ADVAIR DISKUS 100/50 Reviews (FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE; SALMETEROL XINAFOATE)Average Rating: 2.9 (238 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare ADVAIR DISKUS 100/50 with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR ADVAIR DISKUS 1 | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 3 | 100/50 | Major weight gain and panic attacks. | It has helped me with my asthma, but now I have to take medication for my panic attacks. I can exercise and eat right, but not able to lose weight. I am going to try and stop using Advair. I'm on day 3 without it and my asthma has gotten worse. It seems as if my lungs are addicted to this drug. My panic attacks are so bad I have trouble driving now; I never had a panic attack until I started taking this drug. Never thought about it being linked to Advair, makes since now! | F | 42 | 8 years 1X day | 11/26/2010 | 1 | nighttime asthma trouble sleeping | Severe anxiety depression. adrenal suppression. worsening asthma symptoms. | I would not suggest anyone take this medication- especially children. I became dependent on it ( addicted) and now have to take prednisone and albuterol everyday. I dont know if i will ever be the same again. My asthma was tolerable before i started advair I could live my life walk around outside , now i cant leave my house. I need the albuterol constantly. I told my doctor about the side effects and she wants to put me back on the advair. My life is over i am totally dependent on it. | F | 23 | 2 years 1X day | 11/7/2010 | 5 | Asthma | None. That I am aware of... | Works great for me. Inhale 1x a day, no asthma problems at all. | M | 42 | 7 years 100/50 1X day | 10/21/2010 | 5 | Asthma | None serious. Perhaps a bit of irregular heart beats at times | It has completely cleared my asthma with very few side effects. I can live a perfectly normal life, and I am happy about it. | M | 49 | 3 years 250 1X day | 10/7/2010 | 5 | Asthma | None | I've been taking this discus for over five years now, and I cannot say just how much it has helped improve the quality of my life. Because of it, I can breathe like a normal person again and actually play sports without having to use a rescue inhaler. I wish they'd had this stuff when I was a kid. I haven't had any of the severe or even mild side effects that other people have listed here. I do know that I will probably never be able to get off this medicine, though, without a suitable replacement drug; I can feel the difference in my breathing when I miss even one dose, let alone try to go cold turkey. | M | 23 | 5 years 2X day | 9/25/2010 | 4 | COPD | (Took on and off for 8+ years)Worked great for years...almost DIED 3 times with pneumonia...still took Advair until this past year after warning stating pneumonia risk...which my doctor shrugged off...now I get pneumonia at least once a year. My doctor still prescribes. | I found myself taking a few puffs now and again...(not really knowing if Advair caused my pneumonia)but it scares me to think maybe it did so I finally through it away! I think you should think twice before taking Advair if you've had pneumonia. | F | 47 | 5 years 250/50 2X day | 9/22/2010 | 1 | Asthma | Advair gave me chest pains when using not all the time but occasionally. Once I quit Avdair I have not had these chest pains. Advair costs too much also I found when I switched to an alternative GENERIC. I found that Budesonide inhalation suspension along with a followed albuterol dose works as well or better than Advair did with out the side affects. It was a pain to get it prescribed as the Doctors are on the take with the brand name pharms! | This stuff should be researched further I believe it is unsafe for some users! | M | 48 | 8 months 250/50 2X day | 8/16/2010 | 5 | Severe Asthma | None | Advair has saved my life. I've had asthma since I was 3. As an adult I spent weeks in the hospital getting off of 60 mg/day of prednisone and was then sent to National Jewish hospital in Denver. I was on 13 prescriptions at the time. They got me turned around and now I use only Advair and on the rare occasion my albuterol inhaler. I know it can have bad side effects for some, but for me it literally gave me my life back. | F | 55 | 9 years 100/50 2X day | 7/9/2010 | 2 | COPD | Extensive Weight gain that even a 1 year less than 1200 calorie diet and a daily three mile walk/run/hike could not stop. Horrible withdrawals when I tried to go off the medicine that I did not recognize as associated with Advair until my daughter said I acted like I had "roid rage," something I had never even heard of--my symptoms included thoughts of suicide, severe anger and anxiety, and the list goes on. I talked to my pulmonary doctor who assured me I did not know what I was talking about, that I did not gain the weight after being on Advair from Advair, nor did I experience withdrawal problems because the steroids in Advair are not "those kind" of steroids. Just because a doctor says it does not mean he/she knows anything about the medicine prescribed. | I thing I now have to be on this for life since I am now too scared to try going off of it. I do not know what I am going to do about my weight. I work out five days a week, am an a dot.fit program that I track my 1100 calories a day on, and am with a trainer. Frankly, I think my metabolism is toast and even though I can breath better, the rest of my body is failing. Now I wonder, what's next, kidneys or liver? | F | 48 | 1.5 years 1X day | 6/28/2010 | 5 | Asthma | Dry mouth. | This has worked wonders for me. I would go through an albuterol inhaler every month. After starting advair 6 years ago i've used a total of 7 albuterol inhalers. My last expired before I used it. I know a lot of people have had serious problems with this medication but it's helped me achieve a quality of life I didn't have for 22 years. I can exercise and deal with it much easier now, I don't get short of breath walking up stairs either, it's wonderful. | M | 28 | 6 years 100/50 2X day | 6/24/2010 | 4 | allergy triggered asthma | Hot flashes, weight gain and difficulty in losing weight. When combined with nasal steriod, I experienced steroid psychosis. | Advair does work to clear out lungs and reduce allergy symptoms, but I would be cautious of long term use, especially by children (steriod psychosis). I currently use once a day only during allergy season (May - October). Seems to control symptoms while minimizing side effects. I wish there was an effective NON-STEROIDAL treatment for asthma. | F | 47 | 5 years 500/50 1X day | 6/20/2010 | 1 | Asthma | -Caused viral infections leading to pneumonia, permanent lung damage -Contains Salmuterol which can cause viral infection and asthma related DEATH; admitted and recorded side effects. | I have had asthma my entire life, ranging from severe to moderate. Albuterol wasn't working alone, and after several dozen trips to the ER, I was prescribed Advair and Singular. A few weeks after starting these, I contracted a bronchial virus. Antibiotics did nothing to help. After the first 2 months, it had gotten so bad I ended up in the ER again. Chest X-rays showed my lungs were literally covered in spots of bacteria. I was diagnosed with pneumonia. Since then, I have tried almost every antibiotic available that doesn't make me vomit horribly, but nothing has helped. Several doctors have told me there is nothing more I can do, the bacteria is too persistant because I went so long without treatment. The pneumonia eventually went away on its own, but nearly took my life, and left me with chronic bronchitis. It wasn't until just recently that I discovered both drugs contain Salmeterol. The company that created Salmeterol ADMITS that it "may cause viral infection and asthma related DEATH." They use the actual word 'death.' In fact, you will hear that exact statement listed in side effects. A medicine that has the ability to KILL YOU from taking normally, should not be on the market. Because of Advair and Singular, I have had chronic, almost constant bronchitis and sinus infections for nearly 10 years. I nearly died three times from pneumonia caused by this product. On top of all of that, my asthma has gotten worse. Way to go, GSK, you ruined my life. | F | 25 | 2 months 2X day | 6/18/2010 | 2 | "Sensitive Lungs" or Light Asthma | Moodiness, uncontrollable feelings. Short temper. Appetite constant. | At about 3.5 years old our daughter was diagnosed with what doctors called "Light Asthma". If she got a cold, and got over the cold, she coughed constantly. A dry hacky cough. Her lungs would just not shut down. Singulair worked BUT it had side effects we didn't like. As she got older the doctor switched her to Advair. We only needed a puff or two to do the trick and then we were done. Well, recently, for some reason she has needed to take it every day for a month. She just couldn't get over her cold/cough. She got over the cold, cough continued, thus more Advair (with Albuterol inhaler). We saw our 8 year old daughter turn into an emotional wreck. She didn't want to participate in activities. Basically just wanted to sit on the couch and watch TV. When Daddy went to work, she just about fell apart emotionally saying she would miss him, and she would hug him and not let go. Overly dramatic and emotional. She loves her Daddy but this was as if he was going off to War and never to be seen again types of emotion. Just the slightest thing would set her off emotionally both sad types of emotions and angry types of emotions. I am on day 3 of taking Advair away. Yes, still dry coughs, but her NORMAL self is returning slowly. Her appetite is decreasing. YES, ADVAIR does work, but the side effects in our opinion are not worth it if you have to use it long term (every day). We are trying to teach her some relaxation techniques to help with the cough. We know it isn't anyth | F | 45 | 1 months 100/50 2X day | 6/16/2010 | 3 | asthma | cramping in feet, EXTREME itch all over. | Advair always seemed to help my asthma. I've had other health issues while on the advair that I really didn't even connect to advair usage. I get cramps in my feet, odd, i know but now I'm thinking it might be because of the advair. The worst thing that happens recently is an extreme itch all over my body. it started on my legs and chest, then eventually went to my stomach, arms, back & butt. Since I've had this for months, I've tried treatments for various things with nothing working or even helping at all. The only thing I can think of is that Advair switched something in the ingredients. I think it was right around the time they switched packaging (from the purple foil to the silver foil) I've been weaning myself off the advair and have noticed things getting slightly better. I wonder if they really did change anything and wish drug companies would inform their clients of such changes. | F | 30 | 8 years 250/50 2X day | 5/11/2010 | 1 | cough variant asthma | Itchy rash all over body | I'm allergic to Dairy products and there is Lactose powder in the medication. I stopped the Advair, still use a rescue inhaler and am much more careful with my diet that triggers many of my episodes | F | 47 | 4 months 1 puff 3X day | 4/13/2010 | 3 | acute asthma | Since the beginning I have experienced heart palpatations. They have also turned into panic attacts which I have never had in my life. I have also had nausea since the beginning but it has gotten to the point where I cant move in the morning because the feeling of going to throw up is so strong. The other side effect is SEVERE candida in my whole body but especially vaginally. I have treated the candida and yeast infections over and over to no avail. I dont eat any carbs or sugars as it makes the candida even worse...if thats possible. | I has helped get me off my rescue inhaler which I formerly used 10 to 12 times a day. But only works to a certain point. If it is cold out or my allergies are really bad I still have to use my rescue inhaler but now that Im on Advair the rescue inhaler doesnt work immediately like it used to. | F | 32 | 3.5 years 250/50 2X day | 3/24/2010 | 1 | I took Advair daily for over 3 years for mild COPD and it seemed to help, I didn't get so short of breath going up steps etc. But when I went in the hospital for a knee replacement I suddenly woke up violently sick & nauseated in the night. The nurse took my vitals and quickly there were half a dozen people in the room giving me oxygen, meds, checking blood pressure. I was conscious and heard the nurse calling out my BP, which went down to 70/20 before starting up again. They said I had pneumonia and sent me to the ICU, where I recovered. I'm pretty sure I would have died had I not been right there in the hospital when all this happened. | Later I read up on Advair, about how two of the "rare" side effects are pneumonia and sudden death! Needless to say, I never took any more Advair. I'm on Spiriva now which seems to be doing just as much for me, and is much safer. | F | 74 | 1X day | 3/12/2010 Patient History | 5 | ASTHMA CONTROL | NONE | M | 83 | 5 years 1X day | 2/26/2010 | 1 | asthma | sore throat, thrush. Altho am having problems with other inhalers as well. | Did not take it long enough to see if it was effective | F | 52 | 7 days | 1/18/2010 | 5 | Severe Asthma | Thrush in my throat (yeast infection). It only happens from time to time, but I was prescribed Diflucan to help with that side effect, so it's manageable | Back 5 years ago I was super sick with bronchitis and had a hard time kicking the bug with even antibiotics/prednisone. I ended up going to urgent care where the dr prescribed me Advair. After taking that I was able to finally get better. I was sick for 3 entire months before that. Also, when I'm feeling a cold come on (typically get bronchitis if a cold goes too far) I make sure to take extra (instead of only one does in the am...take one more dose in the pm.) I also recommended it to my aunt who also has severe asthma. She, too, has had great success. :) | F | 38 | 5 years | 1/13/2010 |