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Avatar n tn While the FDA has issued a warning against Advair for asthma, the details of the warning and causes of it a important to know. The preferred maintenence med for asthma is inhaled steroid alone. If asthma is not well controlled with that, a combination med like Advair is required. Uncontrolled asthma can also lead to death. I personally prefer having as well controlled asthma as possible with some quality of life. So don't be afraid to use your Advair. It is vital to your health.
Avatar f tn Steroids are often worse than the disease it treats. Advair almost killed me. By the way, steroids harm your immune system. And - reputable doctors are no long using Adviar 500. And in Februrary the FDA came out with a warning about Advair. They said it should only be used when nothing else worked and, even then, it should only be used short term. Maybe you need another doctor.
Avatar n tn My error. I was think of Advair which I was taking and which would be included in the warning because of it including salmeterol.
1679876 tn?1304743615 I have been given Advair to take for my copd, but one side effect is fast and irregular heart beat, chest pain and increased BP----I take Metoprolol succ er for my PSVT--- -Will the Advair Diskus work against my metoprolol meds? I am alllergic to Penasylin, tetrocycoline, decadron, dyphahidromine, and benedril. My other meds I take are: zolof, welbrutrin, seroquel xr, gabapentine,tizanidine hcl and pravastatin sodium----will there be any adverse reactions to any of these meds?
Avatar n tn The FDA taged advair with a black box warning the agencys highest caution level.New strategy,no matter what you may have heard,aLABA,such as the one in Advair,is not your only option.mild asthma,an inhaled corticosteroid such as flovent is often all you need.Still wheezing,patients can also consider an inhaled corticosteroid paired with a leukotriene modifier.Hope this helps you,and doesnt worry you.
757137 tn?1347196453 The FDA has issued a stern warning concerning the use of Advair. Not only can it worsen asthma, but the side effects can be fatal. Other forms of treatment should be sought and, if the product is used at all, it should be for short periods of time. Advair affected my adrenals, harmed my eyes, and worsened my asthma. It caused such serious choking that I feared it would kill me. I stopped taking it last August and am doing fine on natural anti-inflammatories.
1232362 tn?1333135406 thanks for the warning and sorry to hear about your experience! i've been using advair for years now with no ill effects. Can't explain my stupid puffy feet either! The skin hurts when they do that-I'll try even more water.
Avatar n tn Forgot to mention that that Advair also gave a case of severe bronchitis (which I falsely assumed was a worsening of my condition) which kept me coughing all day and all night. The FDA issued a warning last February about salmeterol (one of the components of Advair), but I found the same problem when I tried an inhaled steroid that did not contain it.
Avatar f tn DO YOU KNOW WHAT TYPE OF DRUG IT IS OR BETTER THAN ADVAIR?
967168 tn?1477584489 ve been going through the past 9 months. This is a warning to never ever ever tell your doctor anything unless you want that to be used against you in a court of law - seriously. For those of you who don't know me, I used to post here alot and went through alot in a very short period of time.
Avatar f tn I never really believed that I had severe asthma but had been put on advair many years ago. Recently I was switched from advair to Wixela as a generic replacement. After only two Puffs off of this I began coughing. I researched Mylan pharmaceutical and the reviews were very poor. I also read the reviews of people who had been switched to this generic and people were really suffering. I told my doctor I would not take it. Her mistake was not looking into it to see why I was switched.
Avatar f tn Another side effect is adrenal fatigue which results in anxiety and panic attacks. The FDA sent out a warning last year that said Advair should only be used when nothing else works, and, even then, only for short periods. There are other natural anti-inflammatories, if you are interested. They are important because albuterol (which is necessary) is drying and natural supplements can counteract this.
1425157 tn?1311651679 I had a horrid cold and it turned into a nasty dry hacking cough that lasted months s doc has said a reactive asthma has developed from it all--out me on the advair diskus,,however--i also get ectopic heart beats ,anxiety and episodes of heart pounding--so i have 2 questions 1--can the only symptom of asthma be this cough and tight chest 2-is it safe to take advair as right after my 4 th ever does tonight i got forceful heart thudding and anxious -so far 30 in dunno if it is the med or me
Avatar m tn I have been on Advair for one week. It has completely taken my taste and smell ability away. I am not going to take it any more, but will my taste and smell senses return with time? This discussion is related to <a href="/posts/Asthma-and-Allergy/advair-discus-side-effect/show/1235551">advair discus side effect</a>.
757137 tn?1347196453 Advair has a steroid in it, which can cause hair growth, etc. I took Advair for my COPD briefly. I simply did not like the side effects that it seem to give me.
Avatar n tn In my twenties, Serevent started to cause me problems and I had to stop taking it. A few years ago, my asthma got out of control, and my new doctor prescribed me Advair. Every time I took it, it impaird my breathing dramatically. Thank God my doctor changed my medication. I couldn't understand why I reacted so bad to Advair until I learned that Salmeterol was another name for Serevent.
Avatar f tn Hey everyone new here...question has anyone taken dulera for asthma problems during pregnancy...my doctor is informing me that I need not to go off of it because if I'm not getting oxygen my baby isn't...I've taken advair during pregnancy but not dulera anyone ever taken it and have a healthy baby?
Avatar n tn My husband has battled asthma now for over 20 years. 2 years ago he was put on Advair disk inhaler, Singulair, and Allegra D as his regimen. After about a month he started having a problem with his legs and groin itching. He took himself off the Singulair as that is what he decided was the problem. He has gotten by with just the Advair inhaler. In the past month he's really been struggling with breathing problems.
Avatar f tn You should talk with your doctor about taking advair for your asthma. Did you know that it has a black box warning concerning heart arrhythmias? Advair contains two medicines: flovent and serevent. Flovent is a corticosteroid for inflammation and serevent is a long acting bronchodialator. Serevent is the drug that can interfere with heart rhythm. When I started having symptoms in April, I stopped using Advair and now I only use Flovent.
Avatar f tn I started taking Advair about 5 months ago. About 2 months ago I started feeling terrible. My legs were aching so bad. It was hard to walk. My whole body was aching but not as bad as my legs. I would have awful muscles spasm in my legs. I was very very tired. Then later I started getting night sweat real bad. So I decided to stop taking this Advair a few days ago. But today I am in terrible sweat and having low blood pressure and 35.4 C temp. Do you think it has to do with withdrawl?
Avatar m tn I developed asthma at age 11 and because my dad and brother were already suffering by that time, I was basically just put on the medications they were using. I&#39;ve been using advair now for 16 years. The last 9 or so I&#39;ve sought alternative healing solutions, have been given breathing exercises, physical exercises, diet tips, acupuncture, salt inhalers...nothing has worked for me so far.
Avatar n tn The combination medications which include inhaled steroids and a long acting broncho dilater like Advair, Symbicort and Dulera are standard treatments for all forms of COPD. They are also used to treat asthma which cannot be controlled on inhaled steroids alone. Have a blessed New Year.
Avatar m tn Thanks for the replies, Luckily, my prescription refilled only 2 days later (1 week earlier than expected) so I just stopped taking the Advair and threw it away. I'm now using a new one. My main concern was being off of the medication for a long period of time as my asthma drastically gets worse when it's not controlled.
Avatar m tn I have been taking advair 500/50 and spiriva 18mg for over a year now in combination with each other. When I get a chest infection, guess what? can't breathe. When I do not have a cold I can breathe just fine. I recently had a full physical with my family doctor and just about died when I hit the scales. He is telling me that as long as I am taking steriods (prednisone included at times) I will have weight problems.