Does flonase cause weight gain?

I have been started with flonase 4 months ago because of sever nasal congestion caused by allergens that I just can not manage to avoid. Flonase helps me in that way, but at the other side I think that it made me put on weight. Does it really cause weight gain or Im wrong?

Flonase belongs to the class of corticosteroids that are well known by number of side effects. But when administration of preparation is local, side effects are also just local, because there is no absorption. Eventually, very small percent can be absorbed. It is not expected weight gaining as side effect of flonase.

It shouldn't maybe normally cause weight gain, but Flonase warns on their web site if you have rapid weight gain you should contact your doctor as it could be one of the symptoms for Cushing's Disease if you take too much of their medication or if you are "sensitive" to it. Other symptoms would be hair loss, high blood pressure, etc. It is supposed to be pretty rare though from what I've read so hopefully that is not what you would be experiencing but something you would want to be aware.

I believe that if a person maintains a healthy lifestyle (meaning they do not over-eat and have regular, yes regular exercise as part of their lifestyle) that taking some medicine is not going to be the cause of their weight gain, unless you are one of the few rare cases that develops Cushing's disease from taking too much medication or having a sensitivity to it. It is often easy to blame the medication we're taking for our weight gain, but nine times out of ten it is actually our lifestyle that's making us gain weight.

I experienced a 20lb weight gain after starting this medication 90 days ago. I was taking 2 sniffs in each nostril per day the standard adult dose of 200mcg per day. I am 5 feet four so the weight gain was significant. I have never experienced this degree of weight gain in the past. I have SLE and am taking this medication to reduce sinus allergic reactions which trigger my lupus. Since I reduced the dose from 200mcg to 50mcg per day and I lost 3 lbs in 8 days. I also noticed fat build up between my shoulder blades, loss of muscle definition even though I was working out with weights and 50% reduction in my menstrual flow.