http://www.medications.com/se/Advair+HFA Recent side effects for Advair HFA Mon, 12 May 2008 07:30:20 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/30387 I was on Advair then my doctor switched me to Serevent and Qvar and now I am back on Advair. I have gained 150lbs since starting this medication in 2002 and just now realize that maybe my weight gain is due to this medication. I also started having short http://www.medications.com/effect/view/30387 Sun, 11 May 2008 19:48:18 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/30378 Been on Advair only a few months. MY mouth is on fire and I awake to my tongue almost sticking to the roof of my mouth. I never really had asthma but I started with a cough after a bad case of bronchitis. I started with Albutoral and the advair next. I'm http://www.medications.com/effect/view/30378 Sat, 10 May 2008 12:46:29 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/30354 I am a 61 yr. old female former smoker diagnosed with COPD/emphysema. I was put on ADVAIR 500, along with using a nebulizer with albuterol and bromide to "inhale" several times a day.I also was on oxygen. I quit smoking and worked at getting my health bac http://www.medications.com/effect/view/30354 Wed, 07 May 2008 13:56:35 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/30283 After an allergic episode about a year ago, I was diagnosed with asthma. The doc put me on advair (2 puffs - twice a day) . After 4 months, I started having an anxiety issues. I couldn't turn my mind off, felt restless and was stressed out and full of worr http://www.medications.com/effect/view/30283 Wed, 07 May 2008 09:51:11 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/30272 I have been on Advair 250/50 off and on for a couple of years. When I take the dose I get a smothering feeling that last for about l5 minutes. I also have cramps in my legs and feet.. Another side effect I think is bruising very easily. If I barely to http://www.medications.com/effect/view/30272 Tue, 06 May 2008 05:40:34 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/30236 Hi guys.... Well I'm quite interested in this drug and I do prescribe it to my patients however I am surprised at the magnitude of side effects listed here. I am based here in south-east Asia and I do prescribe Yasmin to my patients and I rarely here of th http://www.medications.com/effect/view/30236 Thu, 01 May 2008 10:41:57 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/30087 I began taking Advair 1 puff/twice a day about 6 months ago. I have COPD. I've been very thin for many years. Now I have all this pudginess around my middle. Is that what happens? What about water retention and urinary incontinence? Can all this be Advair http://www.medications.com/effect/view/30087 Sun, 27 Apr 2008 19:58:54 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29972 I get side effects too, but my horrible coughing is under control. I am prescribed one puff twice a day. I have cold sores in mouth and something on my gum, my dentist said it was a virus. Everything is so expensive. http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29972 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 12:07:19 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29919 Hi all. I'm posting again after being off Advair for about a week. I've noticed a dramatic change in my emotional health. The anxiety that I've been suffering from for the last three months while on Advair has now entirely vanished. I feel like my old http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29919 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:08:39 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29872 I have been on Advair for approximately 8 years and have recently gone off of it. I posted a message earlier detailing the side effects that I experienced from going off of it, as I must have gotten used to living with the side effect so much that I didn't http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29872 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 11:25:06 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29863 I tried to cut down on my Advair usage because it's so darned expensive - close to $200 a month. I only did one puff in the morning. I continued taking my Singulair as prescribed, once a day, at night. I had to go back to using Advair twice a day when I http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29863 Mon, 21 Apr 2008 12:13:43 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29792 It is sad to read that so many people have these side affects using Advair. My Poppa has been on Advair a long time and has had numerous problems that I now believe are attributed directly to this medication. At the WASHINGTON TIMES in the search archives http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29792 Mon, 21 Apr 2008 11:45:35 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29789 Very prone to thrush mouth-even after brushing and gargling, weakness in muscles, Doctors do not know the affects of taking Advair for longer than 6 months http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29789 Mon, 21 Apr 2008 06:32:31 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29777 I've also been prescribed Advair, two puffs, twice per day. What dose are you on? I was on 250 two puffs, twice daily and was actually told that this was not even the highest dose that you can be on. I didn't like the idea of taking more than the origin http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29777 Sun, 20 Apr 2008 14:23:19 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29758 my doctor precribed 1 puff twice a day , but i had to use 2 puffs twice a day, has anyone else had to use 2 puffs twice a day? also ihad the severe leg pain likea charley horse. also i think i had chest pain on the right side, trying to go to one puff twi http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29758 Fri, 18 Apr 2008 09:55:05 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29706 Tried to quit cold turkey but asthma flared up immediately. Doctor put me on Asthmanex and told me that I can't escape taking an inhaled steroid. However, since being off Advair my mood is much better and I feel hopeful again. Also back to using my nebu http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29706 Fri, 18 Apr 2008 05:29:44 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29701 I have just tried Advair, and after 4 days, joints all over my body started to ache. My eyes hurt alot and my vision got blurry. Lastly, I just have a general feeling of unease. I quit the advair and was much better within 3 more days. All pain is gone an http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29701 Thu, 17 Apr 2008 23:56:10 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29697 Hi all. Thank you for the posts-- this helps put my own symptoms in perspective. I'm a 28-yr old female and have had severe asthma since I was a toddler--which resulted in a childhood full of long hospital stays and all kinds of toxic drugs which aren't http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29697 Wed, 16 Apr 2008 11:00:06 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29650 Has anyone gone off of Advair and a) noticed any side effects; and b) switched to Alvesco? I tried the switch a few weeks ago and gave into going back on Advair (hate the drug though) and am currently on Prednisone again and hoping to just switch, again, http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29650 Tue, 15 Apr 2008 10:15:12 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29613 This is unbelievable. I was checking on another drug and stumbled in here. Have been on advair for several years. I've had chest pain, short of breath foggy head, joint aches, numb hands and feet,upset stomach all the time every test known to man and they http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29613 Mon, 14 Apr 2008 15:45:36 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29588 My 14 year-old son was diagnosed with asthma after he was given a breathing treatment. He was prescribed Advair and it has been terrible since then. Advair caused him a severe insomnia. He cannot stay in school because he is so sleepy but cannot sleep at a http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29588 Mon, 14 Apr 2008 14:32:28 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29580 I have been on advair for about 5 to 6 yrs. I was on 250/50 at first and my hands and legs would all ways hurt me. Then I had a bad asthma attack which landed me in ICU. That's when the doctors gave me the largest dose of the 500/50. It has been a year sin http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29580 Sat, 12 Apr 2008 11:12:40 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29504 I am very skeptical of all of the claims I have read here. I am no advocate of GSK or any other drug company for that matter, but I think people are getting carried away with attributing their symptoms to Advair. The known side-effects are readily availa http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29504 Thu, 10 Apr 2008 09:42:06 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29405 It is day 4 off my advair and WOW what a difference! I feel great, clearer,lighter, its hard to explain. No withdrawls YET, I am sure the biggest asthma attack ever is impending, but things are really good right now. My mood and personality are even better http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29405 Thu, 10 Apr 2008 03:46:28 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29400 I was Dx with Asthma in 98 after having bronchitis for the first time. I am not a smoker but Asthma does run in my family. I have been taking Advair 500/50 for 3 years and as far as controlling my Asthma I am so HAPPY to be on it!(I am 40 years old). In th http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29400 Wed, 09 Apr 2008 05:45:02 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29356 I have been on Advair for the past three years after a severe asthma attack on Oct 2005....what a mistake..I got all the side effects possible...really! Rash, arrhythmia, tachycardia, eye problems, runny nose, shakines, depression, anxiety, sleeping proble http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29356 Tue, 08 Apr 2008 17:52:47 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29333 I forgot to add another important problem that I was having on Advair and that was elevated blood pressure. I've had high BP for years, but always controllable. For the last year or two, my internist has tried six (6) different BP meds and we still can http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29333 Tue, 08 Apr 2008 17:39:41 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29332 I am a 61 year old male and I have COPD with 40% loss in lung function. My allergist started me on Advair 250/50 a couple of years ago. As I was still having trouble with shortness of breath, my internist put me on Spiriva, also. Breathing got easier, bu http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29332 Tue, 08 Apr 2008 15:38:15 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29328 Its me again, the next statistic for GSK, I just also wanted to say if anyone feels like joining me on my takedown of the purple beast please feel free to contact me via e-mail. I Also, I read alot about nebulizers (sp?) and am not familar. Can anyone plea http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29328 Tue, 08 Apr 2008 15:24:39 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29327 Basically anything that could make me feel horrible emotionally and physically advair has done to me. I am 24, been on this ride to hell for 5 years or so, I wish I could sue GSK for every penny they have taken from people like me who have been affected by http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29327 Fri, 04 Apr 2008 18:32:24 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29157 I am very grateful for this blog because your collective experiences helped me figure out why I've been having depression and anxiety. I started on Advair 100/50 about 2 years ago and experienced wonderful relief from asthma symptoms. The drug seemed like http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29157 Fri, 04 Apr 2008 18:24:16 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29156 Boy i thought i was the only one and my family thought i was just making this stuff up. I have asthma and have had it since i was 10 now age 23. Recently i went to the doctor because i was using my albuterol inhaler to much i was using one a week. The doct http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29156 Thu, 03 Apr 2008 17:38:44 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29093 It has been helpful to read all your posts. I really did think I was going crazy!!! I am so depressed and tired all the time. I have also gained 30lbs even though I eat healthy and exercise. I have been on Advair for 3 years and my life had gone down hi http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29093 Mon, 31 Mar 2008 21:29:23 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/28884 OMG, I was prescribed 100/50 Advair today at the Dr. I have a cough with some "wheezing" that is because of severe allergies. The Dr. and nurses were adamant that this was going to help me. I read all the literature before I went to try it, but was sus http://www.medications.com/effect/view/28884 Mon, 31 Mar 2008 10:15:48 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/28832 Sorry, I meant to post on the Advair Diskus....make sure if you are posting an Advair side effect, you are in the right section!! http://www.medications.com/effect/view/28832 Mon, 31 Mar 2008 10:12:25 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/28830 26/f on Advair for 1 year, 3 mos. Diagnosed with asthma when I was 17. Was overusing my Albuterol and my symptoms got worse so pulmonologist prescribed Advair 250/50. After the first week of taking 2 puffs a day, I didn't need Albuterol inhaler and was abl http://www.medications.com/effect/view/28830 Sat, 29 Mar 2008 17:11:54 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/28726 I am a 40 year old woman that is fairly healthy, but occasionally in September and March, I get severe asthma attacks. My allergist put me on Advair in September, and I had severe adverse effects from it the first time I took it. Needless to say, I never http://www.medications.com/effect/view/28726 Sat, 29 Mar 2008 10:11:31 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/28699 I was just researching the effects of going off of Advair and stumbled across this website...thank goodness! I was rather shocked to hear all of the symptoms that I have been experiencing and have really been bothering me lately, to the point that I have b http://www.medications.com/effect/view/28699 Fri, 28 Mar 2008 04:15:28 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/28522 I'm a 37 year old male and I've had asthma since I was a small child. I did the albuterol inhaler for many years but they took that off the market because of environmental reasons, so I had to switch to something. I wound up with the Advair 100/50. I notic http://www.medications.com/effect/view/28522 Tue, 25 Mar 2008 21:51:07 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/28358 one use=chest pain. After reading these posts, think I'll not continue. http://www.medications.com/effect/view/28358 Mon, 24 Mar 2008 12:47:14 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/28301 I've been on Advair for 4 or 5 years and can never find a doctor who will even entertain the notion of taking me off of it. Although I have many symptoms that have been documented by GSK they consider it "very unlikely" that Advair is causing my joint pai http://www.medications.com/effect/view/28301 Thu, 20 Mar 2008 20:11:40 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/28212 i have been taking advair for almost 2 months and a few days ago i started to have servere muscle pain in my neck and pain in the bottom of my head. I also for the first time in my life have been having anxiety and panic attacks...i didn't know what was w http://www.medications.com/effect/view/28212 Tue, 18 Mar 2008 04:00:48 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/28129 I am currently taking advair and I feel horrible pain in my chest. I am having a hard time breathing and feel as though I am not gettin g enough oxygen to my brain. This is only my third or forth dose of advair. The really bad chest pain is when I cough. B http://www.medications.com/effect/view/28129 Sun, 16 Mar 2008 21:44:01 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/28089 I was prescribed Advair a little over 3 months ago to treat my asthma. It was great for the first six days. No asthma symptoms whatsoever, even after jogging, and I felt great! I woke up the seventh day feeling as though my vocal cords were encased in a http://www.medications.com/effect/view/28089 Tue, 11 Mar 2008 20:45:52 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/27940 Does anyone know if anyone has experienced an itchy head (scalp and forehead) with small pimples or something like that? Terribly itchy, and started after starting Advair, but have no way of knowing if related. Does anyone know? Bill http://www.medications.com/effect/view/27940 Tue, 11 Mar 2008 14:47:08 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/27931 I was put on Advair 100/50 about 5 years ago and took it faithfully twice a day. I started having hoarseness and several times felt like I was having a heart attack. I also noticed a trembling in my right hand which I did not know what to attribute it t http://www.medications.com/effect/view/27931 Tue, 11 Mar 2008 11:37:39 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/27925 My 10-year old son was prescribed Advair in Nov 07, along with Singular for his asthma. Soon after taking Advair I noticed a change in his behavior, very moody, quick to anger and was unable to concentrate on tasks. His was having trouble with his grades a http://www.medications.com/effect/view/27925 Mon, 10 Mar 2008 10:09:59 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/27881 Hi All - I hate to read how Advair has affected all of your lives negatively however, after reading the information on this site, I feel so much better about what I have been experiencing. I have had asthma all of my life. I was taking Albuterol http://www.medications.com/effect/view/27881 Sun, 09 Mar 2008 15:05:51 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/27862 March 9, 2008 I posted my reactions re: Advair HFA which I had tried as well as Advair Discus over the past 3 years in Feb. of this year. At that time I said I was going off Advair HFA and relying on Spring Forest Qigong for stabilizing my breathing. I http://www.medications.com/effect/view/27862 Sun, 09 Mar 2008 03:14:20 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/27854 My 12 year old has asthma and has good and bad years. Her asthma seems to be linked with the amount of flu/cold/viral infections she gets in any given year. This past year she has had strep, viral infection, sinusitis, and several viral infections consec http://www.medications.com/effect/view/27854