May 12th
2003
8:50 PM
I've been taking Advair for a couple of months for allergy-induced asthma. Have been working out like a fiend and watching my diet yet have gained 30+ lbs. Also find that my voice has changed (it cracks sometimes now when I speak), and my anxiety--a problem from before I went on Advair--has worsened. My bones ache at night, and I am (was) a healthy, fit 30 year old who has never had such aches in her life. But I can breathe so darn well!! All of these posts are amazing evidence that Advair is, at best, good for for the short-term and (potentially) dangerous in the long-run. Are there other, safer, options out there? What have the rest of you done when you've gone off Advair?
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July 17th
2004
11:09 AM
Took Advair for 2 weeks for a mild allergy induced asthma condition which I developed after a long bout with bronchitis. My breathing was slightly more comfortable but every day my throat was becoming increasingly sore and my voice was very hoarse. One evening my throat was so sore that I didn't take the dose. The doctor gave me a lower dose which I took for a week but I stopped it after I couldn't tolerate the sore throat( I rinsed my mouth like it instructed). Anyway, since my breathing was better he recommended that I stop the Advair. Well it's been 3 months now and I am suffering from intra costal nerve vibrations, muscular weakness,palpitationsand feelings of malaise. The muscle tremors are most noticeable when I lie down.I feel very down most of the time for no apparent reason. I have even had a holter monitor test for the palpitations but the test was negative. Trying to get myself back to normal with vitamins,diet, exercize etc. Can't believe that it is taking so long for the residuals of the drug to leave my system.
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