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 | Chest cold induced Asthma | Burning sensation on tongue that lasts almost all day; also a feeling like my tongue has been "burned". Mild sore throat; slight spacey feeling. | I don't have bad asthma; just comes on when I have a cold or sometimes with exercise. I just started taking Advair last week. My tongue feels like it is burning - and it feels like it *has been burned*. It's like I took a sip of very hot coffee. My taste buds are diminished; and I have a slightly sore throat. But the tongue thing is a very strange feeling. I saw where others have reported swollen tongue; I am not having that. Also, I feel a little "Spacey". Additionally I should note that these effects not kick in for about 1 hour after using Advair - and last for at least 12 hours. I have also noted a pasty film on my tongue that is not normally there. Additionally, my breath is "strange" (bad, but not horrible) for hours after taking it. And yes, I have rinsed my mouth "severely" each time. Doesn't seem to make a difference. Thank you for this web site; it has helped me VERY much for this and other meds. | M | 43 | 7 days | 3/23/2009 | 3 | asthma | I have had asthma for all of my 61 years, and have tried everything. Nothing really has worked well. I also use albuterol. The only thing that helps when I get bad is Prednisone tapers. I usually wind up taking tapers about 4-5 times a year. | As effective as any other maintainer I've tried, but none work well for me. | M | 61 | 3 years | 3/11/2009 | 1 | asthmattic wheezing | Acid reflux, heartburn, feeling of giant air bubble in chest, inability to swallow food, tightness in chest, aggression and irritability, fatigue, horrible taste in mouth in AM, headache which wouldnt go away with medication. | Symptoms began 3 days after starting Advair Diskus 250, got worse over next 2 days. After 5 days I thought I was having a heart attack. Dr. said to stay on it for another 2 weeks but I discontinued usage. Within 24 hours of stopping Advair, symptoms were much reduced. In 48 hours all symptoms had disappeared. I have never had heartburn previously. | F | 62 | 5 days | 2/12/2009 | 1 | Chronic cough from asthma | After 10 days of use, I broke out with a very bad rash over 1/3 of my body. After 2 days with the rash, I stopped taking Advair (inhaler, not diskus) and the rash disappeared. I did not notice much, if any, improvement with my cough while taking the drug. | I noticed my cough/asthma was the worst at home. On travel for work, I was always much much better. Instead of putting more poison (drugs) in my body, I decided to buy the most expensive ($900) highest quality air purifier I could find (IQAir) which is used worldwide in hospitals. My cough/asthma is 100% gone in the room with the air purifier. Instead of poisoning your body, if your cough/asthma is related to pollutants in the air, go the healthy route, and buy a high quality air purifier, not a cheap one that won't clean the air adequately. | F | 50 | 10 days | 2/2/2009 | 5 | Asthma | None that I can tell. I had a big weight gain, but I had already been using 250/50 for about 4 years then. Some clearing of the throat needed. no mouth/thrush problems. taste doesn't even bother me. | I still have serious trouble if I get a respiratory infection but Advair has kept my daily breathing clear. If I miss my new pack for more than 4 days, I start having chest tightening & wheezing. It may help that I never smoked and my heart seems strong. One of the few medications I don't mind having to take. | F | 46 | 7 years | 1/29/2009 | 4 | severe upper respiratory infection | justalittle while after using this med i had a rapid heart rate but sub sided after about 10 minutes | F | 55 | 2 days | 1/13/2009 | 4 | | 12/29/2008 | 1 | Asthma | Extra Mucus in throat (needed to continually clear throat) Pasty mouth/possible yeast issue (despite rinsing mouth & brushing teeth often) chronic strong metallic taste short breath/winded appetite increased | My asthma/allergy specialist recommended I try a sample of Advair Diskus 250/50 or the Symboicort 160/4.5. I tried Symbicort and hated the taste. I then tried Advair & found it also had the terrible taste. After using Advair 6 weeks, I find I hate it. I've used asthma meds for many years & have NEVER had these symptoms until Advair. Most importantly, my breathing is worse. I'm going back to my Serevent & Singulair combo. | F | 42 | 6 weeks | 12/13/2008 | 1 | asthma | weight gain | M | 27 | 2 years | 12/10/2008 | 1 | Asthma | Tightness in chest, overall decreased lung capacity, increased asthma symptoms including wheezing and cough. | my asthma was worse on advair than it was without it. I monitor my lung capacity when my asthma flairs up. My baseline is about 425 but when I was on advair, my lung capacity was bouncing around the 350 area. the lowest it got on advair was about 270. advair didn't relieve any symptoms when I took it, and after a dose, it would immediately cause a tightness in my chest, increased cough and sometimes wheeze, which I didn't wheeze almost at all before i took this medicine. | F | 16 | 1.5 months | 11/18/2008 | 1 | Tightness in chest | Within 15 minutes my heart was racing, my face flushed, and I was severely nervous. I only took one dose, and the nervousness did not go away for 3 days. | I have nervous reactions anytime I have steroids, but this was the worst. I was freaking out something severe, it was like a panic attack but I was totally fine before I took this dose. Asthma patients who take this tell me its good for them, but I don't have asthma and they wanted to see if this would untighten my chest (thought it was bronchitis, but it wasnt). Well, I couldn't tell because I was so freaked out. | F | 18 | 1 times | 10/17/2008 | 3 | sarcoid | trembling, sore throat | M | 54 | 3 years | 10/13/2008 | 1 | bronchitus | nausea, dizziness, joint and muscle pain, horseness. | I was actually taking 250/50 Advair. I had some congestion and a cough, but after taking Advair for about five days, I felt like I had full fledges flu symptoms. I had extreme muscle pain and every joint in my body hurt. It was no help for the congestion or coughing at all but added all the other symptoms on top of that. I stopped taking it two days ago but some of the symptoms are still there. I have enough problems such as joint and muscle pain that were caused by years of being on statin drugs, I don't need any more. Askapatient was the first place I came when I wanted to find out more about Advair and actually seeing that so many other people had the same symptoms. It's good to know that it isn't just the flu and that I didn't take it more than a few days. Thanks! | F | 60 | 5 days | 10/5/2008 | 4 | Severe asthma/ seasonal allergies | Hoarse voice, needed to continually clear throat | Has helped a great deal, i'm on the 500/50 during these past few months --my allergies were crazy. I am hoping to go back down to 250/50 when air quality gets better after it begins to freeze. I notice a reduction in symptoms when I take religiously. I was creating problems because my symptoms would get better, and I would stop taking it. Once I stopped taking it my symptoms would return. Taking it as directed is key to gaining full success, and a complete reduction in symptoms | F | 27 | 4 years | 9/28/2008 | 5 | copd | it works great to help you breathe, but the side effects were terrible! | severe pain in joints, hoarse voice, weight gain, muscle cramps and being nervous. i have stopped taking advair, i only use it when i have a flair up, but i have used it for 4 yrs. | F | 48 | 4 years | 9/23/2008 | 5 | Asthma | A bit of a scratchy throat if I don't rinse my mouth out afterward that I'm supposed to; but other than that - NONE. | Actually I am taking the 250/50 (the 250/50 is not listed). I could be in big trouble without it. Both of my parents died of COPD and now that I have been diagnosed with allergic asthma I am not taking any chances. Anyone who says the little bit of cortisone in this med is going to cause weight gain is delusional. Rather have it this way than have to take Prednisone by mouth - that will puff you up for sure!! Advair is a life saver - literally. | F | 54 | 8 years | 9/13/2008 | 4 | asthma/allergies | Change in voice, hoarseness, weight gain | This medicine was OK. I was also taking singulair along with it to control allergy induced asthma. After about 3 months, the weight gain is too hard to deal with, so I am stopping both meds. | F | 32 | 3 months | 8/21/2008 | 1 | bad asthma reaction to heat and flu | it's been 4 years since i got sick. my doctor argued with me to take the medicine and convinced my mother to put me on it. i took it once in the morning and once at night. it didn't make me feel any better. i stopped taking it and got better. i still have this annoying cough that i do every minute or so. in the morning i tend to wake up with a sore throat and a lot of mucus in the back of my throat. | it's a burden and a crutch. don't take it. it will be with you for life even if you stop. if your parents make you take it, fake it. | F | 19 | 1.5 months | 7/9/2008 | 1 | asthma | severe hoarseness, slight sore throat. Irritability, insomnia, RLS and a headache so bad I thought I was going to die. | This is great for some people and an absolute nightmare for others. I'm one of the "others". My first day and a half on the med was a dream--I was able to breathe easily and could get a deep breath in which I hadn't been able to do consistently for weeks. By the end of the day the second day, though, I couldn't sit still. If I sat for even 30 seconds I was compelled to move because of restless legs. I literally felt like I was going to jump out of my skin. It was maddening. That night I woke up about 1:00 am with neck and head pain so bad I thought I'd been beaten with a baseball bat. Tylenol and tramadol didn't even begin to touch it. Then, the third day, the nosebleeds started. Not just a trickle, mind you, but gushers. I'd pull the tissue away to see if I was still bleeding and it would POUR out of my nose. Cripes, who needs that? Out of all of those my biggest complaint is the head and neck pain. It feels like it's due to over-tensing my shoulder and neck mu | F | 42 | 6 days | 5/22/2008 | 1 | Asthma | All plus 10-I had horrible suicidal thoughts while taking that s...! | This medication is extremely dangerous-Horrible side effects will linger long after you quit taking it-Advair makers, the unfamous glaxosmithkline pharmaceuticals are being sued by so many former users, like they have been with Paxil-Get rid of it ASAP. "Fatalities linked to popular asthma drug Advair The popular asthma drug Advair (salmeterol xinafoate inhalation powder), "… may increase the chance of severe asthma episodes, and death when those episodes occur," according to a warning issued by the FDA in November of 2005, after fatalities were reportedly attributed to its use. The Advair lawyers at Weitz & Luxenberg suggest that if you've taken Advair to treat asthma and have suffered an injury from Advair side effects you may want to consult with a lawyer. Advair belongs to a class of drugs called long-acting beta 2-adrenergic agonists (LABA) which are long-acting bronchodilator medicines. It has been prescribed to asthma patients of all ages, bu | M | 47 | 4 years | 5/21/2008 |