Talk to your doctor about using decongestants you take by mouth (oral decongestants).

Sprays and drops are less likely to interact with other medicines, which can be a problem with oral decongestants.

Ask your health care provider about using an oral decongestant or decongestant nasal spray.

So they rarely cause the side effects that oral decongestants do.

Try taking an oral decongestant that contains phenylephrine.

If you have high blood pressure, oral decongestants may make it worse.

Pseudoephedrine (the active ingredient in products such as Sudafed) is an oral decongestant.

Sprays and drops are less likely to interact with other drugs than oral decongestants are.

Pseudoephedrine and phenylephrine are oral decongestants commonly available in over-the-counter products.

Nasal decongestants have side effects and risks similar to those of oral decongestants.