You Can Breathe Easier With Nasonex

Monday, September 08 2008

Nasal congestion, and all the unpleasantries that come with it, can make an otherwise beautiful day practically unbearable. Sneezing and coughing, combined with an itchy, stuffy runny nose, can make you miserable. But prescription Nasonex nasal spray can help relieve, and in some cases even prevent, those symptoms, and help you breathe easy again. 

Nasonex is a once-daily prescription nasal-inhaled steroid which is approved to help relieve and prevent most seasonal nasal allergy symptoms in adults and children 12 years of age and older.

I Don’t Know if It’s Allergies or a Cold

Sometimes, especially at the onset, it’s hard to know if you’re having an allergic reaction or coming down with a cold, as allergies can give many of the same symptoms as a cold or even the flu. But if your cold symptoms last longer than 10 days, you may really be suffering from allergies. With nasal allergies you may have congestion, a runny nose, sneezing, and nasal itching. Here are some guidelines to help you determine what you may be dealing with.

It's probably an allergy if:

• You aren’t running a fever
• Your mucous secretions are clear and runny
• You sneeze rapidly and in multiples, and the sneezing may actually irritate and exacerbate the condition of your nasal passages and throat
• Your nose, throat, and sometimes your ears, feel itchy (particularly the palate or roof of your mouth)
• Your symptoms continue longer than the characteristic duration of a cold, which is normally seven to 10 days
• Your symptoms get worse or better depending on the environment you’re in, or perhaps whether you are indoors or outdoors
• Your nose, throat and ears don’t itch as badly after you take an antihistamine

It may be a cold or the flu if:

• You are running a higher-than-normal temperature
• Your mucous secretions are not clear and tend to be yellowish
• You are experiencing a sore throat
• Your symptoms end after seven to 10 days or sooner

Five Things That Make Nasonex Different

1. Nasonex nasal spray is clinically proven to help prevent most seasonal nasal allergy symptoms – including sneezing, congestion, and an itchy, runny nose – before they start.
2. Nasonex provides relief for nasal allergy symptoms created by both indoor and outdoor allergens.
3. Nasonex is clinically proven to relieve the congestion and obstruction caused by nasal polyps. 
4. 24-hour relief comes from once-a-day use of Nasonex. Nasonex provides relief night and day from a once-a-day dose administered from an easy-to-use spray bottle.
5. Nasonex is FDA-approved to treat seasonal and year-round symptoms in children two years and older, and approved for prevention of allergy symptoms in people 12 years of age and older.

Possible Side Effects of Nasonex

Side effects are a possibility with Nasonex, as they are with any prescription medication. Side effects of Nasonex are generally mild and may include:

• headache
• viral infection
• sore throat
• nosebleeds
• and coughing.

Have Nasonex on Hand for Pollen Season

Actually, there are three pollen seasons, depending on where you live: spring, summer and fall. For best results with Nasonex, you should use it two to four weeks before pollen season begins, so that means you should get yours soon!