I finally am approved for xolair

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after a false approval. I take my first shot next week. Have any of you ever

taken it when you were having asthma? Is that okay? Thanks, Leigh

Leigh McCall-Alton <mccallalton@...> wrote: I tried Asmanex

recently and all it did was make my throat itch. I asked the allergist the

reason and he looked up the ingredients and it turned out I have an allergy to

one of the ingredients.

Carpenter <cowtrail@...> wrote: I am " steroid dependent " as the

Dr so nicely puts it. I have tried to

wean off of them several times, each time the same result, I couldn't

breath. I have so many side effects/adverse effects that I should be

the poster boy for warnings about Prednisone, LOL. At this point I'm

willing to try just about anything to get off Prednisone!

Ron

On Nov 14, 2006, at 6:05 PM, becki dugger wrote:

> my dr.has told me the inhaled steroids have less side effects than

> oral. after my last encounters with ALL steroids:oral,IV and

> inhaled, I have sworn them off. it will take a matter of life &

> death AND an act of God to get me to take any of them again. at my

> last visit he said he was hoping to handle my next flare-up with

> inhaled steroids only.my reply was that he would have to find me

> first to take any of it. i don't know of anyone else that has the

> major problems with steroids that i have;i'm just unique.i am off

> all steroids oral and inhaled since feb. i feel better than i have

> in 4 years. some people HAVE to have steroids in some form to

> breathe; that's a dr/pt thing. i thank God every day for xolair.

>

> Carpenter <cowtrail@...> wrote: This is interesting.

> I have bunches of adverse effects to oral

> steroids. I wonder if the effects are as pronounced if the intake of

> steroids are inhalation. (I'm taking notes for the discussion at my

> next Dr visit, I know he loves it when I pull out my list of topics,

> LOL)

>

> On Nov 14, 2006, at 5:28 AM, pyle456 wrote:

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> > I have been taking this for a while in addition to Advair 500. (I

> > should probably back up and tell the group that I have been

> > experiencing a long-term sinus flare which has triggered my asthma.)

> > The actual inhaler is very much like the pulmocort one. I find it

> > very tolerable. My doc says the usual dosage is one puff twice a

> day,

> > but that it is safe to take up to three puffs twice a day. He said

> > that a lot of docs now are giving their patients more than one

> steroid

> > inhaler and having them take max doses of the inhalers now in an

> > effort to keep patients off oral steroids.

> >

> > Addy

> >

> >

> > >

> > > This is the first time I have ever heard of it. Does anyone else

> > know

> > > anything about it? At first glance it looks just like a Pulmicort

> > > Turbhaler.

> > >

> > > Doug

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