Advair HFA Side Effects

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  1. link Ncchinagirl
    Advair HFA muscle cramps, advair, hand tremors, asmanex, irregular heartbeat
    I took Advair for almost 5 years and just recently decided the side effects just weren't worth it. With each year on Advair I developed more side effects. I knew I had to try some other medication and as the FDA put more and more warnings on Advair, - 82% more...
    Ncchinagirl- over a year ago - 1 Reply - in Advair HFA
  2. link Erniet49
    Hi glad to hear your feeling better, I myself have been on advair hfa 115/21 for about a year now . When I first started it I thought it was a miracle of how much better I was breathing within 2 weeks, but as time when its like I fell into a wormhole - 79% more...
    Erniet49- over a year ago
  3. link Tlb217
    Advair HFA leg cramps, advair, stomach muscles, occassionally, call the doctor
    I've always had problems with leg cramps but now, since I've started taking Advair, every muscle in my body cramps -- BADLY. So I'm done, I'm going to call the doctor Monday a.m. & tell him I've stopped the medication. I just thought it was a flu - 68% more...
    Tlb217- over a year ago - 4 Replies - in Advair HFA
  4. link Cramperboy
    I started taking Advair by the diskus inhaler five days ago. My doctor never mentioned any possible side effects I might experience. Three days ago I started getting leg and foot cramps which I was able to massage and stretch away. Two days ago I sta - 59% more...
    Cramperboy- over a year ago
  5. link Jeslspalding
    Advair HFA sinus infections, chronic asthma, miracle drug, crazy mood, leg pains
    Wow!!! I can't believe it! I just found this site. I've actually been on Advair 500/50 for years now, about 7 years at least. Just as a bit of a background, I'm 24 years old, used to be extremely active, played water polo, was on the swim team, and w - 90% more...
    Jeslspalding- over a year ago - 1 Reply - in Advair HFA
  6. link Connie01350
    Hi I am also impressed to find this sight but where are the answers to the problems. If we go to the doctor and he sais no your wrong advair isnt making you gain wait or giving you leg cramps. You are stuck. Its nice to know your not alone but i thin - 21% more...
    Connie01350- over a year ago
  7. link Janezab
    Advair HFA leg cramps, singular, sleep
    My husband is on advair & singular. He is mean & nasty all the time. I tell him how mean he is & he doesn't believe me. It is horrible. Seems he got this way after getting on Advair years ago. I used to beg him to get rid of it but he ref - 43% more...
    Janezab- over a year ago - in Advair HFA
  8. link Mizpat
    Advair HFA spirivia, leg cramps, horrible dreams, spiriva, time night
    My Pulmonologist prescribed AdvairHFA and Spirivia for COPD, which is a result of being a fool and smoking for 50 years. After reading the descriptions of others side effects, I think I now have the answer to various like ailments. Total weakness, re - 69% more...
    Mizpat- over a year ago - in Advair HFA
  9. link Jacarven
    Advair HFA 4 months, rash, advair, penis, jock itch
    I started taking Advair and it has done wonders for me. I can live my life. It was great. For the last 4 months I have developed a rash or Jock itch on my penis and testicles. I have tried every prescription and over the counter drug to help and it j - 29% more...
    Jacarven- over a year ago - 2 Replies - in Advair HFA
  10. link Nmejicano
    I am (or I was) a healthy 65 year old. I have been going to the gym for the last 20 years and my 27 year old son could not keep up with me. I have suffered from chronic cough for the last 15 years and after many doctors, specialists, tests and every - 84% more...
    Nmejicano- over a year ago
  11. link Mharrin22
    Advair HFA advair, severe stomach cramps, muscle cramps, asthma medicine, asthma attacks
    Hi! I am so happy that I found this website. I was on Advair 500 for over a year and had almost every side effect listed here. After reading the postings, I went to the doctor and demanded that he put me on another asthma medicine. He put me on Asman - 90% more...
    Mharrin22- over a year ago - 2 Replies - in Advair HFA
  12. link Mharrin22
    I have been on Asmanex since my original posing 4 years ago and have had no side effect and my athsma has been completely under control! You should try it! Good luck! I hope you are feeling better! -Molly
    Mharrin22- over a year ago
  13. link Wheezebox
    i realize your post was very old, but just doing a search for Advair and tingling lips sensation and am happy to see that I am not alone. Have been trying to slowly come off Advair 500 on to a lower dose. was on 500 twice a day for years, now on 250/ - 53% more...
    Wheezebox- over a year ago
  14. link Customvette68
    Advair HFA severe stomach cramps, asthma symptoms, horrible headaches, mood swings, sake
    My husband is 24 and has been on Advair for about a month now since he started using it he has experienced horrible headaches,worse asthma symptoms then ever before,constant mucus buildup,severe stomach cramps,chest pains,cramps like a tightening sen - 72% more...
    Customvette68- over a year ago - 4 Replies - in Advair HFA
  15. link Customvette68
    I hate to say that I agree with you on this but after seeing what it did to my husband I know that everything you have said and gone through is totally true. I am very sorry you have had to go through all this suffering and I wish you nothing but the - 84% more...
    Customvette68- over a year ago
  16. link Craig46a
    I totally agree with everything you say! I have been on Seretide 125 two puffs twice a day plus Flixonase. My asthma became unstable due to a marriage breakdown and I was thankful of the ability to breathe ok again within a short space of time. For t - 83% more...
    Craig46a- over a year ago
  17. link Ktwentytwo22
    Advair HFA cough variant asthma, back cramps, productive cough, hfa, sense of taste
    I am a 55 year old woman who had been on Advair Hfa for approximately 6 months. I found that my cough variant asthma got worse over time, and I also experienced: hoarseness, productive cough, leg/foot/hand/back cramps, fatigue, weight gain, irritabil - 67% more...
    Ktwentytwo22- over a year ago - 3 Replies - in Advair HFA
  18. link Leebabcock
    Advair HFA leg and foot cramps, foot cramps at night, stomach ache, spiriva, craziest thing
    I am having terrible leg and foot cramps at night with Advair. They began about 2 months after I started taking it. Advair twice a day and Spiriva once. The craziest thing is that I have lost my sense of smell completely. I never thought to associate - 38% more...
    Leebabcock- over a year ago - 1 Reply - in Advair HFA
  19. link Sasha666
    I think cramp whilst taking these sorts of medications is to do with a potassium imbalance - your doctor should be monitoring your levels. If the doctor laughs at you (mine did!) try a potassium supplement. I lost my sense of smell too while taking t - 57% more...
    Sasha666- over a year ago
  20. link Stef10
    Advair HFA iron deficiency anemia, itchy bumpy rash, advair side effects, walking up stairs, sleep apnea
    I am a 22-year-old woman who is a lifetime Asthmatic. I have been on Ventolin since I was a child, Singulair since I was a pre-teen, and Advair for about 2 years now. I started taking the Advair Inhaler (metered dose) when I was having trouble breath - 89% more...
    Stef10- over a year ago - 2 Replies - in Advair HFA
  21. link Farrell64
    Advair HFA breathing test, maxair, heart muscle, hoarseness, albuterol
    I first noticed my toes on my left foot would seriously cramp up to the point where if I was in a store I would have to stop what I was doing and take my shoes off. I just thought it was my shoe arch or something until I kept waking up through the ni - 67% more...
    Farrell64- over a year ago - in Advair HFA
  22. link Jgobleus
    Advair HFA nerve conduction studies, leg cramps, losing muscle, colored water, change in my life
    Same problems for me! I was 49 when I was put on Advair 100/50 in the spring of 2008. While on it I started having massive leg cramps in the middle of the night. I also gained about 20 pounds within the next few months. The worst symptom, and I am su - 88% more...
    Jgobleus- over a year ago - 1 Reply - in Advair HFA
  23. link Nessim1202
    Advair HFA adult onset asthma, heroin addict, bronchidis, pulminologist, leg cramps
    I have been on Advair 500/50 for the last 7 yrs now & I know what your thinking, I must have emphasema SP? or something but no. I was put on this level by a Dr who, I now think, just picked it up in one of her sample rooms not reading the dosage - 86% more...
    Nessim1202- over a year ago - in Advair HFA
  24. link Poodle_girl
    Advair HFA coughing up phlegm, pulmonary embolism, mild asthma, depression anxiety, leg cramps
    I just turned 34 and I am a woman. I have struggled with mild asthma from early teens. I was always able to control my mild asthma with a rescue inhaler as my asthma was triggered primarily by cats/some dogs. However eventually that faded away and I - 90% more...
    Poodle_girl- over a year ago - 1 Reply - in Advair HFA
  25. link Roelien
    Advair HFA mysterious chest, leg cramps, chronic bronchitis, memory issues, leg pains
    I've been taking Advair for about 14months months, first 100/50 and then 250/50 to control my asthma and chronic bronchitis. During the past year I have actually lost 10lbs but over the past six months have experienced increasing symptoms/possible si - 68% more...
    Roelien- over a year ago - 1 Reply - in Advair HFA
  26. link Roelien
    I just wanted to post an update that I had my annual physical in March 2009 and my doctor noted an abnormal EKG with inverted T Waves, which I was told, is indicative of a mitro valve prolapse. I was referred to a Cardiologist and underwent a ECHo ca - 72% more...
    Roelien- over a year ago
  27. link Heathbu
    Advair HFA constant sore throat, competitive cyclists, albuterol inhaler, leg cramps, chronic asthma
    I was started on Advair HFA about 35 days ago. A little background about me is that I'm 35 years old, in good physical shape. I'm a competitive cyclists doing road races anywhere from 45-100 miles, I work out 2-4 hours everyday. I've had lifelong chr - 81% more...
    Heathbu- over a year ago - 4 Replies - in Advair HFA
  28. link Bsobczyk
    I can help you with those horrible leg cramps. I was unable to take any long acting product for my asthma because of leg cramps. Then I read a study from Duke Univ. about cramping in another class of drugs that was relieved with the easy to purchase - 42% more...
    Bsobczyk- over a year ago
  29. link Geraldatwork
    I had a similar reaction to Advair. I got the leg cramps and sore throat fairly quickly after a few weeks. I am a 61 year old cyclist although I don't race I do put in about 300 miles a month. I have exercised induced asthma. For the first 3 months o - 83% more...
    Geraldatwork- over a year ago
  30. link Aacask60
    Advair HFA proair hfa, morning cough, urgent care center, achy joints, lower back pain
    About 2 and 1/2 months ago I went to an urgent care facility since I felt like I was suffocating. I am a long time smoker (30 years) and have not had any problems with breathing accept for the occasional morning cough. Long story short, the doctor af - 91% more...
    Aacask60- over a year ago - 1 Reply - in Advair HFA
  31. link Tiger37
    Advair HFA post nasal drip, horseness, leg cramps, hoarse throat, stress management
    Okay so I'm going to say something good about Advair HFA. I have been on it for 6 months. And, yes, in the beginning I had leg cramps, heart palps, slight depression and hoarse throat. Early in my treatment my doctor dropped my dose down to 1/2 of wh - 77% more...
    Tiger37- over a year ago - in Advair HFA
  32. link Lammermoor
    Advair HFA low testosterone levels, beclometasone, sleep patterns, hormonal systems, mood swings
    First of all let me state that I stopped Advair (or Seretide 125 here in the UK) before I was aware of a plethora of potential side-effects. I've had asthma for 4 years (male 39) and I started just over two years ago when I had a chest infection. Two - 87% more...
    Lammermoor- over a year ago - in Advair HFA