Should Dymista Make Me Sneeze So Much?

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I have a URI and received a free sample of Dymista. The first time I used it, I sneezed 20 times in a row spread out over a minute. I thought maybe it was a fluke so I tried it again. Same reaction. Not only do i sneeze but i feel miserable and have to blow my nose for the next 5 minutes. Could I be allergic to this medication? I've never had this reaction from Flonase, which I know is fluticasone, one of the main ingredients of Dymista. Maybe it's the azelastine that triggered the reaction? Has anyone else reported this reaction?

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Yes, the sneezing and nose blowing due to excessive mucous have been reported by others that have tried it. It just might not be the right medication to help you, since your symptoms are so severe. You may also experience headache, change in taste and nose bleeds.

Are there any other questions or concerns?

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Thanks for the reply. I don't think it was my excessive mucous that made me sneeze so much since the fit occurred within seconds of squirting the spray. My eyes even swelled a bit. I've never had that reaction from any nasal spray before, not even an aerosol. It felt like my body wanted it out of my system ASAP, which probably happened after the constant sneezing and nose blowing. It was literally as if I had just insufflated household dust (my worst allergy), the instant irritation was awful. I just wish I knew which ingredient caused the reaction. I went back to Flonase, which has been useful. Are there any other active ingredients in Dymista that could trigger allergic reactions? I have heard of people being allergic to Benedryl (luckily I'm not) so I thought maybe the Astelin triggered it. It isn't a spray I can use, which is fine, but I'm shocked at what a crazy reaction I had to it. I once had an anaphylactic reaction to an allergy shot so I get nervous at strong allergic reactions to anything. I was curious if anyone else had experienced the same. I will stick with Flonase from now on! Thank you and stay well!

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Glad to read this! This happened to me 3 out of 3 tries. I just sneezed almost hundred times and near painful. Not sure why as never experienced on other nasal sprays.

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This has happened to me every time I have used it. Within seconds of using the spray I go from little mucus to violent frequent sneezing and heavy mucus and swollen watery eyes. However I can't find this on lists of known side effects.

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I have had this exact same reaction of sneezing and watery eyes and major mucous production immediately and everytime i have used dymista. Odly that the reason i take it for allergic rhinitis. Its bizarre. I have tried most all other nasal steroids and patanase which is a antihistamine and mast cell stabilizer. I do dry out about 30 minutes post using with dymista but its not worth the sneezing event. If you want a similar combo of drugs use patanase with any nasal steroid. Im in pharmaceuticals and it is well established that a steroid is a steroid is a. You get it. They all work well. Patanase is the same thing as in patanol and eye allergy med.

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I don't have crazy fits, but I just got prescribed dymista. Happy to read that others have had similar experience. Literally less than a minute after spraying my nose/sinus get so tingly like I'm going to sneeze. Watery eyes too. 2/2 times I've had this reaction, I sneeze 4 times blow my nose, and then I'm all good. I do feel it works better than Flonase for me with almost immediate relief after the sneezing. I feel like it's the medication penetrating and clearing out the sinus'. That's my assumption because I definitely feel a close to immediate relief after my sneezes. Just came to commiserate. I will likely keep using this medication unless it becomes worse.

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It is relieving othera are having the same reaction on dymista like I do.
I am using it for allergy but it makes me sneeze immidiately and my nose is still blocked.

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I am not alone... After my experience in reading these I'm stopping it immediately. It causes sneezing fits, it taste gross running down my throat, makes me feel horrible, AND makes me produce 10 times the mucus! Seriously they should pull this drug. It wouldn't surprise me if we hear down the road like many other drugs this was pulled. And for me this just cost $120. Ouch. That's a lot to make you feel even worse than you do

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Re: LG (# 8) Expand Referenced Message
I was given a sample from a doctor and as soon as I spayed it up my nose, I had a very bad sneezing fit, I've tried 3 times now and all three times I've had sneezing fits and had to run water up my nose to get relief from sneezing. I'm shocked at how much it made me sneeze and I'm a little mad at the product, I wouldn't give it to anyone.

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