Symbicort Good Shape, Medicane, Caught a Cold, Eat Well, Advair
Posted over a year ago
I started taking Symbicort 4 weeks ago. I'm an active person, eat well and I'm in good shape. I caught a cold a week after taking symibort. It seems that as my cold got better, I didn't feel like I could breathe any easier. Since I starte taking it, ... more »
I started taking Symbicort 4 weeks ago. I'm an active person, eat well and I'm in good shape. I caught a cold a week after taking symibort. It seems that as my cold got better, I didn't feel like I could breathe any easier. Since I starte taking it, I've been real fatigued. I wake up very tired and I'm sleepy all day. I stopped taking it yesterday. I fell better today. I went back on Advair until I can see the Doctor to try another medicane.
Dirtyron - I'm replying to my posting for Symbicort. I started taking Symbicort a second time and I'm feeling fine. I caught a cold the first time which caused fatigue. I've been back on it for 2 weeks now. I seem fine. I'm taking the low dossage. My breathing is good. I'm back to regular activities. I don't seem to be having side affects.
Homeschoolmum1 - i started taking symbicort about a month ago and immediately started feeling depressed. I couldn't understand why,until I checked out the side effects on the internet. I also have been having more frequent migraines and feeling fatigued. i do not like the side effects and have decided to stop taking it.
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Lopandia - I have been on Symbicort for a few weeks now. I have been having severe anxiety which I believe is a side effect. I have been experiencing shortness of breath and just an extreme feeling of panic for the last week or so. I thought I was either going crazy or had some undetected disease. I've been to the doctor and had xrays, blood tests, etc and everything came back okay. I was told that I had anxiety and was given a RX for Zanax, which I have not yet filled. On a hunch, I decided to take myself off the Symbicort. I have not had it since yesterday morning and so far I feel 100% better. I definately will not ever take this medication again. I'm going to look into a more natural way to ease my asthma symptoms.
Laffertysally - i have been ill since i started this symbicort more ill than i was before i started it, continung palpatations ,anxiety tired when i wake up fatiege all day long the doctors dont care about the side effects ,as long as it keeps peak flow up they dont care if you suffer ,also leg cramps bother with bowels,i was on theophylline for years felt great not one complaint .and they took me off it and landed me this horrible symbicort i an forced to take it as i have nothing else they have got my diagnoise wrong it is c o p d ihave not asthma ,iam getting treated for asthma when it is c o pd i have i have never had asthma in my life i have 3 cats , i have never had a asthma attack in my life i now need to change doctors and pay for x rays for the palpatations , and pains in chest to rove my point up to now i have spent £600 for private treatment for spirometry and emergeny antiobiotics etc etc
Icantbreathe - I've been on symbicort during the winter months only as that was when my tight chest was evident. I'm trying to go off it now it's getting warmer, (like I did last year) and find my chest is still tight. I guess that means that I'd better keep taking it ( it's real effective, and no side effects for me), which also means maybe I'll be on it for the rest of my life.:( I'd be interested in any comments on this, and any info on the LONG TERM side effects, if any is available. Of course I'll see my doc about this, I'm just interested in anyone else's experience.
Marina217 - My doctor put me on Pulmicort one month ago, and maybe it's coincidental, but I got sick three days after starting new med. He switched me to Symbicort last Tuesday, and by Friday, I was sick again. Sore throat, but it feels like it's in my esophagus. I'm going to question it next visit. Also, I do feel fatigued but I'm trying not to blame it on meds, but I think I am if I don't feel better soon.
Linamay - My daughter took Advair for 1month after she started having horrible side effects, headaches, dizziness, anxiety, stress the doctor switched her to Symbicort and now she feels like she is going crazy, the anxiety is severe with this medicine. Please don't give this to anyone much less a child. My daughter is 8 and was a very happy and secure child before all this medicine.
Mrsstiffkill - I find some of these posts strange. People taking symbacort who are healthy? I'm not sure why someones doctor would prescribe them something like this is they were in good health. Also Symbacort is for both asthma and COPD. I have suffered with severe asthma my whole life. Symbacort has helped so much. For the first time ever I feel that I can breathe. I've been on the medicine for a year and half and in that time I have not gotten a chest cold. I used to be plagued with chest colds at lest 4-5 a year that needed either hospitalization or steroids. I have always been in a smoke free environment. I now have 2 rabbits and a cat and breathe perfectly with symbacort. The only thing I can think of is that the people with complaints may not have had severe asthma. Symbacort is not to be taken if your asthma can be controlled with other medications.
Alicia12491 - My doctor started me on Symbicort about 2 weeks ago after Advair wasn't working well enough, even though I felt just great on advair. Since I've been on Symbicort I've had a chronic stomach pain, been drowsy all day, having terrible mood swings and fits of rage, and feel light headed. It's affected my work. I'm going to start taking it just once a day to see if that helps. I've been on so many medication's but have never had such a severe reaction before.
Jjjjjj - My doctor put me on Symbicort for bronchitis and I have had horrible horrible horrible side effects. ALL of them. I had accidentally skipped the inhaler for two days and I was feeling great, then I used it and ten mins later BAM right back to crap. Ten mins!!! It has been a month since and I am now bleeding from my nasal cavity and am so blocked I can not breathe out of my nose. This all started when I started the Symbicort and is getting worse by the day even though I have stopped taking it :(
Fester - I have been taking Symbicort for about a week or so now. My breathing has improved but I am feeling like I am going crazy. I have been experiencing extreme anxiety and waking up in the middle of the night with paranoia. I almost feel like there is a spirit taking over my body at times that I am deep in sleep. I hope this goes away because it is taking over my life. These feelings started last night and have stuck with me today. I need to breathe and maintain my asthma, but I can't stand these feelings. What else is there to try??? I am freaked out.
Francj01 - I've been on Symbicort for almost a year and 2 months. My doctor switched me from Advair (100, then 250) because I was having a hard time breathing, especially when I walked.
I'm having some of the usual side effects (thrush, sinus infections & a few headaches) but none of the anxiety attacks that I have read about from other postings.
Advair was really not working for me after being on it for almost 3 years. With Symbicort, I can really breathe well and long. I am fairly active and the most strenuous activity I engage in is tennis...and I can really hang out there a good 2 hours with no breathing problems or emergency inhaler.
Healthdiva15 - I fell upon this site and I am glad I did. I have been taking Symbicort for almost 2 years and have complained of shooting pain in my head, weight gain...even though I workout 4 times a week and eat a clean diet, exhausted all the time so I tend to use coffee to give me some energy...even though I had not had coffee for 15 years, I also had to get glasses because my eyesight closeup has changed....If anyone has any ideas as to what medication may give me the same benefit which is...I can breath.,..please share! I have gained 20 lbs and feel exhauseted all the time.
Dirtyron - Have you tried Advair? I have had side affects on Advair but nothing like the problems I've had with Symbicort.
Markemark - I've had the same with Symbicort 400/12 (2x a day).
I used to sport 12 hours a week for a minimum, but now I am too tired to get out of bed. Wake up at 7, stay in my bed till 8 and I'm tired at 1. At 4 I have to take a nap, for 1-3 hours to get through the day.
Also, when I take it, I feel light in the head.
It was fine the first couple of weeks, except for some cramps. But when I got a bit of a cold 2.5 weeks ago I just crashed. The cold is gone for over a week now, but I can't motivate myself to do anything but sleep now. Not even sports, go out and party or play games...
Jeniferm - I started this Symbicort a week and a half ago. It is like a miracle. I've gone from using my emergency inhaler 3+ times a day to once in a week and a half. I feel better after every dose. No other drug intervention has made a difference including a Advair.
But now I am having severe anxiety and depression. I am getting seriously concerned because it is so dramatic. Although things are a bit stressful right now, the anxiety and depression I do not match the stressful. I feel completely out of control, unmotivated and paranoid. Any hope this will go away so that I can breathe AND be anxiety free?
Bluemchen - Have blood relatives of your mother-in-law been checked for Alpha 1-Anti-trypsin deficiency?
Butterfly05 - I have been taking symbicort and pulmicort for the last week. I wanted to see what worked best for me. But none of them so far. I feel heavy medicated and suffering from brainfog. I even experienced psychosis. My physical appearence has gotten lazy and im very depressed. Extremely depressed actually. Its horrible. Cant stand this foggy feeling. Id rather have my symptoms than this cause this is killing me. It is killing my everyday life. Feel like im in reverse.
My life has been destroyed because of this and i will not recommend it to anyone unless its very necessary.
Its been 2 days since last dose and im still feeling like shit.
I have this horrible taste and feeling in my body. Can really feel that my immune system has crashed. I also had panic attack yesterday and i am extremely irritated. Everythin annoys me. Its horrible.
Butterfly05 - I have been taking symbicort and pulmicort for the last week. I wanted to see what worked best for me. But none of them so far. I feel heavy medicated and suffering from brainfog. I even experienced psychosis. My physical appearence has gotten lazy and im very depressed. Extremely depressed actually. Its horrible. Cant stand this foggy feeling. Id rather have my symptoms than this cause this is killing me. It is killing my everyday life. Feel like im in reverse.
My life has been destroyed because of this and i will not recommend it to anyone unless its very necessary.
Its been 2 days since last dose and im still feeling like shit.
I have this horrible taste and feeling in my body. Can really feel that my immune system has crashed. I also had panic attack yesterday and i am extremely irritated. Everythin annoys me. Its horrible.
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