If you are one of the many people who have had a bad experience with nasal sprays, you may be reluctant to take up the spray bottle once again. Much has been written about the dangers of nasal spray dependence, and overuse of some of these sprays can actually worsen your symptoms. But if you are an allergy sufferer and have not tried fluticasone nasal sprays, like Dymista, you are missing out on a treatment that could improve your life and enhance your enjoyment of the outdoors. 

Process

Fluticasone nasal spray is a synthetic corticosteroid that helps control the inflammation in your nasal passages that causes you so much trouble, especially during allergy season. Substances such as pollen, pet fur, and even dust mites can inflame these passages, leading to the misery of stuffy noses, sinus pressure, and sneezing fits. When you use this spray properly, it is absorbed into your nasal passages and stops the release of the chemicals that start the avalanche of allergy symptoms. Instead of playing catch up after the allergies have been triggered, fluticasone prevents the chain reaction from occurring. 

Dependency

Fluticasone nasal sprays do not cause the rebound effect that some other nasal sprays can. You can use some of these medications quite successfully, but, after a period of time, you build up a tolerance, meaning you end up using the sprays more and more often. A bigger problem is that overuse can actually cause the nasal passages to swell. You get a short period of relief followed by severe stuffiness, even when your allergies and/or cold has cleared up. Thankfully, nasal steroids do not cause these issues. 

Side Effects

No medication is without side effects. These steroid sprays have been associated with back pain, headache, cough, and nosebleeds. However, medical professionals have often embraced these sprays as a better alternative to earlier medications. Fluticasone can be prescribed or purchased over-the-counter. As long as you are are conscientious in following the usage directions, you should have few or no problems with the medication.

You may have thought that finding an effective nasal spray that does not cause dependence or rebound symptoms was an impossibility. Fortunately, one is now easily available. Do consult your physician before you begin any course of allergy treatment, of course. For many chronic sufferers, however, fluticasone offers a level of safe symptom prevention that greatly enhances their lives. For them, springtime is no longer a time to huddle indoors.