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Old 08-19-2001, 09:36 PM   #1
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has anyone heard of or been perscribed this drug? It suppose to combine dialotrs like what's in servent and steroid inhaler like flovent into one inhaler. Its brand new. I am going to ask my doctor about it.(One less inhaler to suck on)
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Old 08-21-2001, 11:43 AM   #2
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My doc recently switched me from Flovent to Advair and I like Advair better. Keeps me from coughing and wheezing as much.
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Old 08-21-2001, 01:41 PM   #3
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I wish I could take it. My doc said because I take 4 puffs of flovent in my dosage they don't make advair that strong. It can only work for people who take 2 puffs at a time of flovent(or other steroid inhaler)
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Old 08-21-2001, 03:55 PM   #4
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I can't use Advair because the grain size of the powder is too heavy, and my airways are so sensitive, that I just cough it all right back up into my throat and mouth. Azmacort is not as strong, but is the only steroid inhaler I can take that doesn't make me cough and doesn't irritate my airways.

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Old 09-16-2001, 02:09 AM   #5
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Originally posted by rosalita100us:
I wish I could take it. My doc said because I take 4 puffs of flovent in my dosage they don't make advair that strong. It can only work for people who take 2 puffs at a time of flovent(or other steroid inhaler)
i have been taking 2puff 2x of serevent and 2puffs 3x a day of flovent (220mg) my pulmonologist just switched me to advair. He said that with the amount of stuff I was on it was a good switch because the dosage was about the same and with advair you only have to use it 1 puff(inhale..whatever) 2x a day. I'm on prednisone right now and the doc told me to wait until a couple days into the prednisone to do the switch to advair so I'll let you know how the switch goes. I hope it works! That's 8 less puffs a day!!!

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