Guest guest Posted July 8, 2005 Report Share Posted July 8, 2005 Symbicort is Pulmicort and Foradil in one dry powder medication and is not approved by the US Food and Drug administration as of yet. It will be by the end of the year and will give GSK's Advair some competition. > > Advair is a combination steroidal maintenance and antiinflammatory > drug. The powers that be want to take it off the drug list so I'm > going to work with my dr on that to see if we can get it > preauthorized. It has helped far more than other meds I have used. > Good on the ABs. Stay off them if you can. There are superbugs out > there that are resistant now. I will be cut back to 5 meds per month > so I'll keep most of my asthma meds and my diabetes med. If I need > anything else I'll have to pay for it. I'll just have to stop taking > a few meds I'm on as I can't afford them all. Take care, > it out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 8, 2005 Report Share Posted July 8, 2005 Symbicort is Pulmicort and Foradil in one dry powder medication and is not approved by the US Food and Drug administration as of yet. It will be by the end of the year and will give GSK's Advair some competition. > > Advair is a combination steroidal maintenance and antiinflammatory > drug. The powers that be want to take it off the drug list so I'm > going to work with my dr on that to see if we can get it > preauthorized. It has helped far more than other meds I have used. > Good on the ABs. Stay off them if you can. There are superbugs out > there that are resistant now. I will be cut back to 5 meds per month > so I'll keep most of my asthma meds and my diabetes med. If I need > anything else I'll have to pay for it. I'll just have to stop taking > a few meds I'm on as I can't afford them all. Take care, > it out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 12, 2005 Report Share Posted July 12, 2005 ---are you asking for help here as there is a lot of info out there that can help you you seem to be set on drugs there are more effective therapies out there p In asthma , " herbe045 " <crownbc@w...> wrote: > My name is Judith Herbers and I haven't been very active on this list. > My asthma (non allergic hyperreactive airways) seems to be getting > worse every year. I have a constant sinus infection for which I have > steroidal meds, I also take oxis, atrovent and flixotide at high > dosages. All in all 1600 mg inhalation steroids. > Right now things are very poor due to a very slight respitory > infection. I am short of breath more so than normal, and have no > energy whatsoever. > The pollen have caused me a lot of trouble this year, my airways seem > to be getting more sensitive each year. > > I also have EIA which prevents me to really exercise properly. I do > fitness once a week and walk my dogs daily. > > I have also recently discovered I have celiac disease and have had a > slight case of excema for a few years. > > In short things seem to be slowly getting worse. Is this normal for > asthma? Though the newest leukotrien meds like singulair make me > drowsy, should I still consider these during really bad periods? > I am very fortunate that all meds are covered by Dutch National > Health insurance, even the supplemental nutrition I need. > > Kind regards > Judith Herbers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 12, 2005 Report Share Posted July 12, 2005 ---are you asking for help here as there is a lot of info out there that can help you you seem to be set on drugs there are more effective therapies out there p In asthma , " herbe045 " <crownbc@w...> wrote: > My name is Judith Herbers and I haven't been very active on this list. > My asthma (non allergic hyperreactive airways) seems to be getting > worse every year. I have a constant sinus infection for which I have > steroidal meds, I also take oxis, atrovent and flixotide at high > dosages. All in all 1600 mg inhalation steroids. > Right now things are very poor due to a very slight respitory > infection. I am short of breath more so than normal, and have no > energy whatsoever. > The pollen have caused me a lot of trouble this year, my airways seem > to be getting more sensitive each year. > > I also have EIA which prevents me to really exercise properly. I do > fitness once a week and walk my dogs daily. > > I have also recently discovered I have celiac disease and have had a > slight case of excema for a few years. > > In short things seem to be slowly getting worse. Is this normal for > asthma? Though the newest leukotrien meds like singulair make me > drowsy, should I still consider these during really bad periods? > I am very fortunate that all meds are covered by Dutch National > Health insurance, even the supplemental nutrition I need. > > Kind regards > Judith Herbers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 12, 2005 Report Share Posted July 12, 2005 ---are you asking for help here as there is a lot of info out there that can help you you seem to be set on drugs there are more effective therapies out there p In asthma , " herbe045 " <crownbc@w...> wrote: > My name is Judith Herbers and I haven't been very active on this list. > My asthma (non allergic hyperreactive airways) seems to be getting > worse every year. I have a constant sinus infection for which I have > steroidal meds, I also take oxis, atrovent and flixotide at high > dosages. All in all 1600 mg inhalation steroids. > Right now things are very poor due to a very slight respitory > infection. I am short of breath more so than normal, and have no > energy whatsoever. > The pollen have caused me a lot of trouble this year, my airways seem > to be getting more sensitive each year. > > I also have EIA which prevents me to really exercise properly. I do > fitness once a week and walk my dogs daily. > > I have also recently discovered I have celiac disease and have had a > slight case of excema for a few years. > > In short things seem to be slowly getting worse. Is this normal for > asthma? Though the newest leukotrien meds like singulair make me > drowsy, should I still consider these during really bad periods? > I am very fortunate that all meds are covered by Dutch National > Health insurance, even the supplemental nutrition I need. > > Kind regards > Judith Herbers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 12, 2005 Report Share Posted July 12, 2005 Hello pjb122345uk perhaps it would be more pleasant if you could sign your emails with your name so we all know who we are replying to. I find your comment: " you seem to be set on drugs " offensive. It implies that I would take some sort of gratification in taking these drugs. I had a very bad experience with an alternative ayurvedic doctor who without proper testing had all sorts of conclusions about my stomach pain etc. About 9 years later I found out that I have celiac disease and a simply but very strict diet resolved all my complaints 100 %. As far as faith healing is concerned, it often is implied that if there's no healing then the person must be doing something wrong and is therefor responsible for the continuation of his or her own illness. Ill people do not need guilt trips. Kind regards Judith Herbers Holland > > My name is Judith Herbers and I haven't been very active on this > list. > > My asthma (non allergic hyperreactive airways) seems to be getting > > worse every year. I have a constant sinus infection for which I > have > > steroidal meds, I also take oxis, atrovent and flixotide at high > > dosages. All in all 1600 mg inhalation steroids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 12, 2005 Report Share Posted July 12, 2005 Hello pjb122345uk perhaps it would be more pleasant if you could sign your emails with your name so we all know who we are replying to. I find your comment: " you seem to be set on drugs " offensive. It implies that I would take some sort of gratification in taking these drugs. I had a very bad experience with an alternative ayurvedic doctor who without proper testing had all sorts of conclusions about my stomach pain etc. About 9 years later I found out that I have celiac disease and a simply but very strict diet resolved all my complaints 100 %. As far as faith healing is concerned, it often is implied that if there's no healing then the person must be doing something wrong and is therefor responsible for the continuation of his or her own illness. Ill people do not need guilt trips. Kind regards Judith Herbers Holland > > My name is Judith Herbers and I haven't been very active on this > list. > > My asthma (non allergic hyperreactive airways) seems to be getting > > worse every year. I have a constant sinus infection for which I > have > > steroidal meds, I also take oxis, atrovent and flixotide at high > > dosages. All in all 1600 mg inhalation steroids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 12, 2005 Report Share Posted July 12, 2005 Hello pjb122345uk perhaps it would be more pleasant if you could sign your emails with your name so we all know who we are replying to. I find your comment: " you seem to be set on drugs " offensive. It implies that I would take some sort of gratification in taking these drugs. I had a very bad experience with an alternative ayurvedic doctor who without proper testing had all sorts of conclusions about my stomach pain etc. About 9 years later I found out that I have celiac disease and a simply but very strict diet resolved all my complaints 100 %. As far as faith healing is concerned, it often is implied that if there's no healing then the person must be doing something wrong and is therefor responsible for the continuation of his or her own illness. Ill people do not need guilt trips. Kind regards Judith Herbers Holland > > My name is Judith Herbers and I haven't been very active on this > list. > > My asthma (non allergic hyperreactive airways) seems to be getting > > worse every year. I have a constant sinus infection for which I > have > > steroidal meds, I also take oxis, atrovent and flixotide at high > > dosages. All in all 1600 mg inhalation steroids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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