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No, Flovent is not stronger than Pulmicort. They're just different. Like Ventolin (or Albuterol) vs. Berotec or Bricanyl. Oxeze vs. Serevent. They do the same thing, they're just different drugs.

To counter what you said about most people switching from Pulmicort to Flovent, I went the other way. I started on Flovent and then switched to Pulmicort becuase the Flovent did bad things to my voice. (I sing.)

Pulmicort is also the only corticosteroid that's available for the neb. So. *shrug*

Why take her off the long-acting bronchodilator? Who knows. Normally they like to stay out of the habit of putting people on too many drugs -- in your DD's case I think maybe they were afraid it was masking the symptoms of her asthma, keeping you from noticing flare-ups because her serevent kept her from tightening up too much. As much as this is the goal of serevent, when you're trying to figure out what causes flare-ups it's not something you want to have around. Also, serevent and oxeze are not really recommended for children under 12. They take a long time to decay in the body, and in a person with smaller body mass they tend to take even longer to decay, thus risking a buildup of the drug in your bloodstream.

From what I understand (this much is hearsay though) it's been debated whether daily bronchodilators are very good for a person at all -- some say they put undue stress on the heart (as they are all stimulants) and others say they tend to make asthma worse, and should be used as sparingly as possible. This last bit seems to be my situation -- though this could also be an illusion, as worsening asthma usually prompts greater rescue drug use.

I'm betting that the serevent is not the safest drug for her to be on, and they're trying to figure out what exactly is making her flare up (but that's only a guess.)