Xylometazoline nasal and Increased Heart Rate: What Users Say

• jus...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• September 22, 2022

For Nasal Congestion "I've always believed I need a sinus operation, as my father and sister have had one. I can't remember (even as a child) being able to ever fall asleep while breathing through my nose. I remember clearly a family doctor saying, 'I will recommend something that will change your life. You will be pleased you tried it. Try using Otrivin Nasal Spray before you go to sleep.' I've been using it 15 years straight ever since. I cannot sleep without it or wake up without it. But only recently, I believe I'm starting to see negative side effects. My heart rate has increased and is more intense. And the worst thing (since the bottle and packaging have just changed, which makes me think the formula has also changed?), I've just spent hundreds on seeing a dentist due to a 'bad taste in my mouth,' which I honestly thought was down to an old amalgamated filling dissolving, only to work out it's the Otrivin."

• Stu...
• December 15, 2022

Xylometazoline nasal for Nasal Congestion "Gave me a pounding heart, insomnia, and anxiety. Cleared my nose. Not worth the trade-off."

• Hor...
• March 19, 2017

Xylometazoline nasal for Nasal Congestion "I'm not sure if it was the cause, but after a week of using Otrivin, I suffered panic disorder (sleep problems, fast heartbeat, chest tightness)."