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Posted at 1:16 PM on Apr 21, 2007 by joshar, #21156
I am an RN. I have complained to my allergist and Practisioner for years that I have terrible hip pain, muscle and joint pain with the Advair. It works great to control the wheezing, but everytime I start back on it, within 2 weeks I am limping and crying with pain in my legs and hips. Everytime I manage to get off for two weeks the pain subsides. I have had xrays of my hips and there is no deterioration. I too have gained considerable weight. We have tried Spriva and it also had adverse reactions. It increased mucus instead of decreasing it. If anyone has a suggestion, I would like to hear what it is.
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Reply over 2 years ago on May 14, 2007 by jebsco, #71

If you don't mind responding can you be more specific with the pain in your legs. I've been on Advair 17 days and have had five episodes of sudden excruciating pain in my calves while laying in bed in the morning. I've had nocturnal leg cramps for years but usually only one every 4-6 months, nothing like this. Any information you give me will be helpful.

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Reply about 1 year ago on Jan 06, 2008 by linnie1997, #3871

Hi, me and my daughter have been taking Advair for 3yrs now. At first I noticed that my breathing was better I didn't have to use my Albuterol as much. However; I too have noticed weight gain, and my hip kills me, it wakes me up at night. I also, have noticed that I have nerve pain in my hip joint and it makes my leg spring forward while I am walking. Weird, the doc says theres nothing wrong. My daughter, has had such terrible leg cramps, she cries, and I have rub her legs. I have also read a asthma related deaths due to Advair. It increases the severity of attacks when they do accur. So, I have decided to come off of Advair and my daughter too. We are going to stop dairy, and gluten. I am researching natural alternatives. I have been taking albuterol for yrs with out Advair and had my asthma under control. I would rather take albuterol than something that could cause me or my daughter life.

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