Advair HFA and lexapro

I've been taking Advair for about 18 months - 2 years, and during that time I've been struggling with weight gain and couldn't figure out why (I eat healthy-vegetarian & I work out 4-5 days a week). At first, I was able to control it by eating less & working out more, but I've gained 10 pounds in the last 6 months or so, and I'm finding it impossible to lose the weight!!!

I was thinking that it could be due to taking Lexapro for anxiety, but now, after reading this website, I'm wondering if my anxiety could be caused by the Advair! I never had anxiety until a year ago.

I am not even sure I really have asthma. A german doctor said that I do not have it but all American doctors say I do. I have been on Advair for 3 years and noticed weight gain, bloating, diarrhea, constipation, hoarseness to the point of total loss of voice, a rash on my face, major hip pain, shoulder pain and back pain, and vertigo. I spent almost a whole year at specialists to find out why I kept loosing my voice. I went to a eye/nose/throat specialist who couldn't find anything and proposed speech therapy. Then I was sent to a thyroid specialist who put me on synthroid but also said that this has nothing to do with my loss of voice. I was even on 6 weeks of total voice restriction. At one point, with all the back, hip and shoulder pain, thyroid stuff, etc., I was on 8 different, heavy duty medications from valium to triple antibiotics and such. Now after reading all of these emails, I will take myself off Advair, Lexapro, Vioxx, Valium, Ambien, Lipitor, Synthroid, and pain killers with Codein. I really thought I must be going crazy but now it all makes sense.

Thank you all!