"Throat closing up from use of Advair or nebulizer?? doc confirms this

jennyVee · 10-18-2005, 07:52 PM

[B]Hello everyone I just came form the doctor, I asked him about some choking sensations i am having while on inhalers, i mean i feel like my throat is closed up havent been able to eat for 2 days and feel horrible, the other day as i was eating i almost choked, it was very scary, now all I have is that fullness in my throat, what can i do i am on advair,albuterol and also I use the albuterol in my nebulizer, I think this started after using advair, since I have been on it for a short time i will look up the side effects of each but something is causing this.

I am so upset my throat is so closed up , I dont know what to take for this i guess i am allergic to advair, since my throat feels horrible I am getting so anxious about this sicne it feels horribly swollen, can I take anything to get teh swelling down?

sneezydiva · 10-19-2005, 02:17 AM

Looking at all your posts, I'm not sure if it is the advair. I think you are very allergic to something in your house, maybe mold, and when you use the advair you can breathe in deeper, and it is causing a severe reaction? That is just a guess, I'm not saying the advair isn't the problem, because it could be. I was mistakenly diagnosed with asthma and put on advair and it made my heart race.

Your throat closing up is a systemic allergic reaction, and regardless of what is causing it, you need to get yourself to the ER if it happens again. Ask for an prescription for an adreneline syringe.

jennyVee · 10-19-2005, 11:36 AM

Hi I still feel the tighteness on my throat, and your right i dont know if its the mold or the advair, but i feel clogged up even though I took benadryl, I am not feeling any better, cant eat a thing, anyway what is the adreneline syringe? can they prescribe it or is it an IV?? does that opne up the throat, one more thing would prednisole help this? I was thinknig of going to the ER since i am straving and cant eat, feel dizzy etc..

jennyVee · 10-19-2005, 12:19 PM

I am off to the ER, I called my doc and the nurse says he said i should go to the ER, he is by far the worst doc, I was there yesterday and he didnt even tell me to stop the advair, he saw how swollen my throat was, anyway he is a nice doc but I usually am the one who tells him what to prescribe me!

he never knows about anything, i found out I had hashimotos from hypothyroid, because i went online and found out the tests etc... he never knows much about anything nice person but horrible doctor, so I willl not go to him anymore, plus his nurse always tells me to go to teh ER, it's too much work fo rher to call meds for me, so she send s me to the ER, GRR I am so upset needless to say I havent eaten and have a bad headache, dizzy, low BP, and my sugar isprob low, hopefully if the mold or advair caused this the Er can help Thanks

sneezydiva · 10-19-2005, 10:41 PM

JennyVee I hope you are okay. Your throat closing up is a symptom of a severe allergic reaction. It can progress into shock and you could possibly die. I hope you got proper treatment and are okay.

And yes, it sounds like you need to find another doctor.