Advair HFA and laryngitis

I have been on Advair for a couple of years now with resulting excellent control of my asthma. I have struggled with this control since childhood using my rescue inhalers frequently. I don't need them at all anymore. However, I have severe hoarseness of the voice, now need to see a special voice doctor, and it has even affected my job. The hoarsness is so severe at times that it is complete laryngitis with no voice at all. What do you chose, control over your asthma, or being able to communicate with others using your voice? It's a tough choice.

I have been taking Advair Discus 250/50 for about a month for bronchitis. I have severe laryngitis and can hardly speak, particularly later in the day. Otherwise I am feeling pretty good but this lack of speech is really getting to me. I am an elementary school teacher. Could this possibly be related to this drug?

I have been taking Advir 250/50 for about 8 months. I have noticed my mouth and throat have been burning and my voice feels and sounds like I have laryngitis. I have had cancer, so I went to a specialist to get my throat checked and they could find nothing wrong. I have seen another asthma doctor and he suggested it could be the Advair.

I have been on Advair for about 1 month. It has helped my asthma but I am concerned about my throat. Sometimes it is such a strain to speak. At first I thought I was getting laryngitis but then I came to the conclusion that it was a side effect of the Advair. I do not get soar throat symptoms but I am really concerned about the possible damage this drug may have on vocal cords, larynx or the throat in the long term. I just assume go back on an albuterol inhaler which helped my asthma just as well. I have used singulair (the directions say to take at night) but I have to make sure that I'm practically asleep, otheriwise, it makes me sick to my stomach and horrible acid reflux.

I had bronchitis, they gave me something called a "dosepack" which was steroids, it did terrible things to my voice... swollen throat, croaking, almost laryngitis.

With advair, it's just a swelling in the throat, but it's annoying enough that I want to reasearch alternatives.

I was diagnosed with Mild Asthma 2 or 3 years ago (I'm having trouble remembering things right now). My main problems are when I have to 'pant' - then I have problems with my asthma. So summers can be rough for me.

I was placed on Advair 100/50. I had no problems, I noticed that I didn't need my inhaler and life was good.

I stopped using it while pregnant, I noticed that my asthma went away. Which can be typical while pregnant. But it started back up after the delivery.

One of the PAs gave me a prescription to start in July, it was for 250/50, I didn't notice the dosage increase until I filled it out. I've been taking it for 5 or 6 days now. Yesterday, I noticed that my voice is very hoarse, like laryngitis with no other sinus/allergy symptoms. And today I feel like I'm about to have an asthma attack. I've already used my inhaler once and I'm still feeling short of breath and light headed. Plus I noticed major anxiety this morning...

I have an appointment with my doctor this afternoon. I'm so glad that I found this website - these symptoms are ridiculous...

Hi. I have been on Advair for about 2 years. I started at 100 level, had a bad cold in Jan. and went to 250. Got another cold and laryngitis in April and went to 500 level. The laryngitis went on for 7 weeks. I still have a raspy, rough voice, always clearing my throat. By chance, I decided to look up side effects of Advair. My gosh, I can't believe what I've seen here! I've put on 10 pounds since spring, have been going to voice therapy weekly since June. I have pain in my hips so bad it wakes me up every night. I've been eating ibuprophen like candy, along with Tylenol PM every night just so I can get to sleep. So, I've gone back to the 250 level that I had. So far, so good. I'm going to try to get off of this. My brother, also an asthmatic, began running last year. He has increased his lung capacity to the point where he no longer needs his flovent, just albuterol before running. A co-worker told me about a book he has, How to become a Former Asthmatic, that helped him come off steroids by following a series of breathing exercises that also increase lung capacity. Anyway, that's my plan of attack to get off Advair. Unfortunately, like the others, my asthma has never been in better control. I can even be around cats for the first time in my life. Life is full of choices. I choose to live without the side effects of Advair.

I'm 29... My doctor prescribed Advair 250/50 after I had a difficult case of bronchitis that left me short of breath for some time after. I used the Diskus properly and rinsed well after each use, but still had problems with mouth ulcers and laryngitis. I also experienced:

Tightness in my chest

Severe heartburn & acid reflux (which I've never had before)

Dry, flaky skin as well as periods of severe acne

Muscle & joint pain

Jaw pain & tooth sensitivity

Menstrual disruption (My first period on Advair was very short and light. Then it stopped altogether. I've been off Advair for over a month and am still in this menopause state.)