SYMBICORT Reviews (BUDESONIDE; FORMOTEROL FUMARATE DIHYDRATE)Average Rating: 2.4 (274 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare SYMBICORT with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR SYMBICORT | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | Asthma | No side effects whatsoever. | My asthma came back into my life last year; the past 3 months have been horrible. Inhalers/nebulizer would only last 2-hours. Allergist prescribed Symbicort 160/4.5 last month--and the asthma has disappeared! No side effects, either. I highly recommend this drug. | M | 60 | 2X day | 9/19/2020 | 4 | Allergies, Asthma | Occasional fatigue. Some muscle soreness perhaps, but also on montelukast and a low dose of spiriva now. | You must rinse well with warm water to avoid thrush issues/hoarseness. Been on Advair, then Dulera for a number of years. They are all pretty similar though Dulera worked better until caremark forced me off it or pay full retail. Was required to go on Symbicort as their covered alternative first. After going back and forth my symptoms got a bit worse and never have improved using either formulation. | M | 63 | 2 years 160/4.5 2X day | 10/31/2020 | 4 | Mild COPD | Has worked fine. Started gaining weight immediately and still gaining 9 years later. I'm about 35 pounds overweight. I'm sure there's other factors. I'm quite active though and tried diets and never lost a pound. My skin cuts very easily also which is annoying. Starting today I'm going to cut my dose in half then stop completely for a few months and see if there's a difference. | M | 59 | 9 years | 6/10/2020 | 4 | Asthma | Severe leg cramps. I started taking magnesium | Reduce frequency of dosages if possible | M | 60 | 6 months 1X day | 3/17/2016 | 4 | Late onset asthma | The first two weeks I used it as prescribed, to puffs twice per day. My eye pressure and higher blood pressure became quite noticeable during that period, so I tapered off to once a day, then once every other day, once every three days and so on. Now I use it about once a week, or week-and-a-half. I basically wait until my coughing becomes apparent, then use it once (one puff) then not again until I start coughing, usually a week or more later. | After tapering off (not by a doctor's recommendation, btw) as I self-monitored my symptoms and side-effects, it works great, and I have been able to achieve a balance of breathing with low side-effects. I'm down to one puff every week or so, with not much in the way of noticeable side-effects. A little eye pressure here and there, blood pressure a little on the high side, but that's also hereditary. Diet and exercise help with that. | M | 40 | 1 years 160/4.5 1X W | 4/24/2014 | 4 | Asthma | None | The inhaler did not seem to have any effects on improving my lung functions as recorded in my doctor by multiple tests done, although physically I feel like I can breathe great | M | 16 | 2 years 2x/day | 5/19/2015 | 4 | ASTHMA | I CANNOT TELL OF ANY SIDE EFFECTS. I HAVE EXPERIENCED HAIR LOSS AND LOSS OF SHORT DISTANCE EYESIGHT BUT THIS COULD BE AGE RELATED (I AM 47 NOW). SOME RARE JOINT PAIN (TENNIS ELBOW) I DO KNOW IF I CAN RELATE TO THE DRUG. | I HAD A SINGLE ASTHMA INCIDENT SINCE STARTED TAKING SYMBICORT. I AM VERY SATISFIED AS FAR AS ASTHMA IS CONCERNED. I DO NOT LIKE THE DEPENDANCY BUT THE ASTHMA IS VIRTUALLY GONE! | M | 47 | 15 months 160/4.5mg 1X day | 1/31/2011 | 4 | Asthma | Short of breath on exertion. Possible weight gain, but I recently unemployed so Im not out as much. | 1st off Symbicort works pretty good for me. I have no choice to be around pets. In the winter, with windows closed, i have a lot of trouble. Qvair wasn't helping anymore. For me Symbicort works right away, and only need rescue, maybe once a day or less. The down fall, is it is difficult to catch my breath on exertion. I ride a bike and the hill on my street, I am really panting. Usually I am winded breathing hard, but I am now really winded breathing very hard to catch my breath. Same effect on lighter exertion. I had the same thing happen when I used it 3-4 yrs go, but I want riding and just thought this was the way my lungs were at this stage in my life. Again normal breathing was great exp around critters. Ive notice a few other have had this problem. I am going to as my Dr for a different Rx. Since I am pretty active, this impact my life, except for being able to breath normally=) | M | 61 | 1 months 160mcg 2X day | 1/9/2013 | 4 | Asthma? | Not aware of any | Extremely concerned about long term impact to body .. want to wean off of the med, but not sure how to do it; am considering daily observations with the hope of dropping some weight, eating better and at the same time spreading out the frequency of taking the meds so that I can get off of it | M | 2 years 80mg 1X day | 1/1/2014 | 3 | Asthma | Weight gain, eye strain, depression, experienced a slight amount of disorientation or the sense that my balance is out of whack. | Wake up at night, then in morning with a ticklish, scratching feeling in my airways. Taking Symbicort aleviates the symptoms. This did not happen before Symbicort. It likes my body is addicted to the med now. | M | 47 | 1.7 years | 5/10/2009 | 3 | Asthma | Eye strain, dehydration, depression, weight gain, decreased erections and limbido, and bad dreams. Also, my family and I have noticed that my voice has changed a bit - gotten quieter and raspy at times. I have also experienced a slight amount of disorientation or the sense that by sense of ballance is out of wack. | Symbicort (along with Singulair) has really helped my asthma, but all the side effects really make me wonder what will happen as I continue to take them over time. I also took it upon myself (I don't suggest this to anyone)to cut my dose of Symbicort in half. This greatly reduced the headaches and eye strain. | M | 36 | 2 months | 11/17/2008 | 3 | asthma | alot of weight gained,change in voice,shorter growth,joint pain,muscle cramps, | it helped with my asthma,put i couldnt get out of my seat without using my hands.i dint hit puberty because of it, | M | 15 | 5 years 30mg 2X day | 8/6/2013 | 3 | Asthma | I was struggling along on Salbutamol alone and having a pretty bad time trying to keep my symptoms at bay...immediately Symbicort changed things and made life SO much easier, so for asthma it was spot onm! I experienced hoarseness and thrush if I didn't gargle properly after each use ( 2 puffs, am and pm ). I take quite a few other meds so it is difficult to narrow down what causes what. | I had been getting these mad flashes of anxiety...just nothing then BANG the world is awful. If I'd indulged in it I imagine I would have gone downhill quite quickly. It's only after quite a bit of trial and error, removing and returning meds to my daily regime that I've discovered it's the Symbicort that's causing it. No way! I've has so much bother over the years with my head lol, the last thing I need is an inhaler driving me cuckoo again. Back to the Doctor :-( | M | 47 | 3 years 100/6 | 10/11/2015 | 3 | Asthma | * Eye's have a harder time adjusting to small print or pictures close to the face and overall slowed eye lens adjustment and reaction time. * Bloating and/or weight gain noticeably in the stomach and face areas of the body. * Occasional painful muscle cramps and/or contortions in the chest (when stretching), legs, fingers/toes. * Lethargy. * Occasional headaches. * Excessive coughing up of phlegm in the morning upon waking. | This medicine does work in regards to relieving serious asthmatic breathing symptoms for long periods of time (12-24hrs). However, one needs to be aware that there are side effects that come along with the product and may vary from person to person with some overall similarities. Noticeable weight gain is an issue and one cannot eat their previous normal caloric intake without gaining weight. The only way around this is to eat less caloric dense food and focus more on foods that have a higher nutritional value. Minimize or eliminate processed foods, simple carbs, sugars and other additives. I've had to go with eating only one large meal a day, with a smaller 2nd meal or snacks throughout the day to refrain from gaining too much weight. I also drink an energy drink in the morning with fresh squeezed lemon/lime juice to wake me up from the lethargy this medicine brings upon you (I don't like coffee and consume one of the various pre-exercise energy powder products on the market, this does the trick for me). I don't eat out much and cook all my own food at home to monitor exactly what and how much I'm eating. If you continue to eat like you did previous to using this medicine you will gain serious weight, i.e. 3 meals a day, not paying attention to where and what food is being eaten, etc. Maintaining some kind of exercise routine and a healthy lifestyle is a must on this medicine as it will slowly ruin other parts of your health while allowing you to breathe normally | M | 41 | 2 years 80mcg 1X day | 11/15/2015 | 3 | copd | Hoarseness | M | 49 | 10 years | 3/7/2015 | 3 | Pneumonia induced asthma | Upper back pain under shoulder blades, chest tightens after inhaling for about 20 to 30 minutes, breathless voice,morning mucus cough up, headache, anxiety. | I was given it to try and relieve pleurisy, and wheeze. It seems to work but I'd rather had been put on prednisone. | M | 49 | 1 months 120 2X day | 8/5/2017 | 2 | Asthma | Muscle and leg pain in thighs, calves and joint pain in shoulder and arms. Felt very lethargic 6 hours after taking it. | Helped with breathing, side effects not great though. | M | 30 | 1 days 200/6 1X day | 7/8/2020 | 2 | Copd | Leg cramps. Shortness of breath. Anxiety. Nervous. Ill feeling. Hoarse voice. Would like something else | M | 81 | 7 months 160/4.5 2X day | 7/25/2020 | 2 | Asthma | Anxiety, paranoia, aches popping up at different spots, irritable, | It did open the lungs up good but not worth the side effects. | M | 53 | 17 days 30 mg | 2/28/2020 | 2 | Chronic asthma | Anxiety, shortness of breathe, trouble sleeping, heart palpitations, headaches. | Never realised all these side effects were from the symbicort. I need to find another medication that stops me needing a ventolin inhaler daily. | M | 29 | 15 years 200/6 | 1/21/2020 |