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Ever since I stopped taking Advair, I've become hypersensitive to any and all drugs!! Everything from Prilosec to Tagament. From vitamins to digestive enzymes. From Albuterol Sulfate (in nebulizer) to Singulair. Everything that I ingest in pill form or inhale (chemically) results in a SEVERE allergic reaction or SEVERE adverse reactions!! I've learned to combat the GERD by controlling my diet and eating more raw foods seems to do the trick. BUT my asthma really concerns me.

The government is issuing new restrictions on some widely used long-acting asthma drugs, saying they should never be used without other asthma controllers to prevent a lifethreatening risk. Four medications Foradil, Serevent, Advair and Symbicort contain an ingredient that relaxes muscles in the lung's airways. While they're very helpful for some patients, the way they work also may mask symptoms that can trigger serious asthma attacks. It's a particular concern for children.

Because of serious side of effects of both Advair and an inhaled steroid that did not contain salmeterol, I now rely solely on a nebulizer and an antihistamine. I take supplements to reduce inflammation and thin mucus. I have moderate COPD and am doing fairly well, but would benefit from a longer-lasting medication. Any suggestions? This discussion is related to <a href='/posts/show/924096'>Advair Skip a Day</a>.

I finally got 30 minutes of sleep after shoving all my pillows together and basically sitting up. But peak flow this morning was normal low (380) but I feel like crap. Grrrr I hate this.

They are also well trained to treat asthma since an asthmatic usually has allergies. Are you taking Symbicort and Advair? Those are the same types of medications. Both are combination medications with an inhaled steroid (ICS) and a long acting beta2 agonist (LABA - broncho dilaters). It is not good to take these two medication together as you are double dosing them. Do you also have a rescue medication?

Long acting forms are not recommend for use by asthmatics unless they are also being used with a corticosteroid as in Advair (Symbicort and Dulera as well). Short acting forms are a form of albuterol. They last about four hours and are considered the rescue inhaler. Advair and Spiriva is a common combination of meds for COPD patients. However, you should also have a rescue inhlaer containing some form of albuterol. Combivent is another option used by many COPD patients.

I can't even remember the last time I was in need of the rescue inhaler Albuterol. I started with Advair. Even when I used it once a day I'd get a very strained voice which is not good as a teacher. I swtiched to Spiriva which caused me to have an extremely dry mouth and my tongue was swelling. I went back to Advair the voice issues returned. I was supposed to also be using Asmanex at night but rarely did. Now I'm thinking of trying just the Asmanex along with the Singulair.

A last choice and one that they try to keep at minimum usage are long acting broncho dilaters (long acting beta2 agonists - LABA). These medications are in the combination meds Advair, Symbicort and Dulera and can be prescribed as single medications as well (Severvent, Foradil and a few others). There is a FDA warning that came out about a year ago advising against the long term use of these medications in the treatment of asthmatics.

He has me on Spiriva once a day and Symbicort twice a day. He just made the change yesterday from advair to Symbicort. The rescue inhaler is ProAir. I went in yesterday because I was so sick plus I have been getting thrush in my mouth constantly, that was the reason for the change and I always learn something from him.

I now suffer from COPD and with the medication I have been on (Advair, Symbicort) I still have trouble breathing but I do exercise. I ride a stationary bike and use the treadmill each evening and it has helped with my breathing. Good luck.

I had to back off that once I got home. They used it to open my broncules. I am currently on spireva, albuterol and symbicort. Symbicort can give you thrush so you have to rinse and spit after use. I quit smoking all together. It is hard because I really want one. I know if I do, It will probably kill me. I have seen suginficant improvement in my breathing. I now maintain a level of 91 and only need oxygen at night.

I had so many problems when I was using Albuterol in an inhaler. I then started using Albuterol with Ipratropium together in a nebulizer and it worked so much better for me. I only use the Albuterol inhaler now just as a rescue inhaler. Emergencies only! I also use Spiriva and Pulmicort Tubohaler. These two inhalers have helped me more than any inhaler I have ever used. They are powder inhalers but they are work so much better for me.

isn't foradil the same ingredient contained in symbicort? a friend of mine takes asmanex, but I'm not having results on advair 500 or symbicort. I have high blood sugar but the effect of prednisone on blood sugar seems minimal, maybe bone loss is more of a factor at 3 months. I also took 2 medrol packs but it didn't seem as effective as prednisone, so I'm really out of options. I kind of wish I could get solumedrol from my doctor so I don't get brain damage.

However, I do know that the individual components of Dulera have been on the market for a very long time and used together my many people. I got sick again a few weeks later (husband brought home a nasty bug), was put back on high powered antibiotics and got another thrush infection. I just asked my GP for a Diflucan script. After that round of antibiotics was over, my tongue did start to get sore again, so I have started gargling with a slightly hypertonic warm saline solution.

You might want to talk to your dr about a combination med like Symbicort, Advair or the new Dulera. The other issue with LABAs is that people try to use them as rescue inhalers. They are not designed for rescue use and take much too long to take effect for that to be safe. When you use a rescue inhaler you need immediate relief. Singulair is similar to an antihistamine, but it is an anti-leukotriine. It works against a different allergy chemical. It is safe to take the two together.

Advair is not the same sort of drug as Albuterol is. Advair is ipratroprium bromide, a drug that works on suppressing the parasympathic system. It is a maintenance drug and not a 'rescue' drug like Albuterol is. Albuterol is a fast acting drug that smooths the muscle lining your airways dilating it and allowing you to take in more air. The drugs are very typically used in conjunction with each other not one or the other.

I've actually been tested for HSV1+2, HIV, chlam, and everything else we could think of within the past couple of years. I didn't really engage in any risky behavior prior to that, they were just checking. Also, we've known my immune system wasn't really up to snuff since I was little. I have every virus and injury longer than everyone, that's just me. I've been on HC since May 17th, started at 10mg a day, now at 25mg a day, so about five weeks total.

So, ANOTHER round of prednisone, changed from Advair to Symbicort and still had a rescue inhaler-which I used frequently b/c I was always short of breath. Nothing seemed to help. I had no cough, no wheezing, but shortness of breath and not sleeping. At this point, I was getting DESPERATE. Went back to the pulmonologist who said he suspected the asthma meds weren't working b/c I had a condition known as Vocal Cord Dysfunction-or VCD.

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