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Allergy- Steroid Nasal spray- Heart rate
My doc had suggested metatop nasal spray (1 puff in each nostril) for allergic reaction when I face cold weather etc.,
1) Is it safe to use Metatop nasal spray for long duration? for months or years? I get normal if I use the spray for a week or two and I generally resume after 2 weeks or so when I get those symptoms again.
2) Side effects on long duration pls?
3) Also, i have higher heart beat rate around resting BPM of 85. Please also advise if continued usage of metatop results in higher heart rate?
thanks a lot!
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Dr. Gladson Guddappa Uchil
ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist
26 yrs exp
Bangalore
Intranasal corticosteroid sprays when used as prescribed by an ENT Specialist are safe for long term use. A Swedish studied it's effects on pregnant women and later on their children for 40 years and deemed it perfectly safe in the prescribed dosage.
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