Qnasal for Allergies

My Child who is 9 has used Qnasal on and off again when she starts to get congested. She has not had any issues what so ever from using it. We would do 1 spray in each nostril once a day and it would clear up the congestion much faster than anything else.
She was also on albuteral, pulmicort, singular, and prednisone for many years. She had large mood swings on the medicnines i mentioned, but nothing on Qnasal.

I think it really has helped her, and she has also grown out of some of her allergies which has also helped.
If you have questions as the dr, or ask for a second opinion.

Good Luck

A lot of doctors throw medication around because that's what they know. Sometimes they find prescriptions for people because they sense that the patients just want something, anything. I have no idea why he would say that medication gets to the root of the problem - no, it doesn't. Medication treats the symptoms of ANYTHING, not the cause. Some medication dosages are based more on the weight of the child not the chronological age, but others are pronounced safe for certain ages because no clinical trials have been done on younger children so they can't make any claims.

We stopped using all allergy medications because we found a way to stop allergic reactions naturally, but preventing the immune response to an otherwise harmless trigger (pollen, animal dander, etc.) - that got rid of the need to treat the symptoms will pills and sprays. We used something patented (therefore proven safe and effective) and food-based and haven't had allergies or even colds/flus for years.

I'd go back and question the prescription - if you aren't satisfied, don't do it.

QNasal is a nasal steroid - just life Flonase, Nasonex, etc. Please note that this is NOT the same as a systemic steroid like prednisone (some people panic when they see the word steroid, but there are different kinds of steroids).

We don't use QNasal, but my son (age 6) uses flonase and it works great for him. It was prescribed by a pediatric allergist. We use 1/2 the adult dose. He has no side effects. He also mentioned QNasal to us - the mist is finer and it doesn't tend to drip like Flonase so easier for kids to use, but it wasn't covered by our insurance so we went with Flonase instead.

And your doctor's thinking is what I was also told: my OB had me use nasal steriods instead of claritin, etc, during pregnancy and nursing because it's local instead of systemic, and less likely to cause side effects.

From a pharmacologist point of view - what the note says is that they have not specifically tested it younger children. Nasal steroids have been widely tested and used in older kids and adults without side effects, so doctors assume that it will be ok for kids too - and at this point they have been prescribed for thousands of younger kids too. But since the company didn't SPECIFICALLY test in that age group, they can't list it.

My son uses a steroid nasal spray. It reduces inflamation of his nasal passages so his sinuses can drain better. Extended use gave him nose bleeds so now we only use it seasonally. It helps reduce sinus headaches.