24th January 2008
[QUOTE=Vanessa74;3393545]Hello,
I am hoping that someone who has or is taking Flovent - or someone who has knowledge of asthma medications can help me.
I have been on Flovent (2) puffs in the am for about 2 years. In October 2007 I went to my Dr. for breathing problems - he referred me to a pulmonologist - did a PFT - findings all normal but told me I still had asthma? Increased my Flovent to (2) puffs twice a day and said to add Prilosec OTC (thought that GERD & possible hiatal hernia were contributing to the breathing problems.
Well doubling the Flovent did NOTHING to help my breathing -- NOTHING. The Prilosec DID help but after three weeks on it I began to have some serious side effects so I had to stop.
Well lately my breathing has been AWFUL again - my question is this - can Flovent cause you to have UPPER chest tightness and congestion and a sort of cramping pulling feeling? I have been on the double dose now for about 2 1/2 months - trying to determine WHAT is causing this because when I go to my Dr. he listens to me and says - you are CLEAR, not WHEEZING, and breathing good - but I FEEL HORRIBLE???? Its ALL in the upper chest and upper back???
How do I know if it is the Flovent causing it??? Can it cause upper repiratory problems? Which I NEVER HAD until I increased the Flovent AND WENT on the Prilosec (which I have been off of for 10 days now).
Please help!
Inhaled steroids can affect gerd symptoms making them worse, this happened to me when I was on advair, so dr took me off...
I am hoping that someone who has or is taking Flovent - or someone who has knowledge of asthma medications can help me.
I have been on Flovent (2) puffs in the am for about 2 years. In October 2007 I went to my Dr. for breathing problems - he referred me to a pulmonologist - did a PFT - findings all normal but told me I still had asthma? Increased my Flovent to (2) puffs twice a day and said to add Prilosec OTC (thought that GERD & possible hiatal hernia were contributing to the breathing problems.
Well doubling the Flovent did NOTHING to help my breathing -- NOTHING. The Prilosec DID help but after three weeks on it I began to have some serious side effects so I had to stop.
Well lately my breathing has been AWFUL again - my question is this - can Flovent cause you to have UPPER chest tightness and congestion and a sort of cramping pulling feeling? I have been on the double dose now for about 2 1/2 months - trying to determine WHAT is causing this because when I go to my Dr. he listens to me and says - you are CLEAR, not WHEEZING, and breathing good - but I FEEL HORRIBLE???? Its ALL in the upper chest and upper back???
How do I know if it is the Flovent causing it??? Can it cause upper repiratory problems? Which I NEVER HAD until I increased the Flovent AND WENT on the Prilosec (which I have been off of for 10 days now).
Please help!
Inhaled steroids can affect gerd symptoms making them worse, this happened to me when I was on advair, so dr took me off...