Is this the correct asthma treatment for severe asthma?
I was diagnosed with severe asthma. I have had asthma my entire life, but it has gotten much worse the last few years. I have recently been diagnosed with a lot of allergies this year, some even food, which I know to avoid. I just want to know if anyone else out there is on this same treatment or similar for my type of asthma.
I take Advair 500/50 2 times a day
Singular 1 time a day
Allegra D 2 times a day
Spiriva 1 time a day
Fluticasone inhaled 2x daily
Albuetrol as needed
Considering Theophylline or Aminophylline if symptoms do not improve.
Thanks for you help.
The Fluticasone propionate is an inhaled nasal spray. So, I take the advair inhaled in mouth, other through nose. Sorry about not specifiying. I took Allegra, but it does nothing for me. The Allergra-D does help much more. I have also tried Clariton and Zyrtec. They do nothing for me. Zyrtec actually makes me really sick. I felt like this was a lot of medicine, but I have checked to make sure ingredients in steriod mouth inhalers do not overlap, which they do not.
i have asthma and allergies and i take many of the meds you listed. so i would say yes..
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July 16th, 2010 at 12:40 am
i have asthma and allergies and i take many of the meds you listed. so i would say yes..
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July 16th, 2010 at 12:52 am
The only question that I have for you is about the Allegra D. Do you really need that decongestant? Did your asthma doc specifically tell you to take this Allegra? The reason that I ask is that, because of the drying effects, decongestants are often contraindicated for asthmatics. This also seems like an awful lot of meds, some of which may be redundant. For instance, the Fluticasone and the Advair are both steroids. This is not to suggest that you change your meds, but are you getting all these drugs from the same pharmacy and has your pharmacist discussed this combination of drugs with you? If not, speak to your pharmacist for better information than you can get here.
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