LAREDOGRL
07-25-2004, 12:08 PM
HI ALL,
I WAS ON ADVAIR FOR ABOUT 1 YEAR AND WHEN I WENT TO THE EYE DOCTOR FOR A CHECKUP I HAD THE GLAUCOMA TEST AND MY EYES WERE OFF THE CHARTS PRESSURE WISE, ONE WAS 33 THE OTHER 30, IT SHOULD BE BETWEEN16 AND 19.
ANYWAY, I TOLD HIM I WAS ON ADVAIR AND HE ASKED IF IT WAS POSSIBLE TO STOP IT FOR A MONTH, I DID AND WHENI WENT BACK MY PRESSURE WENT DOWN IN MY EYES. THE ADVAIR DID HELP, BUT I COULD NOT RISK THAT CHANCE OF LOSING MY EYE SIGHT. NOW I'VE BEEN USING MY ALBUTERAL AT LEAST 4 TIMES A DAY, I KNOW THAT'S NOT A GOOD SIGN.
SO I DECIDED TO TRY THE SERVENT DISCUS ALONE WITHOUT THE STERIOD.
I JUST TOOK MY FIRST DOSE TODAY, ANYONE ELSE USE SERVENT? ANY GOOD RESULTS???
PLEASE LET ME KNOW
THANKS
jEANIE
I WAS ON ADVAIR FOR ABOUT 1 YEAR AND WHEN I WENT TO THE EYE DOCTOR FOR A CHECKUP I HAD THE GLAUCOMA TEST AND MY EYES WERE OFF THE CHARTS PRESSURE WISE, ONE WAS 33 THE OTHER 30, IT SHOULD BE BETWEEN16 AND 19.
ANYWAY, I TOLD HIM I WAS ON ADVAIR AND HE ASKED IF IT WAS POSSIBLE TO STOP IT FOR A MONTH, I DID AND WHENI WENT BACK MY PRESSURE WENT DOWN IN MY EYES. THE ADVAIR DID HELP, BUT I COULD NOT RISK THAT CHANCE OF LOSING MY EYE SIGHT. NOW I'VE BEEN USING MY ALBUTERAL AT LEAST 4 TIMES A DAY, I KNOW THAT'S NOT A GOOD SIGN.
SO I DECIDED TO TRY THE SERVENT DISCUS ALONE WITHOUT THE STERIOD.
I JUST TOOK MY FIRST DOSE TODAY, ANYONE ELSE USE SERVENT? ANY GOOD RESULTS???
PLEASE LET ME KNOW
THANKS
jEANIE
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JenMS
08-24-2004, 11:57 AM
Jeanie,
It's been a while since you posted so you may not be on the boards anymore. I am having the same problem right now--high eye pressure--so my allergist took me off the Advair. I am worried, because I only have the Albuterol to take.
How are you doing now? Did you go back on another inhaler?
It's been a while since you posted so you may not be on the boards anymore. I am having the same problem right now--high eye pressure--so my allergist took me off the Advair. I am worried, because I only have the Albuterol to take.
How are you doing now? Did you go back on another inhaler?
jp3892
08-25-2004, 06:36 AM
I have read an article that says this happens in people with a family history of pressure or glaucoma problems. Is that right in your case?
Gal4Dale88USP
08-25-2004, 10:41 AM
Oh man,,,I didn't know about this. Glaucoma runs in my family,,,better make a note of that when I go to the eye doctor this fall.
Glad for the heads-up.
Can't help with the question though,,,I'm on Advair and love it. Hopefully things will be ok in the fall.
Glad for the heads-up.
Can't help with the question though,,,I'm on Advair and love it. Hopefully things will be ok in the fall.
jasmyn04
08-25-2004, 03:02 PM
my experience with serevent was terrible, but last i took it about eleven years ago, so it might of changed since then. but after taking serevent, my peak flow would go down very badly (i believe to a 90, which is not good at all). and i ended up having to take my breathing machine to rescue me.
now im taking advair and have no problems at all, not with eye sight or anything. i guess everything affects people in different ways.
now im taking advair and have no problems at all, not with eye sight or anything. i guess everything affects people in different ways.
LAREDOGRL
08-28-2004, 10:48 AM
hi all, sorry it's been a long time since i posted, but the asthma has been virtually non existent since i started using serevent, it is the best for me right now, i only take one inhalation in the morning, dont even need the night dose and i'm fine
my eye pressure went down after being off the advair for a month, i have to go every six months though to keep a check on it, but i definitely feel that anyone on it should have their eyes checked, i didn;t even know the pressure was that high, i knew i needed reading glasses and had a routine chekcup in the general vision store thats' when i luckily found out
there are so many bad side affects to advair, there is even a website with all the adverse side affects and a whole bunch of people's posts about their horrible experiences with it.
But if it works for some, then great, but keep a checkup on eyes, and go to the doc regularly for checkups, steroids are scary, inhaled or ingested.
hope all is well with all of you
God Bless.
jeanie
my eye pressure went down after being off the advair for a month, i have to go every six months though to keep a check on it, but i definitely feel that anyone on it should have their eyes checked, i didn;t even know the pressure was that high, i knew i needed reading glasses and had a routine chekcup in the general vision store thats' when i luckily found out
there are so many bad side affects to advair, there is even a website with all the adverse side affects and a whole bunch of people's posts about their horrible experiences with it.
But if it works for some, then great, but keep a checkup on eyes, and go to the doc regularly for checkups, steroids are scary, inhaled or ingested.
hope all is well with all of you
God Bless.
jeanie