Advair HFA and few days

A few years ago, my doctor prescribed advair to better control my asthma. After a few days, I had an almost fatal reaction to the medication. I woke up feeling fine, took a shower, and got ready for work. I took a puff from the advair discus and immediately felt my throat closing. I started gasping for air and took my rescue inhaler which didn't work at all. The nebulizer didn't work either. Within minutes I collapsed and became unconscious.Luckily, my son was late for work that day so he called 911 and gave me mouth to mouth resuscitation until the paramedics arrived. My blood pressure dropped to 60/30 and I had to be intubated for the first time. I remained unconscious until I reached the hospital. The doctor said the only reason I survived was because my son saved me. If I had been alone that day I'm sure everyone would have assumed that I died from an asthma attack. I wonder how many other people that happened to. Since then, I have been very careful about taking new medications.

i have been taking advair for almost 2 months and a few days ago i started to have servere muscle pain in my neck and pain in the bottom of my head. I also for the first time in my life have been having anxiety and panic attacks...i didn't know what was wrong with me, i went to the emergency room and my doctor and had tons of test done with negative results!..i thought i was havening a mental breakdown! I came across this website and read all the post put up..i can't believe it...i thought i was dying, never would i have thought that the one medicine to help me breath was just about killing me.

All I can say is OH MY GOD. I'm a 23 year old female and have had asthma since I was 13. I started taking Advair two years ago. I didn't really notice any symptoms at that time except for a 10lb weight gain I attributed to 'getting older'. Last year I lost my insurance coverage and stopped taking the medicine (and imagine, I dropped the 10 lbs). Last month, I got a really bad sinus and ear infection and was having breathing difficulties once again. Since I am now insured I went to the doctor, and got an antibiotic. I took the antibiotic for 2 weeks. My sinus and ear infections are gone, but I have this HORRIBLE nagging dry cough (for more than 4 weeks), that NOTHING will cure. So I went back to my doctor a few days ago. He told me that due to my history of asthma, the previous infection I had, and allergies that bronchial inflammation can occur and I was put back on Advair. I took my first puff 2 days ago. I tried to ignore the jittery sensation, and light-headedness. I just took a puff an hour ago, and let me tell you I absolutely CANNOT ignore it. Currently my heart is racing, I am extremely light headed as I write this, and i cannot stop shaking my legs. I tried to relax in bed but the 'jitters' are just too much. If this does not subside, I think I might go to the emergency room. After googling "Advair side-effects" and finding this site, I now realize I am not alone, and this is not in my head. I WILL NEVER TAKE THIS MEDICATION AGAIN. I am convinced that what I am experiencing this very moment are the side effects of Advair. Don't let another doctor tell you there are NO side effects associated with it.
-Ashley Miami Beach, FL

I can't believe all that I am reading. Thank you for your posting! I thought it was all in my head! The doctor prescribed me Advair 500 because I complained of a cough and have had pneumonias in the past. Doctor said it would help prevent the cough getting worst. I took for a few days and experience fast heart beat, chest pain and cramps in my lungs and hands. I also felt mad for no evident reason.Thought I was having a heart attack. I was scared to touch this stuff again and now that I read this, I am throwing it in the garbage!!! My cough as gotten worst since I stopped taking it but I trust there is better medication out there.