Have been on Symbicort for 3 for COPD. Now I am coughing & bringing up mucus, is this normal?

15 Feb 2012

Symbicort contains a combination of budesonide and formoterol. Budesonide is a steroid that reduces inflammation in the body. Formoterol is a bronchodilator that relaxes muscles in the airways to improve breathing. Symbicort is used to prevent bronchospasm in people with asthma or COPD.
It is good that your breathing is feeling less laboured - a sign that it is beginning to work.
Symbicort should not make you cough although the propellant hitting your throat could cause you to cough momentarily. Symbicort should also reduce the amount of mucus in your lungs. Give it a week or so and if your symptoms do not improve talk with your doctor.