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> Fluticasone A corticosteroid, it has awful side effects as well
by hammock 5y ago
> Fluticasone
A corticosteroid, it has awful side effects as well
- dfsegoat 5y agoMaybe. But I would say for me the benefits of not suffering "breakthrough" hayfever attacks far outweigh the side effects. Antihistamines are great - but the nasal corticosteroids are what really control my hayfever (1) when used consistently. 1 - Hayfever so bad that I used to have to get custom serum shots containing the local pollen profile, every 2 weeks as a kid. Had anaphylaxis twice.
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- rhexs 5y agoBest to limit corticosteroids if you can. Azelastine was approved to go OTC last year and is a half-decent antihistamine nasal spray. Hopefully it will be available stores this summer. Nothing works quite as good as a corticosteroid of course, but azelastine controls my symptoms without having to rely on steroids.
- danachow 5y agoAdministered nasally it has very poor systemic bioavailability.
- hammock 5y agoI thought so at first. My personal experience was different though.