucking allergies and sinus pressure gave me an ear infection  Your doctor is incorrect. He has bought into the sales and marketing slogans stating that it is "just as good." It isn't. Side by side comparison, Nasacort fails in every category and is a step up from only regular saline nasal spray. The only thing Nasacort has going for it agains Flonase (or any of the other nasal cortico-steroid sprays) is price. It is the cheapest on the market. I would use it if I had nothing else, but Nasacort is not a great drug. Heck, its not even an adequate drug. It was formulated cheaply and quickly to capture a % of the large Flonase and Nasonex market. Their (Astra Zenica IIRC) marketing campaign was centered around it being affordable, not its efficacy. |
| I just started Flonase a few days ago, HUGE difference between the Allegra I was taking and it. Flonase works much much better. I'm allergic to cats and have learned to live with it, was in a customers house [not an overly clean one at that] today and she had 3 of the lil buggers, not an allergy sniffle at all and I was putting a burner assy in a dryer so that usually really gets the dust flying. |
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Your doctor is incorrect. He has bought into the sales and marketing slogans stating that it is "just as good." It isn't. Side by side comparison, Nasacort fails in every category and is a step up from only regular saline nasal spray. The only thing Nasacort has going for it agains Flonase (or any of the other nasal cortico-steroid sprays) is price. It is the cheapest on the market. I would use it if I had nothing else, but Nasacort is not a great drug. Heck, its not even an adequate drug. It was formulated cheaply and quickly to capture a % of the large Flonase and Nasonex market. Their (Astra Zenica IIRC) marketing campaign was centered around it being affordable, not its efficacy. Quoted:
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Dr. told me to pick up Nasacort today over Flonase... There's a difference according to the main ingredients, but I don't know which is better. Fucking allergies and sinus pressure gave me an ear infection Your doctor is incorrect. He has bought into the sales and marketing slogans stating that it is "just as good." It isn't. Side by side comparison, Nasacort fails in every category and is a step up from only regular saline nasal spray. The only thing Nasacort has going for it agains Flonase (or any of the other nasal cortico-steroid sprays) is price. It is the cheapest on the market. I would use it if I had nothing else, but Nasacort is not a great drug. Heck, its not even an adequate drug. It was formulated cheaply and quickly to capture a % of the large Flonase and Nasonex market. Their (Astra Zenica IIRC) marketing campaign was centered around it being affordable, not its efficacy. Thank you very much for that post. I noticed that my local Walgreens now displays Flonase where they displayed Nasacort last year. |
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I agree this stuff does wonders for me in allergy season. Now if I can find something to work on my eyes,it feels like I have poison ivy in them!!! The strongest drop over the counter for your itchy eyes is Zaditor. I also prefer that over Alaway, though they have the same active ingredient, some people say the alaway is a little more irritating to the eye due to the other ingredients in the solution. |
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I got a bottle of Flonase a couple months ago right after it went OTC. I'm allergic to everything outside. Literally. Every. Fucking. Plant.... and my symptoms are all nasal. Very rarely my eyes bother me.
Flonase works pretty well. Sometimes it clears me up almost completely, sometimes not so much, but still a marked improvement over any other meds I take. I was taking Claritin every day. I've stopped taking it now. Reminds me, I need to order another bottle of Flonase soon. Mine will probably run out in the next couple weeks. |