http://www.medications.com/effect/view/31047 I am a 45 year old female, I have been on Advair for about 4 years now. I tried to go off of it once because I was having heart palpitations, I had to go back on it because of my asthma, waking up in the morning feeling like I couldn't breath just didn't Tue, 03 Jun 2008 10:05:25 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/31047?item=8857 Try Pulmicort or Symbicort - the inhaled steroid is in a different class of drugs (even if pregnant). Also heart palpitations are a serious side effect - tell dr. http://www.medications.com/effect/view/31047?item=8857