kkwong5 asked:
I wenttowalmart looking fora allergy nasal spray andthereweremany different brands. Whichones work thebest andhowmuch isit? I’m looking around the$6 range.
I wenttowalmart looking fora allergy nasal spray andthereweremany different brands. Whichones work thebest andhowmuch isit? I’m looking around the$6 range.
I’m always congested soI want something toclear up mynasal passage.
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Nasal sprays likeAfrin andNeo-Synephrine,andtheothers arenotallergy sprays,theyaredecongestants. Decongestants areforstuffy nose (nasal congestion) butdonotrelieve allergy.
Useofthesedecongestant sprays formore than72 hours (3 days) causes a rebound,makingyouineffect a “nasal spray addict”. Nota trueaddiction,ofcourse,butstill notgood. Thisalsomakesthemunsuitable forallergy symptoms.
Saline nasal sprays contain nodrugs,andhelpsome. Still,theyarenotanti-allergy.
Theonlynon-prescription nasal allergy spray I amaware ofisNasalCrom (Cromyln). Itislikeanantihistamine,butinstead ofblocking theeffects ofhistamine itstabilizes themast cells thatrelease histamine. Soitseffect takes a whiletostart,sinceitdoesnotblock histamine thatisalready released.
Itdoesnotcause drowsiness,andcanbeused withantihistamines foradded effect.
Look forthegeneric. Itcanbesold under various names,butwillbefound next totheNasalCrom ontheshelf intheallergy/cough/coldsection. Theactive ingredient iscromylin. I believe itcosts more than$6.00,probably atleasttwice that.
Ifyou’re looking fora quickdecongestant fix thena spray likeAfrin wouldbeforyour. Butthesetypes ofsprays areNOTintended forlong term use. I thinkitruns around $5,butnotsure.
Youcouldtry a saline spray,theseusually cost justa few dollars andhavenolong term side effects. Even better theymakethings like“Sinu-rinse”thatyoumakea saline rinse andsquirt itup yournose anditruns through yournasal cavities andworks out thegunk. ThatREALLY helps. Butifyoucan’t breathe out ofeithernostril itwon’t work.
I used Rhinocort,whichisnotover thecounter,andtotellyouthetruth I don’t know whatitdoesbutitworks wonders forme. Another type isFlonase.
FromwhatI’ve found,noover thecounter spray isapproved forlong term use. Ifyou’re looking forsomething thatwilllast youI’d suggest getting a prescription. Speak toyourdoctor ormaybe anallergy specialist tosee whatisbest foryou.