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Asthma is a disease of the human respiratory system where the airways narrow, often in response to a "trigger" such as exposure to an allergen, cold air, exercise, or emotional stress. This airway narrowing causes symptoms such as wheezing, shortness of breath, chest tightness, and coughing, which respond to bronchodilators.

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Anyone use Alvesco? Does Singulair really HELP!!!!

medic2012
medic2012
I'm new to the site so hello everyone. I have a few questions hopefully someone can answer. My dr. recently changed me from Asmanex to Alvesco. That was the first time i had even heard of it. Does anyone take it and if so,,,do you find that it HELPS with your asthma better than other ICS's!! Also he wanted to start me on Singulair,,but i have heard bad stories about Singulair. Although most have been with children. I'm a 50yrs old female and i haven't heard many reviews for adults. I'm willing to try anything if it helps. I have mild asthma but i also have panic attacks so what would normally be a mild asthma attack for some people turns into a full blown attack with me!! Kinda sad i guess. I didn't get asthma until i was in my 30's and its so frustrating. I'm very atheletic and its so upsetting i can't just go running like i use to without any problems. I pretreat before exerising but i guess thats not the point. So thank you for listening to my little whinning :( and i hope someone can give me some answers on these meds. I also hope i can help with other peoples advice as well,,,thank you so much,,,
deleted_user
deleted_user
I am not sure about Alvesco, I have never heard of it either, but I am well controlled now and no longer pay attention to new meds. I did hear that GSK was about to release a new med, this may be it. Anyway, as for Singulair, I was on it for about 6 years and had no side effects at all. I only quit taking it because I lost insurance and it was too expensive. I now take loratadine because it is over-the-counter and it seems to be just as effective. My advice I guess, is to give some samples a try and see if you get results.
medic2012
medic2012
thanks for the advice. What ICS do you take that has you so well controlled?? I really liked the Asmanex i was on, but since it was a dry powder it caused me alot of thrush. I was on it for almost 5yrs. I think he only changed it to an aerosol inhaler because it causes less mouth and throat irritation. Because he basically said they were pretty much the same. As far as the Singulair, I haven't checked on the insurance part yet, but i see you do just as well with Claritan so i'm thinking i do pretty good on Allergra. I might use that if it and Singulair do about the same thing. Thank you for your advice.
deleted_user
deleted_user
I am on Advair, and have been for 9 or 10 years. It is also dry but, I have had no symptoms with it. I rinse my mouth out after every use to make sure I do not get thrush, but everyone is different so maybe I am just not as prone to the thrush, I don't know. At any rate, if Allegra works for you then you may just want to stay on it, I take loratadine daily along with the Advair and I have been doing just fine. Hope this helps
deleted_user
deleted_user
I found Oxeze better than singulair. I am bipolar and singulair exaserbated my symptoms,

Oxeze is less os a problem but I still get agitation when having to take too much ventolin. I take the minimum I can so I can exercise. It is a fine balance but worth pursuing.
aaronscandy89
aaronscandy89
I have never heard of Alvesco, but I used to be on Singulair back when it was considered to be an asthma medicine. I feel this is the medicine that helped me the most with my asthma, plus I did not have to be on an every day alergy pill as well. I did not know that it was used for allergies as well, but I was taken off of it because they did not see it as an asthma medicine anymore but it may help with both your allergies and your asthma
medic2012
medic2012
To aaronscan. Thanks for your reply and advice. So since they took you off the singulair what ICS do you use now,,,and does it help as well as the singulair did....thanks again..