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My regular MD prescribed Flonase nose spray for some sinus issues. Because it is a steroid I was concerned that it might inhibit my immune system
and cause me trouble with the Lyme & Bart I am dealing with. He was not concerned because it is just a local spray not systemic. Any thoughts?
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OH BOY! I really hope someone can answer this!! I used Flonase for years!
It works well for allergies but I quit when I learned from here that steriods were bad concerning Lyme.
My doctor originally told me the amount of steriod was not significant. But I wonder.
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I was on Rhinocort for a while (also a spray steroid) when I had to go off anithistimines when I had a sinus infection (prescribed to me just pre Lyme diagnosis). I too was told the amt was small and wouldn't affect me.
However, when Diflucan cleared up my sinus issues and I stopped the Rhinocort, I noticed my many facial neuralgias that I attributed to Lyme went away.
I used the spray a couple days last fall for allergies gone crazy, and once again I got tingles in my face. Coincidence?? Not likely.
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Nothing is just local. Everything is systemic. It goes somewhere, circulating and moving out of your body.
I have some concerns about it, but ask your LLMD. The hope is that the abx will help treat the underyling infections behind the inflammation.
I wonder if turmeric/curcumin or other plant-based anti-inflammatories might help.
I used to require all sort of stuff for my nose. Once I got on a gluten-free diet, I no longer needed it.
I've assumed you've already done the elimination diet as most doctors (should) advise that before saturating our mucous membranes in chemicals.
However, if you've not tried eliminating dairy and gluten to see if that makes a difference, you might give it a try. Soy, for some, makes the difference (and there are mixed reviews on soy for other reasons).
If you are exposed to any mold, that could be the most important thing to try to get out of your way, too.
All this, together, helped for me, and I still have a long way to go overall, but sinuses are far better.
You can also find a sea salt nasal mist at most pharmacies. That is soothing and gets stuff moving, but non-steroidal. Check the label, though to be sure they've not stupidly added harmful additives.
I don't recall the names but I think one I've used is just sea salt and filtered water.
Beyond the sea salt mist/spray . . . you could try nasal irrigation with a neti pot. Just google the term. you might find a short video on it at www.mercola.com if you search there.
Even for other chemical sprays that are non-steroidal, they are chemicals and the nose gets used to it and it makes it harder sometimes then to heal the tissues.
Hope this gets better for you. I used to live on all sort of decongestants and antihistamines and sprays - and still could barely manage - but I never use that stuff now.
Stinging nettle capsules help during times of minor irriation - especially if around mold. Taking allicin capsules will clear my nasal passages in minutes, too.
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