5w1d: Cold from I don't know where or allergies?

I'm not sure I can call this thing a cold. It's really just sneezing fits accompanied by a headache... and it has overtaken me. It's a really good thing I was on spring break. I can not afford to feel this crappy whilst also having school. I am leaning to the side of allergies, though. It really feels like my seasonal allergies, although this is much earlier than I've ever had them.

Well, if it's a cold, that's bad because I can't take NyQuil - it just doesn't seem like the type of thing one would take while pregnant. So, I thought, I have my nasonex. That should give me some relief. That is, until I read this:

Nasonex and Pregnancy Category C

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) uses a pregnancy category system to classify the possible risks to a fetus when a specific medicine is taken during pregnancy. Pregnancy Category C is given to medicines that have not been studied in pregnant humans, but do appear to cause harm to the fetus in animal studies. Also, medicines that have not been studied in any pregnant women or animals are automatically given a pregnancy Category C rating.

 

When given to pregnant mice, rats, and rabbits, mometasone increased the risk of birth defects, low fetal weight, and slow bone development. In these studies, mometasone was given as an injection just under the skin. It is not known if Nasonex (which is sprayed into the nose, not injected) will also cause similar problems.

 

However, it is important to note that animals do not always respond to medicines in the same way that humans do. Therefore, a pregnancy Category C medicine may be given to a pregnant woman if the healthcare provider believes that the benefits to the pregnant woman outweigh any possible risks to the unborn child.

Um, I'm going to pass on the Nasonex. This stuff is scary!!! I don't need to feel well that badly. I'll just be sat here sneezing like there's no tomorrow and going through a box of kleenex every half hour. No worries!