- does anyone know if you can continue to use nasal steroid 16th April 2008
... just take a localized medicine. My dad has taken Pulmicort (which is the asthma equivalent to Rhinocort) for...
- Allergy testing for 2 yr. old 29th November 2007
... something like allergra work? He's already taking Pulmicort and Singulair for his asthma.
Thanks so much...
... rescription only.
If you child is already on Singulair and Pulmicort (prescribed by a pulmonolgist I hope), you should...
... specialist. We saw a specialist (who prescribed the pulmicort ) when we were visiting my in laws and he had an asthma...
- Allergy and Antibiotics 31st August 2007
... alleviate the s/s by nasal rinse, antibiotics, nasocort, pulmicort inhalers - but short of locking myself into an aircondition...
- Singulair? 11th June 2007
... My son is two and takes singulair along with pulmicort and albuterol (when needed). He has been much more...
- Any advice??? 12th May 2007
... confirmed that I did not have ashtma. I am now on Pulmicort and a PPI for the GERD. Today I went to an Allergist...
- Singulair Info. 12th April 2007
... Asthma, so they kept putting her on the Albuterol and pulmicort , i tried to tell them it was allergies, and asked ... started it, there's been no need for the albuterol & pulmicort ....
- Sinus infection? 22nd October 2006
... Singulair. Is that different from other inhalers? I use Pulmicort as a maintence inhaler and Albuterol (generic of Alupent...
- singular? 21st August 2006
... anything at all. My son still has to take albutoral and pulmicort treatments when he has flare ups. I would like to...
- grandson's cat allergy 29th March 2006
... and last week was put on albuterol neb as needed, pulmicort and singulair. He is doing so much better now.
...
... and last week was put on albuterol neb as needed, pulmicort and singulair. He is doing so much better now.
...
- apple cider vinegar 6th March 2006
... the flow once I use it.
As for irrigating, I use Pulmicort in the Grossen irrigation machine. Pulmicort, from...
... I use Pulmicort in the Grossen irrigation machine. Pulmicort, from ... the spray bottle nasal steroids.
Where do you get Pulmicort from? Is it by RX only? Can you give us more details...
... Using Pulmicort in irrigation is fairly innovative. And it is available...
... My allergist also recommended Pulmicort in my neti pot. Question: I am not sure how to do ... this. Do you inhale the water and Pulmicort --let sit in your nasal passages or blow it out in...
... [QUOTE=Icky_Metal;2235116]Using Pulmicort in irrigation is fairly innovative. And it is available...
- Allergies or sinus? 23rd January 2006
... allergies. I irrigate twice a day (once a day I add Pulmicort , a nasal steroid for asthma to the mix) and it has...
... anything else in their nasal wash apart from salt/ pulmicort to irrigate with to help? I don't see that I could ... get pulmicort easily from my dr for this!
But thanks for all...
- TMJ, Atypical Migranes, or Chronic Fatigue Syndrome 11th January 2006
... discovered through a culture. If the two week regimine of Pulmicort (a steroid) irrigation doesn't work, which will definiative...
- Deviated Septum and Nasonex 15th December 2005
...
I also take Flonase (recently have been putting Pulmicort in a lavage bottle instead), which helps slightly...
- Persistent maxillary sinusitis and bronchitis for 38 days despite Levaquin&Augmenti 24th October 2005
...
I'm on singulair, zyrtec, nasocort, albuterol, pulmicort , ibuprofen, sudafed, guaifenesin, and they even prescribed...
- Could my daughters asthma be due to allergies?? 21st June 2005
... She is not getting any better
Her current meds:
pulmicort 1 mg daily, singular 4 mg daily, prevacid 15 mg daily...
- Allergies/Asthma 10th June 2005
... Challenge, and I faled that. :P So then he put me on Pulmicort and kept the Albuterol as needed...and I've been feeling...
- Rash vs. dermatitis 9th January 2004
... albuterol as well but i also take something called pulmicort when i need it....when i get sick or with allergies...
- alternative to allegra/decongestants 30th December 2003
... allegra 180mg, singular 10mg, nasonex 2squirts/1xday, pulmicort 2puffs/1x day and maxair as needed.
Has anyone...
- Advair... who hasn't gained weight from it?? 2nd October 2003
... package with each capsule enclosed separately in foil. Pulmicort is an inhaled steroid also, and I don't know if you...
- Allergies, asthma, shortness of breath 13th August 2003
... indicates asthma. Pulmonary doc said asthma.
I've been on Pulmicort (inhaled steroid) and Foradil (bronchodilator) for ... lower airways are restricted, but it is odd that the Pulmicort , Foradil, and Singulair haven't made a change in this...
...
I have changed to Advair after 3.5 months on the Pulmicort and Foradil. I've been on it 3 weeks. I find it much...
... indicates asthma. Pulmonary doc said asthma.
I've been on Pulmicort (inhaled steroid) and Foradil (bronchodilator) for ... lower airways are restricted, but it is odd that the Pulmicort , Foradil, and Singulair haven't made a change in this...
- What does a spirometer measure 19th June 2008
... similar - Flovent works really well for some people but Pulmicort works better for others - you really have to work...
- Coughing & mucus? 30th May 2008
... some white thick mucus.
The lung Dr had prescribed Pulmicort Flexhaler for the COPD but didn't say anything about...
- Symbicort side effects 28th May 2008
... had it for months until two days ago. I've been on pulmicort 400mg once a day for mild persistent asthma (started ... which has gone to the chest so rather than increase pulmicort I added symbicort. I hate it and have stopped today ... and have increased pulmicort until things settle down. Headaches and irritability...
- ANyone heard of this 23rd May 2008
... I have never heard of Pulmicort you actually ingest. What does your pulmicort package...
- My son is almost 6 months old, coughing & asthma help 11th May 2008
... unexpectedly. She is 2 yrs old and was prescribed pulmicort ,albueterol, trivent, singular and predisone for 5 ... etc all have it seriiously.
Anyways now he is on pulmicort like my daughter and ALB, he is taking Tri-vent which...
- Too young for Flovent? 10th May 2008
... My 2 year old daughter was taken off of Pulmicort April 1st after 6 months of being symptom-free. She...
... old and our ped thinks this dr will switch us from pulmicort twice a day to flovent with the spacer/inhaler.
...
- Non-prescription Anti-Inflammatory? 6th May 2008
... * Asmanex
* Azmacort
* Flovent
* Pulmicort
* Symbicort
* Qvar
These are all prescription...
- asthma not under control!! 28th April 2008
... getting on an anti-inflammatory inhaler like Flovent, Pulmicort , etc. These are steroid inhalers that help decrease...
- New here and need help for my 11 month old 26th April 2008
... Those came back just fine. So he gave me a script for pulmicort . Our ped wanted us to do the pulmicort twice a day ... until the oral prednisolone kicked in along with the pulmicort still twice a day.
So my concerns are how do I...
... he will be fine and than his plan is to start the pulmicort back up in October before next sick season.
My...
- pulmicort question 24th February 2008
... Pulmicort is budesonide which is a corticosteroid...used as...
- How long before prednisone works for asthma 9th February 2008
... prednisone for 3 days with no relief. I also take Pulmicort twice a day and use my albuterol inhaler at least...
... caused by steroids. He told me to continue to use the Pulmicort and Flonase. Fortunately, I am just tapering the...
- How to know if child outgrows Asthma? 21st January 2008
... and in. He currently takes Singulair, Zyrtec and Pulmicort on a daily basis. Things have been going really well...
... was diagnosed w/ Reactive Airway Disease and was on Pulmicort all last winter. We took him off in the spring and ... and in. He currently takes Singulair, Zyrtec and Pulmicort on a daily basis. Things have been going really well...
... attacks, but they were serious. It is hard to give her Pulmicort every day when she can go months without symptoms...
... taking steps to reduce her meds, I will wean from the pulmicort first.)...
- Fairly new to asthma 13th January 2008
... your asthma. May be you can ask your doctor about pulmicort turbuhaler - 200 mcg. It really effective to control...
- Please help me! My son won't stop coughing 28th December 2007
... his Doctor AGAIN...they gave him so prednisone and pulmicort . He is sleeping now finally, and the mediction seem...
... chornic cought since he was 12 months old. We use pulmicort 2x daily as a preventative (3 years) and albuterol...
- New Asthma Treatment Guidelines 29th November 2007
... etc) Thought it was menopause, but when I changed to pulmicort it went away. Doctors seem to plug combination therapy...
- Singulair and Colds 19th November 2007
... wanted to offer a suggestion. My 8-yr-old son takes Pulmicort . I'm researching Singular which is why I'm posting...
- Asthma and Cough 16th November 2007
... So you're using Pulmicort ? If that's right, what you have is an inhaled steroid...
- Asthma- newly diagnosed 6th November 2007
... that I have asthma and gave me a perscription for Pulmicort (which doesn't seem to be working yet, either).
...
... once a day, sometimes twice. My doctor has me taking Pulmicort as well. She just put me on it during last week's...
- Pulmicort side effects in toddlers? 3rd November 2007
... prednisone. A specialist has recommended we give her Pulmicort once a day throughout the winter. Beyond the common ... of dry mouth and thrush, I am hearing rumors that Pulmicort can cause strange behavioral side effects in children ... ritability, mood swings, and mania) I would like to try the Pulmicort -I don't want her to end up in the ER every time she...
... time she was in intensive care. They just put her on Pulmicort last month and so far so good!! She seems to be doing...
... exposure as much as possible to the mites and put her on pulmicort at the same time. She has been on the nebulizer and ... occur weekly. I was very frightened about starting the pulmicort , but I can't tell you what a relief it is to hear ... t heard about behavioral problems associated with pulmicort prior to your post, but I have not noticed any changes...
... months. My husband and I have decided to give her the pulmicort at the first sign of a cold, the way it was originally ... Her nose started running last week and we gave her Pulmicort for three days and we seem to have made it through...
... done testing yet, he'll get rashes, etc.) We started pulmicort a few months back at the same time we started singulair ... difficult and I don't know if it's the singulair or pulmicort . The albuterol makes him very hyper, but not moody ... and when he was on albuterol, pulmicort AND prednisone he was a maniac!!! Anyway, I would...
... Our 19 month old son has been on pulmicort for about 6 months. We give it to him twice a day...
... My 7 yr old son has been on Pulmicort for about a year. We haven't noticed any side effects ... are also much shorter in length. In addition to the Pulmicort which he takes 2x a day, he takes Singulair and Zyrtec...
... and behavioral changes is a common complaint with pulmicort ....
... My daughter certainly changed when we gave her the Pulmicort twice a day while she had a cold. For the past seven...
... I can't speak directly to whether pulmicort has side effects for toddlers but had two thoughts ... outweigh the positives by about 10:1 even though I took pulmicort for several years with no side effects).
The second ... having to use a nebulizer regularly getting her on pulmicort (or another inhaled steroid) is definitely worthwhile...
... only effective way to administer the Albuterol or the Pulmicort . We have an inhaler with a spacer for emergencies...
... her to use a nebulizer, even it means 2x a day of pulmicort (using the spacer) will make life easier for you and...
... I would assume the dosage of Pulmicort (same number of X's daily, same amount) would remain ...
As for the comments listed online in regards to pulmicort , I should have noted that most people don't go online ... behavioral changes were not listed as a side effect of Pulmicort , but it would appear that it IS a disturbing side...
... happened with my two year old. He was finally put on Pulmicort which has helped TREMENDOUSLY. His most recent cold ... thing is that at first they had him on the 50mg. of Pulmicort once a day and he was a maniac...much like the behavior ... albuterol (which makes him crazy hyper) since being on pulmicort for about 3 months. Before Pulmicort, he was having...
... his "fishy" medicine through the nebulizer. We do Pulmicort daily, and if ever needed, the albuterol through the...
... I too am questioning the use of pulmicort and just discovered the website askapatient.com where ... My son is 2.5 yrs and this is his second season on pulmicort . I give it to him via nebulizer once a day throughout ... respitory illness. I have done several searches on pulmicort side effects and emotional changes is listed as a...
... prescribed the nebulizer twice daily with the Albuterol and Pulmicort combination but I don't recall her giving us a time...
... I have to say that I totally recommend using the Pulmicort the way that my daughter was prescribed it. It has ... that went away on their own. We simply give her the Pulmicort as soon as we see a cold symptom and stop using it...
... There are overwhelming complaints out there about Pulmicort . I just printed out 10 pages of complaints from [url ... next doctor's appointment. I want my son taken off Pulmicort right away! He is four and has been on it since he ... that's when we realized it was when he was on the Pulmicort for at least 3 days and he became a completely different ... train of thought fairly frequently when he's on the Pulmicort . When off the Pulmicort after about 2 days, he's back ... with him. Of course they visited when he wasn't on Pulmicort . But now by process of elimination, we realize that ... s nothing wrong with him but everything wrong with Pulmicort ! Good luck!...
... son may very well be experiencing side effects from pulmicort so it's certainly worth talking to your doctor about ... comments posted about every medication - including pulmicort - are overwhelmingly negative because most people ... though I've never had any issues with any of them.
Pulmicort has been on the market since 1982 (longer than any...
- mixing the two drugs & having it sit in the viel 3rd November 2007
... liquid steroid to rid him of the liquid in his lungs, pulmicort and xopenenx.
Like the first question i read, my...
- Toddler with Asthma 22nd October 2007
... with wheezing in January.) The specialist prescribed Pulmicort via nebulizer to be used at the onset of cold symptoms ... triggering asthma symptoms. All of the info I have read on Pulmicort suggests that it is only effective when used twice ... to severe asthma. Has anyone else been prescribed Pulmicort to be used in this way? My husband and I still have...
... Hi VioletsMom13!
Yes, Pulmicort is used as a preventive measure against asthma. As ... (it doesn't have be persistent to be severe)
Pulmicort may take up to two weeks to reach it's full potential ... the cold, it could very well be that beginning the Pulmicort immediately upon onset of the cold symptoms could...
- asthma worse during night 22nd October 2007
... and I started to cough all the time. I have been on pulmicort two puffs, morning and night, but still have to use...
- My 7 year old w/ asthma .. coughing, coughing, coughing 30th September 2007
... or bronchitis, but he's been on maintenance meds ( Pulmicort inhaler and Singulair) constantly since last December...
- Question about chest heaviness & coughing 6th September 2007
... diagnosed.
After various trials, I ended up on Pulmicort since April. It was working fine until a couple days...
... medicine (anti inflamitory corticosteroid) found in Pulmicort which you said stopped working for you. Advair contains...
... medicine (anti inflamitory corticosteroid) found in Pulmicort which you said stopped working for you. Advair contains...
... I was also on Pulmicort 200 mcg turbuhaler (2 puffs twice a day) until the ... Symbicort 160/4.5 (2 puffs twice a day), stopped the Pulmicort since it's a component of Symbicort, and kept my other ... also pointed out that while I had been on 200 mcg of Pulmicort , the 160 in the Symbicort was exactly the same amount...
... [QUOTE=LadyBadger;3202654]I was also on Pulmicort 200 mcg turbuhaler (2 puffs twice a day) until the ... Symbicort 160/4.5 (2 puffs twice a day), stopped the Pulmicort since it's a component of Symbicort, and kept my other ... also pointed out that while I had been on 200 mcg of Pulmicort , the 160 in the Symbicort was exactly the same amount...
... Symbicort is relatively new and is a combination of Pulmicort and Foradil. I only take the Symbicort and Xopenex ... (I was on just Pulmicort and Xopenex).
You are stubborn but very admirable...
... nice tasting stuff either), he finally changed me to Pulmicort 200mcg. I did fairly well on the Serevent/Pulmicort ... The Dr. then changed me to Spiriva inhaler with the Pulmicort and I did pretty good on this combo til around the ...
Despite what my Dr. told me about the 200mcg in Pulmicort being the exact same amount as the 160mcg in Symbicort ... research because I thought (like you), wait, I was on Pulmicort 200mcg 2 puffs twice a day and now the Symbicort was ... actually get into our lungs via inhalation with the Pulmicort Turbuhaler 200 mcg, Pulmicort Flexhaler 180 mcg and...
- feeling alone with asthma 3rd September 2007
... Perhaps your meds could be changed. I've been on Pulmicort , but this summer was difficult for me until I added...
... for 7 days till the attack subsides. I am also on Pulmicort twice a day, Foradil twice a day, Singulair one pill...
- Excersized Induced Asthma- EIA 16th August 2007
... asthma about 12 years ago. I was prescribed one puff of Pulmicort once a day. It seemed to work. Since then about every ... mile ride. For the first year and a half or so the pulmicort was working fine. Even on 40-50 mile winter rides...
... puffs. If you have only EIA, then you don't need the pulmicort ...it's a daily preventer for people with regular asthma...
- Pulmicort Flexhaler - Anyone have side effects? 15th August 2007
... Asmacort...don't know if the chemical is the same as your Pulmicort . Notice that I am morely likely to get the side effect...
... else. I sure do hate it that they discontinued the Pulmicort Turbohaler. I didn't have any trouble with it at...
- Berotec discontinued! 7th August 2007
... My husband has taken Berotec (along with Pulmicort ) for many years and today our pharmacist informs me...
... Well he takes Pulmicort - a steroid - for the long acting treatment of his...
... he only uses the Berotec once or twice a week. The pulmicort has really reduced the number and severity of his ... that he's having more attacks he can increase his Pulmicort for a while and that solves the problem.
But regardless ... of how good the Pulmicort is he still needs a rescue puffer. There are certain...
- Flovent 6th August 2007
... has moderate to severe asthma. He has been using the pulmicort respules since he was 1. Now that he is 5 the insurance...
- Getting Rid of Mucus 16th June 2007
... perhaps you should also be on a preventive like Flovent, Pulmicort or QVAR.
Have you tried Mucinex -- it works well...
- Asthma in the upper respiratory tract 5th June 2007
... the same as preventive meds such as Flovent, QVAR, Pulmicort , etc. Advair does have a bronchodilator component...
- pulmicort Flexhaler 4th June 2007
... I've been using the adult Pulmicort for about two years, and have had no side effects...
- Whats going on here???? 11th May 2007
... could be a combo of gerd and brochitis. I am now on pulmicort and a PPI for the GERD. Today I went to an Allergist...
- Intrinsic Asthma: triggers? 24th April 2007
... Are you on any medications? preventor med such as Pulmicort ?
I'm on Pulmicort at this time 1 puff 2x daily...
- Too many meds for a child? 8th April 2007
...
A couple of months ago his Allergist put him on Pulmicort and Nasanex, it seems to be working. My son was diagnosed...
- Feeling a bit silly - I am SOOO sorry for this! 30th March 2007
... better than me)...
So now I've got Singulair and Pulmicort and a prednisone taper for five days to get rid of...
- Advair/Serevent side effects 21st March 2007
... making walking painful. I threw it out. Dr. put me on Pulmicort . Much better; no side-effects. If you research it...
... hrs. and already feeling better. Will check into the Pulmicort and Asmanex. Thanks again! :o)...
- Anyone else feel like this 18th March 2007
... sinus infection...prednislone....singular...zyrtec.... pulmicort ...albuteral....xopenex...tussinex with codeine...robitussin ... times she has gotten this....i began a new regimin. pulmicort when sick or not two times a day. when sick... ... what seems like now every month..i give her xopenex.. pulmicort ..and robitussin..along with her zyrtec. it seems...
- 7 year old with asthma so CONFUSED! HELP 14th March 2007
... needed. He went for his 2nd visit today & was given Pulmicort to use twice a day & also given Prednisolne. The ... school or a sport due to asthma.
I have heard that Pulmicort can stunt growth in a child & that Prednisolne is ... heard that he should take the albuterol first then the pulmicort . Is this correct? The Dr. did NOT TELL US ANYTHING...
... know if he needs it when he has not even tried the Pulmicort yet.
If your son needs albuterol every day, then ... he probably needs to be taking the Pulmicort . I know how you feel about it, I went thru the same...
... albuterol first, as this opens up the airways, so the Pulmicort can go right in where it's needed. If the airways ... are tight, the Pulmicort may not go deep enough. Wait 10/15 minutes after albuterol ... , then give the Pulmicort . Hope this helps to explain it.
Mandy....
... have asthma and have both been taking singulair and pulmicort regularily since Oct.
Neither has experienced a growth...
... for letting me know to use albuterol first & then pulmicort !! I did it opposite last night. Ugh!
~Heather...
- pediatric asthma 12th March 2007
... all that time. They put her on albuterol inhaler, pulmicort inhaler and singulair tablet. It seemed to do the ... Friday when the coughing started again. (she does the pulmicort and sibgulair once a day and albuterol when it flairs...
... I'm on Pulmicort & Albuterol. About twice a year, I get an episode...
- Question about my son? 24th February 2007
... them as it is us. His doctor just switch him over to pulmicort instead of albuteral which i dont see if that would...
... to go with all the chocolate!)
Jake used to take pulmicort when he was about the same age as your boy, and it...
... to go with all the chocolate!)
Jake used to take pulmicort when he was about the same age as your boy, and it...
...
Good to hear from you! Im glad to hear that the pulmicort worked for your son sometimes you dont know about...
- Brand spankin' new and petrified! 6th February 2007
... tight and almost like I am about to gag. I am on pulmicort twice daily but my symptoms haven't budged. My asthma...
... don't do that - I can't get 2 blocks.
And maybe pulmicort isn't the drug for you. Everyone is different. Flovent...
- peak flow 24th January 2007
... no wheezing. I went to the doctors and he gave me pulmicort to take twice a day, two puffs each time and then ... dose, (is this normal).
I hope to stop using the Pulmicort after a couple of weeks and wonder if this is OK to...
... specialist asthma nurse. It may not be necessary to stay on Pulmicort forever, but any reduction needs to be closely monitored...
... instruction leaflet, I don't have one to refer to from Pulmicort . The Doc explained to me that the risk of not using...
... making an appointment.
I have only been using this Pulmicort for 10 days and have started reducing the dose down...
... I wonder why my doctor bothered to put me on this Pulmicort in the first place?...
- poorly controlled asthma 8th January 2007
... Try pulmicort as this helps preven asthma attacks. I didn't like ... advair as it gave me asthma. I just started taking the pulmicort again as this weather in ny has been wacky. My allegies...
... [QUOTE=germanshepherd;2765926]Try pulmicort as this helps preven asthma attacks. I didn't like ... advair as it gave me asthma. I just started taking the pulmicort again as this weather in ny has been wacky. My allegies ... asthma. Hope this helps, Tammy
Hi Tammy
I use pulmicort when I have an asthma attack because I use the compressor...
- 6 yr old w/severe asthma and anger - drug ??'s 27th December 2006
... first hospitalization. Since then he has been on pulmicort . No big problems since then, a few minor asthma incidents ... on the machine. He was sent home on prednisone and pulmicort and albuterol. 3 days later he returned to school ... sent home with another treatment of prednisone and pulmicort . At his follow up appointment 3 days later they found ... the ER but again he was sent home on predisone and pulmicort .
The reason I am posting is this.... Last year...
... Thank you all!
I am switching the meds from Pulmicort to Advair, right now I am jumping through hoops for...
- possible asthma 21st November 2006
... dr thinks she has asthma so we got a nebulizer and pulmicort to try. She said we can use it as a prevenative or...
