I recently lost a family member. I realize this may not be of interest to anyone reading this post.
It however may interest if I tell you that she was only 47 and for her last two years she was taking the drug Advair.
In the two years she was taking this drug she experienced all of the side effects that I have seen listed. Extended bouts of 'bronchitis', swelling in her extremities, shooting pains in her arms,severe headaches, problems sleeping, and always issues with breathing.
I thought her doctor telling her that she had 'bronchitis' all this time was a joke, by the time she got a second opinion it was too late. We lost her Thanksgiving last year. (2007) I watched her lying on a Hospice bed, drugged with Morophine gasping for her last breaths.
My husband was recently told that he should consider Advair for his Asthma. I feel I should include that my husband is very fit, he runs daily, he has run marathons, plays basketball with men half his age (he's 37) competitively, and has only recently run into issues controlling his asthma.
I would rather see him hit by a bus than watch him breath in that 'Death Dust'.
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