Flonase and Increased Heart Rate: What Users Say

• Sta...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 7, 2020

For Allergic Rhinitis "Don’t take Flonase if you have anxiety or are sensitive to steroids. I took it for a few weeks and ended up in the ER 4 times! Racing heart, terrible anxiety, nausea, vomiting, severe mood swings and agitation. None of the doctors believed me when I said it was Flonase until they discovered I had Cushing’s Syndrome!! Now I’m having to wait weeks for the steroid to get out of my system! Just awful!"

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 8, 2015

For Rhinitis "Um, never again. One squirt - 5 minutes later my vision was blurry, my heart was racing, my arms and legs felt like jello, and 30 minutes later I was having body aches all over the place like I had the flu. I will NOT be taking this medication ever again."

• Dev...
• January 10, 2021

For Rhinitis "I felt like I was dying. After using Flonase for a month, for the first time in my life, I was experiencing anxiety and panic attacks. Another night, I was awoken by a horrible headache and vomited. The Flonase made it so hard to breathe I could only take shallow breaths, and my heart rate was way higher than usual. The only thing I could focus on was my breath and what's wrong with me. I would have never known it was the Flonase causing this if I didn’t look up the side effects online."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• April 24, 2023

For Rhinitis "I was googling 'Can Flonase make you anxious?' and came upon this particular site. I'm very glad that I did because I seem to have a high sensitivity to any steroid, including nasal spray. My heart began racing more, especially at night. My sleep was disrupted, I was tossing and turning, waking up with a racing heart, feeling like I couldn't breathe, and I was very hot. I certainly will only use this in case of emergency. It's good to know there are others who experience the same as I did."

• Bar...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 1, 2022

For Rhinitis "I took this because I was having trouble with allergies this year. I read the instructions, and it said 1 squirt per nostril for children under 12 and 2 squirts per nostril for adults. I thought, well, if children take this, it must be fine. NOT FINE. Racing heart. I mean, you can feel it going to burst. My joints and muscles would tense up without realizing. I was driving and suddenly began thinking cars were going to hit me. I'm a delivery driver, so I went straight home and then dealt with anxiety and rapid heartbeat. I hate the way it made me feel on day 1. On day 2 now, symptoms are subsiding, but I can't believe that it is suggested kids take this stuff, it's dangerous. The best thing to do with this is throw it in the waste basket."

• Bar...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 1, 2022

For Rhinitis "I took this because I was having trouble with allergies this year. I read the instructions, and it said 1 squirt per nostril for children under 12 and 2 squirts per nostril for adults. I thought, well, if children take this, it must be fine. NOT FINE. Racing heart. I mean, you can feel it going to burst. My joints and muscles would tense up without realizing. I was driving and suddenly began thinking cars were going to hit me. I'm a delivery driver, so I went straight home and then dealt with anxiety and rapid heartbeat. I hate the way it made me feel on day 1. On day 2 now, symptoms are subsiding, but I can't believe that it is suggested kids take this stuff, it's dangerous. The best thing to do with this is throw it in the waste basket."

• fle...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• October 26, 2021

For Rhinitis "The disappointing thing is how effective Flonase is at immediately reducing my sinus inflammation/congestion. I say this because - through trial and error - I've determined that Flonase causes me too many adverse effects to continue use. Much like an episode of anxiety, it comes with a racing heart and jittery feeling. My impression is that many doctors are either unaware of how common this tends to be or presume that a certain number of patients are hypochondriacs. To be fair, health-care professionals do have to deal with their fair share of hypochondriacs. But I would still make the argument that this medication is not ideal for patients sensitive to steroids (in general). Which is a widely accepted side effect of steroid medications - you're not crazy!"

• Tan...
• September 9, 2022

For Allergic Rhinitis "Cleared my sinuses right up, but gave me five other problems: headaches, joint soreness, rapid heart rate, shortness of breath, blurred vision. This stuff is going right in the garbage can."