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FDA Announcement: long-acting beta agonists

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theLostMiler

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so symbicort is this "laba"
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<br />I thought it had a steroid in it too?
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<br />Haha, still needing some clarification.
 
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Melissa75

Administrator
Symbicort and Advair are combination inhalers with both the LABA and the steriod components.

It *is* confusing.

Way back when I was resisting all sorts of meds (read: "in denial"), I wanted to stop the steriod component because I was worried that it might depress my immune system--which wasn't behaving well as far as I could tell--and steriods are known to do that a bit.

So, I asked my pulmo if I could just do the LABA morning and night, instead of albuterol all day long. He said no. Eventually, I switched from albuterol all day to symbicort because, like I mentioned before, the Condition Care Nurse for my husband's company was harassing me to use an inhaled steriod in addition to the bronchodilator.

I have no regrets about switching. I rarely have the on and off tightness throughout the day that used to have. When I have some stuck mucus, I still get a little twitchy in the airways, but that is an improvement.
 
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Melissa75

Administrator
Symbicort and Advair are combination inhalers with both the LABA and the steriod components.

It *is* confusing.

Way back when I was resisting all sorts of meds (read: "in denial"), I wanted to stop the steriod component because I was worried that it might depress my immune system--which wasn't behaving well as far as I could tell--and steriods are known to do that a bit.

So, I asked my pulmo if I could just do the LABA morning and night, instead of albuterol all day long. He said no. Eventually, I switched from albuterol all day to symbicort because, like I mentioned before, the Condition Care Nurse for my husband's company was harassing me to use an inhaled steriod in addition to the bronchodilator.

I have no regrets about switching. I rarely have the on and off tightness throughout the day that used to have. When I have some stuck mucus, I still get a little twitchy in the airways, but that is an improvement.
 
M

Melissa75

Administrator
Symbicort and Advair are combination inhalers with both the LABA and the steriod components.

It *is* confusing.

Way back when I was resisting all sorts of meds (read: "in denial"), I wanted to stop the steriod component because I was worried that it might depress my immune system--which wasn't behaving well as far as I could tell--and steriods are known to do that a bit.

So, I asked my pulmo if I could just do the LABA morning and night, instead of albuterol all day long. He said no. Eventually, I switched from albuterol all day to symbicort because, like I mentioned before, the Condition Care Nurse for my husband's company was harassing me to use an inhaled steriod in addition to the bronchodilator.

I have no regrets about switching. I rarely have the on and off tightness throughout the day that used to have. When I have some stuck mucus, I still get a little twitchy in the airways, but that is an improvement.
 
M

Melissa75

Administrator
Symbicort and Advair are combination inhalers with both the LABA and the steriod components.

It *is* confusing.

Way back when I was resisting all sorts of meds (read: "in denial"), I wanted to stop the steriod component because I was worried that it might depress my immune system--which wasn't behaving well as far as I could tell--and steriods are known to do that a bit.

So, I asked my pulmo if I could just do the LABA morning and night, instead of albuterol all day long. He said no. Eventually, I switched from albuterol all day to symbicort because, like I mentioned before, the Condition Care Nurse for my husband's company was harassing me to use an inhaled steriod in addition to the bronchodilator.

I have no regrets about switching. I rarely have the on and off tightness throughout the day that used to have. When I have some stuck mucus, I still get a little twitchy in the airways, but that is an improvement.
 
M

Melissa75

Administrator
Symbicort and Advair are combination inhalers with both the LABA and the steriod components.
<br />
<br />It *is* confusing.
<br />
<br />Way back when I was resisting all sorts of meds (read: "in denial"), I wanted to stop the steriod component because I was worried that it might depress my immune system--which wasn't behaving well as far as I could tell--and steriods are known to do that a bit.
<br />
<br />So, I asked my pulmo if I could just do the LABA morning and night, instead of albuterol all day long. He said no. Eventually, I switched from albuterol all day to symbicort because, like I mentioned before, the Condition Care Nurse for my husband's company was harassing me to use an inhaled steriod in addition to the bronchodilator.
<br />
<br />I have no regrets about switching. I rarely have the on and off tightness throughout the day that used to have. When I have some stuck mucus, I still get a little twitchy in the airways, but that is an improvement.
 
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