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So nice to see that I'm not just imagining the adverse reactions....

Posted at 12:41 PM on Mar 03, 2008 by drzeuss, #27686
So nice to see that I'm not just imagining the adverse reactions. I've been taking Advair 250/50 for about 3 weeks now after being diagnosed with asthma/chronic bronchitis. I went back to my doctor the following week because I was still having chest pain, back pain, felt as if I still wasn't getting enough oxygen and mentioned that I was having a lot of difficulty with being jittery. He evaluated my breathing with a peak flow meter and since that seemed to be OK, he wanted to do an EKG - which he did and seemed to see something that warranted a referral to a cardiologist. So far the cardiologist has not seen anything out of the ordinary. I'm thinking more and more that there is nothing wrong with my heart and that this is all being caused by the Advair. Has anyone else been referred to a cardiologist and found out nothing was wrong?
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Reply 5 months ago on Mar 27, 2008 by sherinfred, #5899

I have had asthma all my life and as I reached my 30's, it became uncontrollable. I've been on Advair 250/50 for about 3 years now. At one point, about 1 year ago, I had a terrible time with heart palpitations. I wore a heart monitor for 24 hours and the results were that "there is definately something going on, but before we try medication for it, we'll run some other tests." Well, eventually the palpitations subsided. Now I notice them every so often if I happen to forget a dose of the advair. I truly believe it is related to the advair, although I'm not ready to give up the medication as it has been wonderful for my asthma control. The only other concern I have with the advair is the weight that I have gained (aprox. 20 lbs.) since I began taking advair that I am not able to get rid of. I've always been very thin and never had a problem with weight. Now I cannot drop an ounce no matter what I do. Anyone out there experience issues with that?

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