| Posted at 8:45 PM on Mar 11, 2008 by bill_lameres, #27940 |
Maybe you are having an allergic reaction to Advair. I would highly recommend any other drug due to the other side effects possible (and I personally experienced). I know that when I eat certain strong cheeses the sides of my head itch like crazy. Just a thought.
I was just researching the effects of going off of Advair and stumbled across this website...thank goodness! I was rather shocked to hear all of the symptoms that I have been experiencing and have really been bothering me lately, to the point that I have been considering going to see my doctor to see if there was something wrong with me.
I have had asthma all my life (now 29) and have been on Advair 250, 4 puffs a day for the past 2 years solid, with no breaks. During this time i've been in and out of the hospital and at times, this amount of Advair has not been enough to keep my asthma under control.
As mentioned in a few other posts, I have been getting sick of taking my meds and have woken up some mornings feeling absolutely fine. Just this week I stopped taking my meds and I'm now on day 5 with no meds. However, the little side effects i've been experiencing are very weird. First and far most...my face has been swollen and I have a ton of tiny little pimples all over my face and neck that are itchy and red. I don't think that people can notice them, except for the redness, but it is very uncomfortable.
Has anyone else gone off of Advair after been on for a long time and experienced any side effects?
I came acoss this by accident. I have been on advair 250/50 for 5 years. I also have itchy scalp my forehead itches and I get little bumps. My forearms bruise very easily and my skin is like paper. The skin tears open very easily. I thought that I had some kind of blood disorder. I am heavy by nature so the weight gain isn't noticeable. I also have no energy at all. I was blamimg my MS for that. I am afraid to stop the advair.