List of topic discussions that mention the drug Advair.

900. Advair - sore throat? 6th May 2003
     
     ... Advair is great but what you describe is a pretty common ... side effect of steroids (such as the Flovent in your Advair ). Barb...
     ... Thanks Barb. I have been reading the other Advair info on here, and it does sound common to have that...
     ... Hi, I've been on 1000mg of Advair /day for about 2 yrs also. My throat gets sore and ... is to eat something immediately after taking the Advair . (Drinking something doesn't seem to do as well although ... trouble to me. I finally have a life again thanks to Advair . For that matter, think the only reason I am still...
     
     
901. Chest Pain 6th May 2003
     
     ... treatment do you recommend? PS: I have been taking Advair 500 ------------------ Eddie [This message has been...
     
     
902. lump in throat from advair? 6th May 2003
     
     ... Flovent seperately, which I believe is the equivalent of Advair (???~from what I've learned here??) Sometimes it's...
     ... warm sensation in my lungs after inhalation of the advair , but not a burning. When I rinse my mouth, I gargle...
     
     
903. My 6-month old was diagnosed with asthma- please help 2nd May 2003
     
     ... is usually under control due to meds. My son is on Advair , middle daughter isn't on anything - just antibiotics...
     
     
904. Advair side effects. 1st May 2003
     
     ... I'd give the Advair a little longer to see if it goes away. When I first ... started taking Symbicort (an advair -like preparation) I started waking up at night at ... adjusting to the long-acting bronchodilator. If the advair works and this side-effect isn't debilitating, see...
     
     
905. i have severe digestive disorders messing up my breathing...i need help from you!!! 29th April 2003
     
     ... like you may need to add another asthma drug such as Advair or Singulair for better maintenance of your symptoms...
     
     
906. What medications is everyone taking? 29th April 2003
     
     ... steroid dependent so my list is a little nasty: * Advair 500/50 * Flovent 250 * Spiriva (the new 24-hour Atrovent...
     ... I use Advair 250/50 and almost never need my Albuterol since the ... doc switched me to the Advair. Before the Advair I was on Accolate, Volmax and Flovent AND frequently...
     
     
907. Advair and Swelling 26th April 2003
     
     ... This isn't a normal side-effect of Advair . Go see your doctor. You might be having a bad reaction...
     ... as the day went on. I didn't attribute it to the advair at the time, although it did start a while after I ... started taking advair . It just eventually stopped happening, I don't know ... if it could have been the advair & my body adjusted. My hands weren't swollen though...
     ... rashes are still coming and going. Maybe it is the Advair . I guess I will start taking it every other day to ... see if it helps. The doctor does not think it is the Advair , but it is the only thing I am still taking.I hope...
     ... bronchodilators that you can take. The trouble with Advair is that you can't tell if it's the steroid or the...
     
     
908. corticosteroid long term 24th April 2003
     
     ... the side affects of using corticosteroids such as Advair , myself included. But does anyone know what the long ... yet? I know there are alot of people who can't use Advair , even though there are people like me who do very ... are given this, and children, but I've only been on Advair for a short time and being the way I am by nature...
     ... your own answer to my question on how long before Advair should start working. Your answer to me told me even ... be getting chest tightness 6 weeks after starting Advair 500? Should they get the same number on a peak flow...
     ... do not have asthma, the drugs that you are taking ( advair 500) will probably not hurt you. They're exceedingly...
     ... either. He said he'd rather just see how I do on the Advair first. He has said that eventually he wants to try ... and take me off the Advair and see how I do. I started out on 500, then he lowered ... if I can function just fine on just one dose of 100 Advair a day. And you're right, this is crap (though my choice ... one way or the other, so I will gradually stop the Advair altogether and see how I do. Believe me, I'm so in...
     ... feel safe enough you might even want to switch from advair 100 to Serevent and give it two or so weeks to see...
     ... onchospasm instead of inflammation, which would explain the Advair not working (did I get that right?). My doctor said ... What I found odd is that six weeks after starting the Advair 500, I went to another doctor for allergy testing...
     ... Albuterol and Serevent (which is in advair ) is supposed to treat bronchospasm. They're called ... bronchospasm. Hence why the steroid anti-inflammatory in advair . I remember having had very mild asthma, with only...
     
     
909. how long for medicine to work? 18th April 2003
     
     ... and Flovent. Neither helped. Was then switched to Advair 500/100. Still didn't help. Had a breathing test ... also that six weeks was more than long enough for the Advair to start working. Is that correct? Thanks so much...
     ... I geuss. Six weeks IS more than long enough for advair to start working. The Serevent (the /100 part of the ... advair ) takes 15 minutes to start working. I'm dead serious...
     
     
910. Prednisone 16th April 2003
     
     ... bronchodilator. I love it. It's almost exactly like advair , though....
     ... My insurance won't pay for Advair either, so it's Serevent, Flovent & Pulmicort inhalers...
     ... replace it with a substitute--like a high dosage of ADVAIR . THis will help slowly ween your body away and build ... lungs. Then as you heal you reduce the dosage of Advair to a normal amount. I was on a high dosage for 6...
     ... Lyn ... don't worry about not getting Advair - its just Flovent and Serevent conviently packaged ... can increase the inhaled steroid dose if necessary. Advair 500 is the highest dose available and you can't increase...
     
     
911. Upper Respiratory/Sinus Infections and Asthma??? 15th April 2003
     
     ... year ago I was diagnosed with Asthma, and was put on Advair 150/50, with Max Air as needed. For the most part ... these infections. My doctor increased by dosage of Advair to 250/50 and changed me to Albuterol to help. Anyone...
     
     
912. asthma damages lungs??? 11th April 2003
     
     ... well, just two days ago my doc started me out of advair 100/50, and on singulair, which seems to be helping...
     ... problems two years ago. question-- i said i was on the advair 100/50 to try, and the singuliar...now...part of what ... the point that i would loose my balance now, the advair /singulair thing is REALLY clearing up my symptoms...
     ... productive cough...i think it might be possibly due to the advair loosening stuff up...is that a possibility??? however ... awe at how much my breathing is improved with the advair /singuliar....but at other times, i feel just as congested...
     ... the medicine about. But yes, the Serevent in the advair will tend to make it much easier to cough up gook...
     
     
913. Where in the U.S. to move? 10th April 2003
     
     ... stopped taking Singulaire tablets and stopped using the Advair Diskus inhaler. In Florida, Albuterol inhalers lasted...
     
     
914. Advair stopped working 9th April 2003
     
     ... may be that your asthma is getting worse, not that Advair isn't working. You should also have a prescription...
     ... Up until now, I've been maintaining fine on only Advair . I have read alot of posts here and see that most...
     
     
915. symbicort 9th April 2003
     
     ... I'm on symbicort because I couldn't tolerate Advair . I love it. It's worked wonders for me -- because ... Symbicort is actually supposed to work better than Advair , mostly because the inhaled bronchodilator in Symbicort...
     
     
916. Advair causing menstrual problems? 7th April 2003
     
     ... your wife see a doctor. how long has she been taking advair ? i personally felt that advair was responsible for...
     ... d have her carefully read the package insert with Advair . Also, ask her pharmacist. They know a lot! Mary...
     
     
917. Inhaler use... 5th April 2003
     
     ... bronchodilators (not so much anymore because of this advair thing) but they have a nice place. And you might...
     
     
918. *concerned* 1st April 2003
     
     ... working. Look into possibly switching from Flovent to Advair (adding a long-acting bronchodilator -- they work...
     ... spring. so they prescribed me on this new stuff called " Advair " and i have to do that twice a day-plus i must get...
     ... immediately. Some asthma patients can't tolerate Advair . Also, the nebulizer treatments may make you nervous ... your body." Diana [This message has been edited by Advair Sufferer (edited 04-07-2003).]...
     
     
919. Nebulizer 24th March 2003
     
     ... Now I get by fairly well on just two puffs a day of Advair (combination of Flovent and Serevent). Barb...
     ... your info. Every day morning and evening I do one Advair , two puffs Flovent, and 4 puffs Intal. When asthma...
     ... you going to nebulized solutions is you can't get advair as a nebulized solution. You can't get flovent as...
     ... regimen. Twice each day, I take 2 puffs Flovent; 1 puff Advair ; 4 puffs Intal. Once each day, I take pills: Singulair...
     ... 1. You cannot get Flovent or Advair (or even Serevent) in nebulized solution. 2. You...
     ... albuterol) and the longer, maintenance acting meds ( Advair , Intal, etc.). I thought it was used solely for rescue...
     ... thing! But yes, you've got that right. You can't get Advair for nebulizer, though. You can only get Pulmicort...
     
     
920. scared to tell doc. 19th March 2003
     
     ... inhaler before that. I am suppose to take singular, advair , allegra, and rhinocort. I do when it seems to get...
     
     
921. weird sounds 15th March 2003
     
     ... I have asthma, and I take singulair, advair , allegra, and rhinocort. Lately, I have been feeling...
     
     
922. Advair induced Anxiety 2nd March 2003
     
     ... Hi ... it might be the Serevent in the Advair that is making you feel that way. I had a similar ... reaction when I first started the Advair and the dr suggested the Serevent was probably to...
     ... surely be covered by your insurance, since they cover Advair already....
     ... need the constant low level albuterol that's in the Advair . It isn't for everyone. It can make you anxious...
     
     
923. Advair? 25th February 2003
     
     ... asthma control following inhaled administration of ADVAIR DISKUS can occur within 30 minutes of beginning treatment ... weeks of therapy, replacing the current strength of ADVAIR DISKUS with a higher strength may provide additional...
     ... if I am just having a "less aweful day" or if the advair is starting to help. I really get so nervous about...
     ... Dear Blue4U2, In reply to your questions about Advair ... You may feel an initial feeling of improvement ... when you first start using Advair , but it takes a full 2 weeks before the full effect ... reached. While a lot of people have benefits from using Advair , there are increasing numbers who can't tolerate it ... your breathing actually becomes worse while using Advair , stop immediately and call your doctor. This could ... higher percentage of patients who cannot tolerate Advair , which can actually cause acute asthma attacks in...
     
     
924. Medications that can help me while I play Basketball 18th February 2003
     
     ... attacks dropped to about once a day. Then he added Advair . I was amazed at what the combination of the two...
     
     
925. WEIGHT GAIN 16th February 2003
     
     ... I started taking Advair in July 2002 and gained 14 lbs. Is it possible that ... Advair caould do that? The doctor said Advair won't make me gain weight. Thanks for any advise!...
     ... the other topic on weight gain. We've been kicking Advair and its cronnies around for a while. I think you'll...
     ... I have gained 10lbs. on Advair and still gaining! I got off of it a few months ago ... but I hate the gaining. My allergist really pushes Advair . What do you do?...
     ... I stopped the Advair 10 days ago and my asthma is worse but I have lost ... glad to hear you lost the weight when you stopped Advair . How long did it take?...
     
     
926. laryngeal asthma 11th February 2003
     
     ... chemicals. He also took me off the flovent and gave me advair , to control my asthma in general..... but I am afraid...
     ... shakes are from the Serevent - the reliever part of the Advair . Give it a little time and it will settle down. I...
     ... ubb/smile.gif[/img] I will be less afraid of the Advair . I just.... hate steroids. They want me to take flonase...
     
     
927. Steroid Inhalers & Oral Thrush 8th February 2003
     
     ... raspy in the evening after having taken 2 doses of Advair . I have on hand Vitamin C with zinc cough drops ...
     
     
928. I HATE it....every DAY!!!! 4th February 2003
     
     ... back from a new pulmonologist appt and he put me on Advair and Rhinocort trying to reduce the inflammation in...
     ... every day. He left me on the Singulair but added Advair . What a difference!!! I've been on that combination ... probably used the Proventil once since I started the Advair . Advair has been such a life saver for me. I love...
     ... pulmonologist. To my current daily med regimen of advair , flovent, singulair, theophylin, and albuterol (if...
     
     
929. Advair Side Effects 4th February 2003
     
     ... Walt, I love my Advair . I've been on it for about 6 months and the only...
     ... that people with HBP should strongly consider whether Advair is for them...I have high blood pressure and wondered ... anxiety could be coming from my HBP meds and not the advair . It'll be some time before I can figure it out since...
     ... img] I just thought it was interesting that while advair is supposed to help you breathe, one of the common...
     ... Hi there ... I've been using Advair 500/50 for about a year now. I really like it because...
     ... Just because you can't take Advair doesn't mean you can't control your asthma -- look ... powder (like the diskus), as it's the salmeterol in the advair that makes your heart race....
     ... Hi, I'm new...just began Advair about 6 weeks ago and had no problems until last week ... dreams, etc. I became too nervous so stopped taking Advair a few days ago. Still have some symptoms, but not ... taking the medication suddenly? I did not switch to Advair from anything else; had Albuterol on hand just in...
     ... but it's far from a good idea -- the steroids in the advair , when stopped suddenly, can create a dangerous lack...
     ... you for your reply, wrin. I already took myself off Advair since the racing heartbeat really scared me, but will ... and was not happy with the results, so he prescribed Advair . Prior to that, I felt fine. The dr said even though ... not be. My concern is that I felt so much worse on Advair . Is there anything else that might serve the same...
     ... might make you shaky and anxious like the Serevent in Advair will. But that's not really terrible, since you won ... every day. There's a corticosteroid component to the Advair that you can take seperately that isn't supposed to...
     ... Wrin, thanks for the info. I was switched from Advair to Pulmicort and have been tolerating it better than ... Advair , so far. I did already have Albuterol on hand in ... case. Since I was feeling fine prior to starting Advair or Pulmicort, it's frustrating to have to take something...
     ... My doctor told me it was perfectly fine to stop the Advair , just as you did. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise ... them. Oral steroids can't be stopped abruptly, but Advair can be stopped. If it wasn't helping you or if you...
     ... your backup inhaler rarely, you did not need to be on Advair . There's an old expression that I adhere to now. ... change medications. I learned that the hard way. Advair seemed to work miracles at first, until I started ... your body." Diana [This message has been edited by Advair Sufferer (edited 04-07-2003).]...
     ... Has anyone had problems with Advair messing up their menstrual cycle?...
     ... merriwood: I became too nervous so stopped taking Advair a few days ago. Still have some symptoms, but not ... asthma sufferer and new to Seretide - which is called Advair Diskus in the U.S., I believe. And new to this board...
     ... more about menstrual side effects? i have been on advair less than a week and would really want to know if ... if others' doctors have informed them not to take advair if you've been drinking.... did not tell me -- and ... about 60 minutes after using the advair saturday after a night out, had the worst, pulsating ... with alcohol. doctor also said to change to taking advair with food and not on the "brushing your teeth" schedule...
     ... hands started exhibiting tremors. Has anyone else had Advair side effects like this? Just curious. It really ... like me, and that's just the time I've been taking Advair . However I'm on 6-7 prescription meds and I first ... didn't think it was from Advair , but it really does make sense. I also have the trush...
     ... I've been using ADVAIR DISCUS for 3 months now, I have not had this much...
     ... Morbius, Flovent (an ingredient in advair ) gave me the same symptoms. What did I do? First...
     ... To anIowacouple and memphisbelle: I've been on Advair for several weeks now and I've noticed that my PMS...
     ... Recently, I was diagnosed with asthma and was put on advair 250/50. Although it helped my breathing, about two ... placed me on flovent and told me to stop taking the advair immediately. In addition, I am on clarinex and was ... reaction, so I seem to agree with the doc that it was the advair . However, i do notice at times that I become slightly ... I am assuming it is just a reaction to either the advair still or the flovent. Anyway hope this helps, and...
     ... never had an asthma attack). He put me on a Sample Advair 250/50 about 3 months ago. After a week I started ... stopped my allergy medicine (Zyrtec) the day I started Advair in the midst of the pollen season in Maryland, USA ... sign of allergy (for 1 month) until Doc reduced the Advair to Prescription 100/25 one month into the treatment ... and things started going back to days before Advair again. So Doc put me back on prescription Advair ... things though. 1: that I am becoming allergic to Advair and feeling the side effects after long term use, ... or 2: there is a difference between the Sample Advair s that Doctor gives you in the office to start your ... treatment and the prescription Advair you buy from the Pharmacy!!! ------------------ Dan...
     ... I recently started using advair and have noticed significant weight gain. Has anyone...
     ... months. The last three months that I have been on Advair I have not lost a pound yet!!! Could it be related ... bronchitis. He asked me to continue with the 250/50 Advair and he put me on antibiotics. He asked me to take ... persists. I have not yet discounted the idea that Advair may not be working for me anymore. I'll just have...
     ... things I have noticed since I have started taking advair , they maay be symptoms, but I'm not totally sure:...
     ... My son has been taking Advair for 3 months and has developed a facial tick (eyes ... ) since he started the Advair . Anyone with a similar problem?...
     ... suffered with a burning pain in the chest when using Advair . My husband has been using it for about 2 months ...
     ... weeks ago i caught phemunia and know they put me on advair , and albutrol nebuzier treatments every 1-4 hours ... albutrol nebizer treatment normally every 2 hours and advair once in morning and once at night. plus the antobtic...
     ... did not. At the same time my allergist put me on advair . I had to keep increasing the dose until I was on ... anxiety was worse that ever. I never thought that advair could be the problem. But, yes, I was very anxious ... Xanax, and my heart was racing. I am going off of Advair even though it helped my asthma. Don't stop cold...
     ... I have been using Advair for over a year.I still have a light cough.Is it becasue ... of the advair ????:)...
     ... Advair is great stuff! I've been on it for 2 years now and...
     ... get enough air and that would tire me out. Been on advair about 3 months- got my first spot of thrush and have...
     ... Josephinefloral, What dosage of Advair are you on? A chronic cough is my main asthma symptom ... . I have been on Advair for several years. I started out at 100/50, spent...
     ... tingle needles feeling in my hands & forearms.I take advair 100/50 for a week.had to stop 200/50 for same side...
     ... I started on 250/50 advair friday and all I want to do is sleep, I feel fine...
     
     
930. Asthma and beer 29th January 2003
     
     ... I have been on Advair since it came out, and I drink regularly. I drink...
     
     
931. Advair and Infertility 23rd January 2003
     
     ... with my other child. Since I have been taking the Advair for this long I was wondering if there are any evidence...
     ... I've never heard of a link between Advair and fertility ... but I wonder if the physical stress...
     
     
932. Albuterol 21st January 2003
     
     ... jittery almost immediately. She has since switched to Advair , which she says works miraculously better. I have...
     ... position of the planets, that kind of thing. the advair should keep you calmed down enough (as far as asthma...
     
     
933. Prednisone 21st January 2003
     
     ... on a nasal steroid for the sinus inflammation and Advair for the lung inflammation. I'll do it for 6 weeks ... which I hope it does, won't I have to stay on the Advair to keep my lungs in a "normal" state so to speak?...
     ... s some nasty stuff. Yes you will have to stay on Advair to keep your lungs in a normal state -- but let's ... consider this. A pretty common dosage of advair is 250 micrograms twice a day. So we'll say 500 micrograms ... thousand micrograms. That's ten times a daily dose of advair -- and frankly, that's a small dose of prednisone ... getting symptoms. Flovent (which is the steroid in advair ) is one of the best on the market -- it is absorbed ... prednisone for a week you're better. Think of taking the advair like preventing your inflammation from ever getting...
     ... Okay. So why is he trying me a 6 week course using Advair and Rhinocort, if in fact, he thinks it won't help...
     ... It takes a few weeks for the inhaled steroid in the Advair to have its full effect. It has a long-acting brochodilator...
     ... taking it though, the long-acting bronchodilator in Advair will make you feel better almost right away, so you...
     
     
934. asthma 19th January 2003
     
     ... help.Does anyone have any suggestiuons.I'm taking advair , flonase,zyrtec,augmentin(for the infection), and ... taking flovent when I first moved , then switched to advair .Ive been taking advair for about three months.Could...
     ... action asthma-wise. Also, maybe the Serevent in the Advair is not agreeing with you. I'd check that out with...
     ... Flovent and Advair have theh same corticosteroid in them -- making a...
     
     
935. pregnant with out of control asthma 17th January 2003
     
     ... sleeping AT ALL 50% of the time. I am taking singulair, advair , albuterol as needed and on the advice of my obgyn...
     
     
936. Medications and Pregnancy 16th January 2003
     
     ... I am pregnant with my 3rd child and wondering if Advair will keep me from going into labor. When I was pregnant ... (induced at 42 weeks). This time I am only taking Advair (lets hear it for new meds!) but wondering if the...
     ... re worried about. Flovent (the other component of Advair ) won't keep you from going into labor, but I highly...
     
     
937. Asthma and Sleep 12th January 2003
     
     ... minimum. If you take long-acting bronchodilators ( advair , oxeze, symbicort, foradil, serevent, atrovent) take...
     
     
938. asthma and pregnancy 7th January 2003
     
     ... how it affects a pregnancy. I am currently taking Advair . Will I be able to take Advair while being pregnant...
     
     
939. Buteyko theory - your opinion of? 6th January 2003
     
     ... a nuisance for me to deal with as I simply use 100 Advair and I'm fine, but as anyone here, I am interested...
     
     
940. Side effect of asthma meds 29th December 2002
     
     ... Yes, theophylline's in the package too. I take Advair 500, extra Flovent for good measure, theophylline...
     ... you can get it since you're in canada, it's like advair , just different drugs.) The important thing is to...
     ... bronchodilator (like, look into switching away from advair and going towards serevent/flovent while taking serevent...
     
     
941. Bronchial Spasms?????????? 14th December 2002
     
     ... time and my doc said it is not my heart. He gave me Advair . But does anyone know what the Bronchial Spasms feel...
     
     
942. Questions concerning Advair 29th November 2002
     
     ... dose, so these muscle aches if they are from your advair , I doubt will last very long. As for calcium requirements ... doctor about taking extra supplements because of your advair (he will probably only recommend it if you aren't ... you're just as bad off as someone who isn't taking advair . Those who are on oral steroids are the ones who should...
     
     
943. advair? 19th November 2002
     
     ... oral steroids when going on an inhaled steroid (which advair is). And also remember if you don't see results immediately ... , it does take about 2 weeks for the steroid in advair to start to work fully. But it is one of the better...
     
     
944. anyone gained alot of weight from taking advair? 4th November 2002
     
     ... ot say to you. Recently, my pulmonologist put me on Advair . I have been trying to figure out why I was gaining...
     ... The reason you gain weight from advair is because its a steroid, like prednisone, steroids...
     ... Finally I have some people who agree with me about advair . I gained 10lbs rather quickly and looked on healthboards ... already obese. Also heard of someones child who was on advair , under age 12 and ended up with nerve damage to the ... effects on such a new drug. I reccomend getting off advair if you can handle it. Good luck!!...
     ... extensively tested and used for the last 10 years. Advair is a combination of two drugs -- Flovent, a corticosteroid ... is working better for you, and if you're only using Advair when you're having a bad time you should consider ... your friend's child was neurologically damaged by advair , I see you live in the states, I'm sure it wouldn ... particular with GlaxoWellcome or the combination drug Advair , I would personally point out that Advair isn't really ... dose-sizes. If you are looking for an alternative to Advair , AstraZeneca makes a combination drug called Symbicort...
     ... t available here so its not an option. As far as Advair ,my daughter can't take it.She can take flovent and ... serevent seperatly but Advair causes horrible side-effects.Which the serevent in ... Advair is a higher dose than what she took in MDI form.She...
     ... t available here so its not an option. As far as Advair ,my daughter can't take it.She can take flovent and ... serevent seperatly but Advair causes horrible side-effects.Which the serevent in ... Advair is a higher dose than what she took in MDI form.She...
     ... everybody! I am new to this board. I have been on Advair for about 2 years. It worked great in the beginning ... lucky. I have gained about 8 pounds since I started Advair . Then about a month ago I noticed alot of voice problems ... hoarse for about 3 weeks. I decided to go off the Advair 2 weeks ago. Developed a bad case of congestion. I ... to normal. Has anyone else had voice problems from Advair ? Glad I found this board....
     ... Not advair specifically, but I had voice problems with Flovent ... m now taking Symbicort, it's a combo kind of like advair except instead of Serevent it's got Oxeze in it (I ... with an aerochamber or spacer instead of just taking advair was mildly more inconvenient but worked a bunch better...
     ... I hear you! I've been taking 250/50 Advair since Nov., when I developed asthma out of the blue ... the pharma industry, told me that it's probably the Advair and then we found this site and other related sites ... allergist to put me on Singulair. I didn't realize that Advair was a true steroid that would give you the bad side ... hips and my face looks fat. Has anyone gone off of Advair after gaining weight and the weight came off? If so...
     ... But here goes-- Singular put weight on me too, as Advair has done, and prednisone. In fact, I notice a little...
     ... I statred taking Advair in July 2002 and started gaining weight. I had no ... to be very skinny. It seems to me it could be the Advair , listing to some of your stories. Does the weight ... come off when you stop the Advair ? I'm going to call my doctor today for an appointment...
     ... Yes, the weight comes off when you go off Advair . I also plan on getting off after I get this inflammation ... also have lost my voice after my 2nd inhalation of Advair daily. I'm taking one dose now....
     ... a follow up to my previous posting, I've been off Advair a few weeks now and have been taking Singulair. My ... nuts and told me I couldn't have gained weight from Advair (whatever, I'll be the true judge). My weight hasn ... I am more winded. I figure maybe I can just take Advair a few times a week? Who knows - it's all such a crapshoot...
     ... Going off of advair and only taking it a few times a week is a kind of ... any effect at all. Try either lowering your dose of advair (going from 250 to 125 would be a start) or switching...
     ... asthma and costly, dangerous meds. My experience with Advair was marked by weight gain, though I could regulate ... was causing them. After reading a few things about Advair I went off of it for about a year and lost weight ... wheezing pretty bad, and she is putting me back on Advair and Singular. Her other worst-case-scenario asthma ... patient has been on Advair for 3 years and she is pretty much asthma free. Side...
     ... I have been taking Advair now for about 6 years. I started with 250/50 and ... asthma is under control much better and I now am using Advair 250/50 during the day and 100/50 at night. An Albuterol ... I would just like to hear just one Doctor say that Advair can cause weight gain!! And, the bulk of it is right...
     
     
945. breathlessness 3rd November 2002
     
     ... inhaled steroids in preparations called Symbicort and Advair respectively. An improvement of 20% in which area...
     
     
946. The Flu Shot 29th October 2002
     
     ... were going to liquify in my chest eventhough I take advair 500/50 twice a day and Singulair 10mg once a day....
     
     
947. New, Severe Asthma 20th October 2002
     
     ... (PFT?) and diagnosed severe asthma. I started on Advair , but it made me cough. Also the insurance would not...
     ... I take Advair , too, and it also makes me cough. I call it "mummy ... cough up most of the first dose. The reason I'm on Advair ? I've had a weird sensation in my throat for 8 months ... doctor says it's exercise-induced athsma, but the Advair doesn't always help (it was much more effective in...
     ... 1. How long have you been on advair ? Have you been on it for 8 months? If you have problems ... all the time. I also found what you found about the advair (I take symbicort, a similar preparation) helping ... stress test or a methacholine challenge since the advair isn't working for you very well) and asking him if...
     ... sections with dozens of "theme" pubs. I've been on Advair for about 3 months. I haven't tried the Albuterol ... the "twice a day and forget it" dosage regimine of Advair would be more suitable. I'll know more Tomorrow when...
     ... that's a little more towards likely. You don't. Advair takes up to 2 weeks to begin working properly. Advair ... so your dr. is not wholly misled. (Symbicort, like Advair except by a different company.)...
     ... old men, so no one seems real concerned except me. Advair DOES help somewhat, and my primary physician wants...
     
     
948. ? About Asthma Medications 7th October 2002
     
     ... inhaler. I also take Singulair pill at night and use Advair every morning and evening. The Advair has made the...
     
     
949. bacteria induced asthma? 12th September 2002
     
     ... Has anyone out there heard of this? Also, I am on Advair 250 and I occassionally take Proventil. I have been...
     ... and serevent by MDI and spacer instead of powdered advair . It's less convenient, but it's easier on your lungs...
     ... like a know-it all but Flovent 110 would be equal to Advair 250 not Flovent 220.Flovent 220 is equal to Advair...
     
     
950. peak flows/asthma 9th September 2002
     
     ... started flaring up a bit.The ob/gyn took me off of advair and just wanted me on pulmicourt.Now she has me on ... rather have me take that instead of starting up the advair again which i think is wrong.I think just as soon...
     
     
951. whats with these cfc's? 13th August 2002
     
     ... pulmicort is a powder inhaler, it is not an aerosol MDI. Advair and Symbicort are both combination long-acting bronchodilat...
     ... in powder form, in a diskus inhaler much like the advair inhaler. almost every drug that typically comes in...
     
     
952. Confused when to take inhaler 13th August 2002
     
     ... Oxeze (formoterol). He might want to try you on either Advair or Symbicort which are both combinations of the long ... mildish asthma -- many people on this board are on advair , I am on symbicort. All I can say is it doesn't sound...
     
     
953. New to Asthma 7th August 2002
     
     ... asthma. My doc tried pred - up to 40mgs, along with Advair twice daily, and albuterol 4x daily. No improvement...
     
     
954. Asthma 1st August 2002
     
     ... got worse even with the inhaler. They now put me on Advair but it offers little help at all. Also I go for a...
     
     
955. New To This Board 30th July 2002
     
     ... bad asthma for 4 months last winter, stayed home on advair most of the time and had and still have reactions...
     
     
956. Advair and Dry Tongue 22nd July 2002
     
     ... salivate? I don't think dry mouth is a side-effect of advair , but it is a side effect of some other asthma meds...
     ... yes dry mouth is a side cffect from advair . I never had a dry mouth with most of my asthma meds ... but when i started taking advair i started getting a really dry mouth along with sore...
     ... cannot salivate? In double-blind placebo studies for advair , dry mouth wasn't even LISTED as a side-effect that ... problem could be in the works, even one caused by Advair that is not present in the majority of the population...
     
     
957. Weight gain;inhalers,thyroid or other? 15th July 2002
     
     ... various inhaled steroids with the most recent being advair . My weight is like nsgirl. No matter what I do it ... went off it. Well shortly after that I started the advair therapy and that is when my weight sky rocketed. ...
     ... there is nothing wrong with me. I have switched off advair to only seravent and so far, my asthma is o.k. I...
     ... I am also having problems with gaining weight, on advair . It never occurred to me what it was until someone...
     ... endocrinologist, and he's testing me for cushings. I take advair , and it makes me wonder if that may be the cause of...
     ... thread. Same story here ladies. Got switched over to advair about 18 mos ago and since then weight has been totally ... looked ok. have been on asthma meds for 45 years and advair is the first one that has done this well at controlling ... it would be interesting to find out if i go off the advair and things return to seminormal. i also am VERY conscious ... like to get it back off - and if that means i quit advair to see if i can start losing, then i'm ready to give ... but for a couple of months and that was prior to the advair . but i'd rather take a breathing treatment with the ... problems - which is the high blood press from the advair or the weight gain or both - i'm really quite healthy...
     
     
958. Is this Asthma Or Not? 15th July 2002
     
     ... appreciated. I am on albuterol 2 sprays 4x a day and advair 2x a day and prevacid. none of it works. please...
     
     
959. Sports Asthma 9th July 2002
     
     ... managed. I use Ventolin before running and am also on Advair . However when I went to the respirologist, he said...
     
     
960. Need some info, please................ 3rd July 2002
     
     ... live, I honestly thought that. My dr. has put me on Advair diskus 250/50 2X a day and in three days I already...
     ... I have had good results with advair and find that I definitely decrease my rescue inhaler ... when using the advair. My issue with advair is that I think it has caused me or made it more difficult...
     
     
961. ASTHMA/ANXIETY?????? 1st July 2002
     
     ... and then the dr. put me on an anti inflamatory like advair . Good Luck and try to relax. Jazzlady60...
     ... months along.My ob/gyn doc told me to stop taking advair that i have been on and just stay on the pulmacourt ... she would rather have me take that than start the advair again.I dont know what the normal range for peak flows...
     ... rather have you on prednisone ... than have you on advair . I don't know, maybe flovent and or serevent crosses...
     
     
962. advair and weight gain 30th June 2002
     
     ... Jazzlady, I use Advair 250 and have been using it for around 6 weeks. I ... hope I don't. Is this a potential side effect of Advair or any other med you are using? I'd call the doctor...
     ... Yes, weight gain on advair and always have swollen toes and fingers. I just recently ... agree I did not have to use albuterol at all while on advair . But I prefer another drug if possible, this is not...
     ... like pulmonary edema. Then again oral steroids (not advair or flovent) can also CAUSE congestive heart failure ... steroids, and is, rather, taking the 100/50 dose of advair , which is the lowest dose available. Which means ... SERIOUS. It is also not listed as a side-effect for Advair . THIS MEANS YOU SHOULD MAKE A BEELINE FOR YOUR DOCTOR...
     ... I too have been on Advair 100/50 since 1999 and in that time my weight has gone ... allergist insists that there is not enough steroid in the Advair to have an effect on my weight but I feel differently...
     ... I had to discontine my Advair because it gave me a horrible skin rash all over my...
     ... [QUOTE=june_gemini;2558862]I too have been on Advair 100/50 since 1999 and in that time my weight has gone ... allergist insists that there is not enough steroid in the Advair to have an effect on my weight but I feel differently ... june_gemini: Hello my 12 yr old daughter has been taking Advair since 1999 and her weight has gone up ALOT !!!! Like...
     ... years of having committed to a regular program of advair , I have gained 18-20 lbs. (Before becomming committed ... northeast is winding down, I am considering discontinuing Advair until next season--usually in late summer and fall...
     ... I have been taking Advair 100/50 for exactly one month. Two weeks after I started ... This was defninitely not normal. I discontinued the Advair and in TWO days I lost five pounds! Thats shocking ... now those are gone too. I will never go back on Advair ......
     ... this message board are from people who are taking Advair 100/50. I have been told by my doctor that this is ... wouldn't be breathing right now if it weren't for the Advair . I have gained weight, but I also have transitioned...
     ... I have been on advair 500/50 for a little over a year and haven't noticed ... big guy. The asthma was a far greater problem which advair has helped to better control. I am far less sensitive...
     ... [QUOTE=Capttom48;3475080]I have been on advair 500/50 for a little over a year and haven't noticed ... big guy. The asthma was a far greater problem which advair has helped to better control. I am far less sensitive ... triggers than I was. Tom hi tom i also have been on advair 500/50 .since ive been on it ive gained 30 pounds ... . cant be sure if its the advair but basically thats what it adds up to...
     ... I was here posting about my fear to begin Advair almost 4 years ago I think. I didn't like reading ... the precautions, but I did start the 100/50 dose of Advair shortly after and have been on it since. I have noticed ... better and was able to breathe better from taking the advair . I would talk to your doctor about this b/c you don...
     ... I have been on Advair 250/50 for 10 weeks. I have gained 11 lbs and have ... doctor states the weight gain is not an effect from the Advair , but from what I am reading here, it sounds like it ... sinus infection and sore thought are side effects of Advair . This being what it is, I have stopped the Advair...
     ... [QUOTE=vatori;3498640]I have been on Advair 250/50 for 10 weeks. I have gained 11 lbs and have ... doctor states the weight gain is not an effect from the Advair , but from what I am reading here, it sounds like it ... sinus infection and sore thought are side effects of Advair . This being what it is, I have stopped the Advair ... Theophylline, but last year my doctor recommended 250/50 Advair . She said that Theophylline is potentially harmful ... long-term safety when compared to other drugs. So if Advair is the culprit, I guess I have to accept the weight...
     
     
963. Singulair Users-Please Read 27th June 2002
     
     ... use Ventolin , 2 puffs a day. He wanted me to try Advair but I don't like combination drugs because if you...
     
     
964. HELP..SCARED 12th June 2002
     
     ... SPECIALIST, GAVEME ALL KINDS OF MEDS, HE WANTS ME TO GO ON ADVAIR NOW, I'M NOT USED TO DEPENDING ON MEDS TO LIVE, AND...
     ... serious it isn't something that should control you. Advair is an excellent weapon right now. You might look into ... even weaning yourself from advair to straight flovent (with no bronchodilators) as fewer...
     ... reply. Right now, I'm even having trouble using the advair , because it's a powder i dont think i am using it ... .but for now i think i need the bronchodilator in advair , hopefully to wean off of it someday. thanks again...
     ... edications and crap that comes along with it. i was pjut on advair a few months back but the stornger dose but now i...
     ... The powder in advair can irritate the airway until the drug itself starts ... crap.) You should know that the bronchodilator in the Advair will open up your smallest airways and any mucous...
     ... it really takes a matter of weeks for the advair to kick in properly. Talk to your doctor about a temporary ... agree with you. I am now on symbicort (which is like advair except by a different company) and if I hadn't been...
     
     
965. Help with sleep 12th June 2002
     
     ... Doctors is a pain.I am on predisone 60mg daily, Advair 500/50, atrovent when needed and allegra. Oh yea and...
     
     
966. My child has asthma, been on nebs for 5 days, .....need advice 27th May 2002
     
     ... his medication was changed he is now on singular and advair this combination seems to be working great for him...
     ... steroid. The reason I don't recommend switching to advair is that for individuals on nebs the powder in advair...
     
     
967. symbicort 24th May 2002
     
     ... sounds kind of like advair , except it's made by astra-zeneca instead of glaxo...
     
     
968. Teens and Asthma 17th May 2002
     
     ... is now on a nebulizer 3x's a day(albuterol .75ml) advair , flonase, allegra and singulair this time I stand...
     
     
969. Sick of Being Sick!!! 2nd May 2002
     
     ... bromide. Talk to your dr. about possibly being put on advair -- if you're already taking flovent (which isn't to...
     ... was concerned about the congestion and has given me Advair to try for a week. I have to see him this Friday...
     ... was concerned about the congestion and has given me Advair to try for a week. I have to see him this Friday ... thanks again for the info. Jodi The serevent in the advair is very quick-acting, it's like being on albuterol...
     
     
970. What the best weapon against athsma? 10th April 2002
     
     ... do you mean your reliever, two puffs of flovent or advair won't make a difference before exercise... [This...
     ... thanks u guys. My doc put me on advair 250/50(2x a day,. I also rinse my mouth afterwords...
     
     
971. Anyone Using Herbal/Non-Medical Approach to Fight Asthma? 10th April 2002
     
     ... been used for years and years. (Please do not cite Advair as a 'new drug' as it is simply a combination of two...
     
     
972. Singular side effects 9th April 2002
     
     ... frantic rinsing) has resolved on its own. I'm on Advair now and feeling great and breathing fine. Anyone...
     
     
973. adult onset asthma 14th March 2002
     
     ... me for allergies, but found nothing. They put me on Advair . For three weeks I was okay, and then I started developing ... come up with is that maybe there is an ingredient in Advair that I'm allergic to! Any feedback would be helpful...
     ... doesn't go away. It is hard to find the right drug. Advair - has two drugs in it. You could be reacting to one...
     
     
974. help please 5th March 2002
     
     ... enough air is entering into my lungs. Albuterol, and advair doesn't seem to work for me, and my doctor is sick...
     ... bit better when I exercise). Although albuterol and advair seemed to help at first, they are not helping now...