Nasonex Question

Hi Tab :) Yes, Nasonex can be used everday as a maintenance medication for allergies. Nasonex is a steroid based nasal spray and it's usually not at it's beneficial peak for a few weeks. It does give immediate relief but wait until a few weeks! Then you will feel even better. I personally couldn't do the Nasonex. It made me feel as if I swallowed a sock and it gave me the most horrible tickle in my throat. I'm glad that it's making you feel better.

As an allergy patient for at least 30 years and asthma for over five years, I think the Nasonex and the Flonase are both safe to use on a regular basis.  They are very different from the nasal sprays such as Afrin that we use to have as only choices that are addictive and also have rebound effects.  I can remember as far back as 25 years ago having to take steroid injections to wean myself off the Afrin and then try to make it through the 24 hours until the steroid kicked in and not use the Afrin.  One of my daughters has really bad allergies and it is now looking like she may have asthma, she knows not to even buy a bottle of Afrin.  I don't know if it is against forum rules to warn others against products, but please don't get into the habit of using any of those nose drops or sprays along the lines of Afrin.

Carla

just saw thsi post as i donet noramlly come on here. i used thta spary for abuot two years. i swapped nose sparys every few monhts as thsi was the only way i found thme to be affective. i had my sinuses flushed out and my nose straightened abuot sevon weeks ago. i had enguoh off the sinus and blocked feeling. i am waiting to see if the op has wroked. at mo i am still blocked up and find it hrad to breaht. yuo are rigth thye taste raelly discusing.