Guest guest Posted June 17, 2007 Report Share Posted June 17, 2007 Several months ago I was told that I had bronchiectasis. After further testing I am now told that I have only a slight bit of bronchiectasis. My problem is ASTHMA - even though I never wheeze and I am not short of breath. My only symptoms are cough and runny nose. I recently had allergy tests that showed I am allergic to a great deal of things. When I was diagnosed with Asthma (3 weeks ago) I was prescribed Singulair (which is a pill) and also Symbicort Turbuhaler (which is an inhaler). Unfortunately my feet and hands were swollen after 2 days of taking the drug. SO I CANNOT TAKE THESE DRUGS. I called my specialist that deals with Asthma (Respirologist) and she said to discontinue the pills but to keep on with the inhaler..... because she said that the inhaler could not cause swelling. After talking to her....... I did a little research on the net to find out the side affects and rare side affects of the inhaler - and guess what - it mentions swelling. I have a scheduled appointment for my annual physical this week and I will discuss all of this with my G.P. Has anyone else out there had similar problems with these prescription drugs? Thanks for any information you can offer. Donna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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