Dymista Nasal Spray - alternatives?

Fizzers, sorry to hear of your problem.

I used to suffer from sinus problems, but I use, when necessary, a spray from the chemist.

It is called Sterimar Congestion Relief, for colds and rhinitis, and is a salt water nasal spray.

(I am not advertising the product, but just saying that it helped me).

Thanks Auntieflo my friend uses that, though she says it doesn't help all that much.

Dymista is a steroid and antihistamine, so I thought it would've helped more, am at my witsend

I use Dymista, because I have a condition that has caused nose bleeds over the last 40 years, and subsequent surgeries eventually led to a perforation of the septum. My nose can be extremely irritant, even in the winter. I find saline sprays very good, like sterimar, or vicks which is what I use combined with Neilmed nasal sprays, which you have to buy from a chemist. I do find dymista helps, but yes sometimes it can make my nose more thickly. A gentle blow often helps, you won’t blow it all out, it gets absorbed quickly. You could try halving the dose, to see if that helps. Try the Neilmed though, it’s a bottle and sachets, and very refreshing.

Sorry, I meant tickly not thickly!

My ENT consultant prescribed Dymista and my GP said his wife found it effective. I usually suffer from tree allergies (especially birch) in the spring but this year the Dymista worked well. I haven't had any adverse reactions to it.

I saw Sterimar advertised on tv last night; I thought it said 'sea water' but I wasn't paying attention. When I had an ongoing nasal drip problem following a heavy cold that seemed to last forever I used salt water in a 'neti' [sp] pot [in fact it was an old tiny kettle from a childs cooking set. Seemed to help [but was a bit messy!].

I use Sterimar, too, and find it really helps. Also Vicks First Defence, which stings at first but that quickly wears off.

Inhalations with a bowl of hot water and Olbas or similar + towel over head. Sometimes, the old wives remedies are still the best - even in doctors' households. That is for sinus problems, not sure about allergies.

I am prone to sinus infections and had a stinker earlier in the year. The gp I saw said that using Sterimar, or the equivalent, on an ongoing basis as well as my usual medication was a really good idea.

Olbas oil is brill jura but not first choice nowadays. Presumably elf and safety with all that hot water!!

Pirinase nasal spray helps me with hay fever, it is a different steroid, might be worth a go?

I have a medisure steam inhaler which I bought from Amazon for about £4. I use it with Olbas Oil and almost boiling water. Much easier and safer than bowls and towels.

I have a constant streaming, itchy nose and often get nosebleeds. I have Nasonex on prescription. This year I also started using a netipot twice a week with salt water. I came across the idea of nasal irritation on the NHS website and I find it helpful.

So sorry to hear this fizzers, I have Avamys from my consultant, who is an allergy specialist.
I am not convinced it’s doing much but I am persevering.

Sterrimar didn’t help me either.

Hope you find some relief from your symptoms.

Just adding, I have tried Nasonex too, prescribed by my GP but it didn’t help. My symptoms are related to complex asthma.