Flonase - nose bleeds

[celtic_mom]

Hi - I read that nose bleeds were a common side effect from using Flonase, but what it doesn't say is whether or not it goes away eventually. If I'm going to continue having them, I may stop or switch to something else.

[donsabi]

I just went through the same thing. Nose bleeds with Flonase along with dry mucus in my throat and voice problems. I saw an ENT and he said my nose was raw and to stop the Flonase. He said my nose was so clear it was like I was breathing through my mouth. It was causing throat and voice problems. He recommended a saline nasal spray with aloe. I am slowing getting better.

[sneezydiva]

My nose adjusted to the Flonase, but my nose bleeds were not very bad to start off with. My previous allergist (gosh I miss him, I wish I hadn't moved) does recommend using a saline spray first, before using the Flonase b/c it will help moisturize the nose, as well as flush out mucus so that the spray gets to where it is needed most.

[reader1]

Ditto. Rinse 5-10 minutes before using flonase. Make sure you are spraying it correctly, and not right into the inside of each nostril up against the bone....

[celtic_mom]

Thanks for the advice guys!

Reader - what do you mean "not up against the bone"? I lean forward like the instructions say, but I'm not exactly sure what I'm trying to do - should I be making sure the spray tip passes the cartridge of my nose entirely before I spray? I've been afraid of shoving in to far up.

sneezediva/reader - I have saline drops, will those work?

And donsabi - I woke up two days in a row with "dried mucus" on the roof of my mouth (gross, I know). I didn't understand that. And for the last two days (I started flonase about a week ago) I've felt the need to clear my throat, like I have mucous in it, but it's hard to cough anything up. Does that sound like it could be the flonase. At first, I thought it was the PND from the cold, and that it might be going in my lungs, but then I realized it felt like it was in my throat.