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Hey everyone , so I am a bit worked up , I used a nose spary for 2 days , It was a type of steroid , on the second day I noticed a lot of anxiety , used a steroid another time for bad posion ivy and the same thing happen. So being my anxiouse self I remembered a artical about Jane Pauley taking a steroid for hives and it caused a dormet ( sp ? ) mental disorder to surface , so now I am so worked up thinking I have a dormet mood disorder that is being activated by this nose spray , which I will never take ever again !!!! Which is one of mt biggest fears ,,, So has anyone ever felt anxiety from steroid nose spray ??? Thanks fo rthe help it means alot

Do you remeber where you read the article about Jane Pauley. I would be interested in what it said and what dorment mental disorder sufaced? Thank You.

I don't know about the dormant mental disorder thing, but I used a nose spray years ago and all of a sudden within days I was having panic attacks and I was a nervous wreck. I stopped sleeping which lead to no eating, etc. etc. I finally had one doctor say, yes, even small amounts of steroids (like in allergy nose sprays) can make some sensitive people anxious. Needless to say, I never used another spray again. (except a homeopathic one which I love).

I have had sinus problems since I broke my nose when I was 6. I have had two septum surgeries. They have me on a steroid nasal spray to make sure it heals correctly, but trust me I get VERY anxious and I have noticed it a lot more since using it. I'm glad you brought up this discussion because I was wondering if that could cause anxiety. I heard that Vitamin Cottage (If anyone else has those where they live) has an all natural spray. I will try to find out for you guys

Karmerri

What is the homeopathic spray you love?

Thanks guys , I feel so much better knowing I am not the only one. I did hear of a natural product for allergies that has cayanne pepper , If I find out the name I will post it .Geezz and to think all I wanted was to not have allergies , oh well I will take them over anxiety anyday : )

newrunner,

sorry, I don't get on this site as much anymore (in a good way!)...I use and love sooooo much Sinufix nasal mist by Naturalcare. You can usually get it at any health food store and even vitamin shoppe. The cheapest I found it was online where I sometimes order certain vitamins (www.swansonvitamins.com). Of course you have to pay shipping so it turns out to be only a couple of dollars cheaper. Look it up online-I am not sure what the website is though. I have been using this continuously for a few years now (I use it more in the winter) but I always have it on hand and I have not had a major sinus issue in all that time. Good Luck and I hope you try it.