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 | Has helped enormously, no need for other treatments. I was reliant on inhalers for years but am not afraid to leave home without one now. | No side affects so far, at the less risky times of an asthma attack I have been advised to reduce usage to once a day. | M | 52 | 3 months 1 dose 2X day | 12/27/2014 | 3 | Asthma | hair loss(30-50%), weight gain of 12 -15 lbs, hoarse voice /throat , joint pain, moon face,cystic acne, anxiety & mild depression , frequent congestion | It took me a year or so to realize the side effects from taking Symbicort but after doing the research online now I know it wasn't just in my head! The first thing I noticed was my hair loss! Very thin now( I wear hair extensions to make up for the lost hair) ......also the weight gain &bloating were next. Mostly in my face and abdomen/lower trunk. The joint pain got really bad after about a year and a half of being on this medicine. I work with children and can't even get up from the floor from playing with them without pulling myself up on something. My knee joints are the worst. The cystic acne was annoying too I couldn't understand why I had the breakouts (other than occasional menstrual breakouts) the congestion every morning I wake up is also annoying and people are always asking me if I have a cold or am sick.....I'm not ! Just taking a medicine that helps me breathe well but the side effects are the worst! I have allergic asthma which is mild to moderate( pet dander , dust, chemicals, smoke) . I am calling the Dr today to make an appointment to get off this medicine and hopefully get on a new regimen. | F | 28 | 3 years 160/40 | 12/9/2014 | 1 | Asthma aspilogosis | Weight gain, shaking for 15 mins, bruising. Sore mouth, sinus, numb toes. Adrenal insufficiency. | Do not take this drug unless you have thoroughly discussed this with a professional who knows the side effects. My adrenal glands have stooped working because of thus drug..the endocrine unit at my hospital have confirmed that this drug effects the adrenal glands and they cease to produce cortispteroids. Am now steroid dependent for the rest of my life...which is the same as Addison's disease ..a life threatening condition oral steroids now keep me alive. I also have early stages ostioporosis in my spine...wish I had never been prescribed this medication. My quality of life will be compromised for the rest of my life. | F | 60 | 4 years 2x2x400 2X day | 12/8/2014 | 5 | Bronchitis | Metal taste in mouth. Be sure to rinse after use | This cleared my wheezing up in no time. A LABA is wonderful. Recommend that you use a spacer with this inhaler. And be sure to rinse your mouth after use. | 63 | 14 days 160/4.5 2X day | 11/24/2014 | 3 | alpha 1 anti trypsin deficiency | Massive weight gain, in such a short space of time, although this medication works for my genetic deficiency, how it makes me feel as a person is awful, the weight gain has made me depressed, never been this big my life, need to go back to doctors to try something else. | Seriously need something else, I would advise anyone that is taking this drug to get a second opinion, I know I am. | F | 43 | 6 months 2 | 11/23/2014 | 4 | Chronic Bronchitis | Leg cramps, ice prick headaches, weight gain (4 kgin this time) low sex drive, | Has stopped me coughing | F | 66 | 3 months 60 | 11/14/2014 | 3 | asthma | Weight gain, blurry vision, hair loss, skin changes, moon face, bruising, no sex drive, depression, anxiety, leg & back aches, migraines, insomnia | I thought it was great the first year. The side effects from this has made me very sick. I weaned myself down & now am off of SYMBICORT. I have only been off of it for a week. I'm hoping my health will improve in the near future with some new meds. | F | 42 | 3 years 160 | 11/13/2014 | 1 | Asthma & COPD | I've been on inhalers for 30 years of my life. STOP taking these drugs. You are killing yourself. I've been on Flovent, Salbutomol, Symbicort, Advair, Zenhale, Asmanex, Qvar, Ventolin, all of them. They all have caused me the same side effects, which includes: pressure headaches, high bloodpressure, severe joint and muscle pain, loss of feeling in my feet and extremities, chronic ear, sinus and eye infections, nystagmus (flicking of the pupils) dizziness, hoarseness with complete loss of voice, chronic respiratory infections (several per year, every year), thrush and yeast infections after antibiotic use to fight the lung infections. I've had such severe joint and muscle pain, I could hardly walk. I currently have osteoarthritis, which I believe was caused from the inhaler use. I recently gave up all the inhalers and the 17 other drugs used to combat the side effects from the inhalers and I am breathing much better without the inhalers. I have to wonder if I really did need any o | Stop taking this drug. Any asthma medication that contains formoterol should be banned. This is a killer medication. I have suffered with joint and muscle pain, chronic eye, ear and sinus infections, lung infections, headaches, loss of feeling in limbs, leg pain so severe, I could hardly walk. I now suffer from Osteoarthritis, which I believe was from inhaler use. I have quit all my inhalers and now have some quality of life. I'm not in severe agonizing pain daily and feel normal once again. All these side effects have disappeared since quitting the inhalers. | F | 58 | 2 years 200 2X day | 9/25/2014 | 1 | COPD | Symbicort worked fine for my COPD BUT, I now have blurred eye vision, high blood pressure and respiratory problems and a hard hacking cough. Three ophthalmic physicians/surgeons, an optometrist and the Symbicort (Astro Zeneca company) do not know what to do about the blurred vision. As a avid reader and a writer I am very upset about this. I switched meds, joined a gym and my blood pressure is much lower. My respiratory problem goes on and on with no relief, the cough is most upsetting for others to hear. I will not be recommending Symbicort for to others to ask their doctor about anymore. I am reporting this to my health insurer and the health officials in my area. It is very expensive in Canada, more so with these problems | F | 77 | 8 years 200mcg 2X day | 9/17/2014 | 2 | ASTHMA | Major problems with my voice. laryngitis, hoarseness, raspiness to the point it impacted my entire life. I had an even worse reaction to Advair. I stopped using the drug. My voice has returned, but it is permanently damaged. I sound like someone that has smoked 3 packs for their entire life. | Do not use it unless the benefits far outweigh the side effects. | F | 65 | 3 years 2 PUFFS 2X day | 9/6/2014 | 1 | COPD | I had every bad effect that it describes you can encounter, and then some. If you're alone, and do not have a friend/advocate: Please don't take Symbicort!!!! | This medicine truly scared me! I've had Burkitt's Non- Hodgkins Lymphoma twice in my life, and I'll be darned if I'll ever take another medication that makes me feel like Symbicort did!!! I'd sooner suffer; or die. | F | 62 | 40 days 80 4X day | 9/1/2014 | 4 | asthma | Side effects heart pulpitations and body shaking | Symbicort has changed my life, I used to get sick often about every 3 month I'd have bronchitis until I changed doctors and starting using it. Unfortunately with every action there's a reaction so we can't expect to take medicine and have no side effects. But I'm happy with symbicort THANK YOU to the people who came up with it. | F | 2 days 60 mg 2X day | 7/23/2014 | 3 | bronchial asthma | I used symbicort 2 puffs twice a day as prescribed by the doctor. It somehow helped me with my asthma but on my 2nd week of using it, I got sore throat so I stopped using it for about a week. After my sore throat was gone, I continue using it and everything's just fine until I almost finish the whole turbuhaler that I felt weak, depressed as if i am not my normal self. It also increases mucus. My throat is dry and raspy. Also difficulty in breathing. So I decided to discontinue and still have to consult my doctor about this. | F | 25 | 1 months | 7/10/2014 | 4 | asthma | Increase in depression & panic attacks initially - but i have panic disorder & i'm bipolar so can't even be sure that was the symbicort, could have just been coincidence! | Still taking it :) Has meant massive reduction in the amount of ventolin I've had to take. | F | 31 | 2 months 200/6 2X day | 6/29/2014 | 1 | asthma | after struggling with asthma on the quvar and ventolin alone, the asthma nurse put me on symbicort. it was great for my asthma, it really did improve, but over the next few years i piled on weight, and developed terrible stomach problems. i saw multiple doctors and nurses about these issues and NOT ONE said it could be the inhaler. it was only when i happened upon some info online that i realised it was the cause. symbicort has WRECKED my body, its going to be so so hard to lose these weight, and even if i do get back to my usual size i'll forever be left with stretch marks all over my legs from gaining the weight so fast. i can no longer wear skirts without opaque tights and i hate myself constantly. | DO NOT TAKE!!! | F | 29 | 3 years 200 2X day | 6/22/2014 | 2 | non stop cough | Anixety,legs felt weak and rubbery and a awful taste | M | 32 | 1 days | 6/18/2014 | 1 | Asthma | Slurred speech, heavy limbs, lethargy, pressure in left eye, gained 10 pounds, face changed shape, slow reflexes which almost caused me to get into a deadly car accident | F | 42 | 2 months 4x a day | 6/4/2014 | 5 | asthma | no side effects. | I do not need any rescue inhalers as long as I remember to take one puff of symbicort every morning. This medicine is a life changer. | F | 70 | 1 years 160/4.5 1X day | 5/1/2014 | 1 | "unresolved bronchitis" | Began with bronchitis in Nov. Put me on then. Thinks I have asthma but couldn't stay well long enough to do test. I've had every bad side effect I have read here. 15 days ago after yet another round of antidepressants with no relief he doubled the dose. Iam so sick still can't function. Taking an additional antidepressant plus More antibiotics steroids. The depression and anxiety have about done me in. I am very angry rite now but don't have strength to say! Blood pressure still out of control. I've never had high bp. Past sat went to er running fever coughing up green. Bad outcome! They thought I was suicidal. Next thing I know a guarrd is outside the door. They were about to EOD me!!that's when I got on here to see thank God! Thank you all for sharing and I hope others will read before using this!!! Never again!! Don't take anything at face value! | F | 62 | 3 months 160/4.5 | 4/30/2014 | 5 | for preventative for my bad asthma | Think my face gets puffy. Goes up and down. But I dont need my ventolin on this now. High dose for me one puff am and pm so I save money but less puffs | F | 37 | 2 days 400 / 12 | 4/26/2014 |