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Posted at 1:12 PM on Jul 19, 2007 by dirtyron, #22395
I'm a 36 year old triathlete. I started taking Advair 3-4 years ago. I noticed immedialty that my wheezing stopped. For this reason, I thought the medicane worked well. I also noticed that heavy excersion activities became a little harder. Initially I thought it was allergies. I had less wind. I kept taking Advair because it stolpped the wheezing. 3 months ago I changed my dose from 100 to 250. My lungs started feeling heavier and it was harder for me to breath. I decided to stop taking Advair 3 days ago. I'd have headaches once in a while with Advair but I never noticed any other problems. I've stopped taking Advair for 3 days now. I feel like I can take deep breaths again. I also feel like I'm going through a withdrawal. I've had an intense headache. I'm sure it will go away. The big test will be over the next week. I'll see how I feel when I'm training. I'm not sure if my Asthma is bad enough to take medicane but I'll see. I'll keep Albueteral close by just in case. I'll post again in 1-2 weeks.
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Reply over 2 years ago on Jul 22, 2007 by christy82418, #843

Thanks, Ron, I've felt the exact same! It feels as though my breaths are so shallow now especially in the morning. It seems as though some of my asthma attacks are reduced, but it's not worth it b/c I'm always feeling short on breath.

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Reply over 2 years ago on Aug 03, 2007 by daniello, #1036

did you ever have trouble taking deep breaths while on Advair?
i have that problem from time to time.
please respond

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Reply over 2 years ago on Sep 27, 2007 by dalonso66, #2109

I'm a 41 year old male and I've been on Advair for about 4 years now. I'm starting to feel shortness of breath in the morning. My chest feels tight like it's congested yet I can't seem to get a productive cough. I'm thinking it may be time to change meds again. I've been on everything under the sun since birth. Maybe it's back to azmacort again.

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