Serevent Alone Versus Advair - Asthma Message Board

LAREDOGRL · 07-25-2004, 09:08 AM

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

JenMS · 08-24-2004, 08:57 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?

jp3892 · 08-25-2004, 03:36 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, 07:41 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.

jasmyn04 · 08-25-2004, 12:02 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.