Re: Good news - med reduction

[Guest guest]

Hey--any reduction in a regimen of meds like yours is a great cause for

celebration! I am hoping to make it through the mountain cedar with four shots

under my skin. So far, the mountain cedar has been in the air, but not too bad

as we have had enough rain and moisture to keep it from filling the air. It is

the dry cold fronts that really stir up the mountain cedar pollen!

So----celebrate! That's great.

Adah

brown_with_blue <rrgrimes_u3@...> wrote:

I've been on xolair for a little over a year, and at my semi-annual

check up I finally got a med reduction.....YAY!!! I'm supposed to try

my Qvar 80 only one puff morning and night for two weeks and if all

goes well then stop it all together, Clarinex only as needed instead of

every morning (I'm sure it will be a different story in the spring, but

I'll take what I can get), and Astelin only as needed (spring will be

every day too i'm sure). So that leaves me on zyrtec at night, advair

500/50 twice a day, nasacort aq two puffs each nostril twice a day,

singular at night, and albuteral/duraneb as needed (which is hardly

ever anymore). If the reduction in meds goes well they may try allergy

shots one more time (round 5...lol) although the doctor agreed with me

that it's highly unlikely i'll be able to continue allergy shots, i

always have severe reactions starting with the first dose. who knows,

maybe the xolair will work miracles and allow me to get them. If not,

she may try reducing me to the 250 dose of the advair and see how that

works. I'm sorry for rambling on I'm just soooooo happy!!!!

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[Guest guest]

Hi ,

GREAT news, we are happy for you.

I have a question--I was under the impression that Qvar 80 (I take, 2 puffs

am and pm)

is a " preventative " drug. I didn't realize you could stop it.

Somebody help, I'm confused,,,as usual.

Thanks,

Donna (WA.)

----- Original Message -----

From: " brown_with_blue " <rrgrimes_u3@...>

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Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2006 7:38 AM

Subject: [ ] Good news - med reduction

> I've been on xolair for a little over a year, and at my semi-annual

> check up I finally got a med reduction.....YAY!!! I'm supposed to try

> my Qvar 80 only one puff morning and night for two weeks and if all

> goes well then stop it all together, >

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[Guest guest]

It is a preventative, but I'm also on the advair 500/50 as

preventative. They added the Qvar right before I started the

xolair because my asthma was going nuts every day.

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> Hi ,

>

> GREAT news, we are happy for you.

>

> I have a question--I was under the impression that Qvar 80 (I

take, 2 puffs

> am and pm)

> is a " preventative " drug. I didn't realize you could stop it.

>

> Somebody help, I'm confused,,,as usual.

>

> Thanks,

> Donna (WA.)

>

>

> ----- Original Message -----

> From: " brown_with_blue " <rrgrimes_u3@...>

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> Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2006 7:38 AM

> Subject: [ ] Good news - med reduction

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> > I've been on xolair for a little over a year, and at my semi-

annual

> > check up I finally got a med reduction.....YAY!!! I'm supposed

to try

> > my Qvar 80 only one puff morning and night for two weeks and if

all

> > goes well then stop it all together, >

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