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Symbicort (budesonide/formoterol) for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: I believe Symbicort is one of the best medications I have used over the last six years. My airways stay open much longer and I feel and breath better.
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Symbicort (budesonide/formoterol) for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: This is the only medicine that truly keeps my systems down. I use my rapid inhaler less.
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Symbicort (budesonide/formoterol) for Asthma, Maintenance: After having asthma for 23 years, using my inhaler four to eight times daily, and no preventative inhalers ever working, I was given Symbicort. At first I thought it was just another expensive inhaler that wouldn't work, but I was shocked.
After one day I was using my inhaler twice a day, and after the first week I went over 24 hours without using a rescue inhaler (the first time in 23 years!). While I still carry it around, I used it 0-2 times daily (a big improvement!). Inhalers that lasted two weeks now last six weeks, or longer.
I have noticed that I get a chest pain (like soreness) when I first started, or restart after forgetting it for a week or two. It eventually goes away.
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Symbicort (budesonide/formoterol) for Asthma, Maintenance: Having developed increasingly severe asthma symptoms over the last year, I was up to using ventolin daily with little relief. Today I finally went to the doctor who immediately put my on Symbicort. I took my first dose just 1 hour ago and this stuff clearly works well. I wasn't even feeling particularly tight when I took the first dose but within minutes my breathing was noticeably easier. I will post again once I have been on it for a few weeks but so far my expectations have been exceeded.
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Symbicort (budesonide/formoterol) for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: The first couple of weeks, it seemed to help, but then I developed a bad case of thrush, even though I rinsed and gargled after each use. I did not swallow it. I have had the 5 pills to suck on every day for 14 days and now the Nystatin to swish, gargle and swallow. I am much better now, but I took myself off the Symbicort. I am also on a lot of other medicines but the one I absolutely need is phenytoin, due to a brain aneurysm. My mother had esophaguel candida and was on Diflucan all the time, and I have had my share of yeast infections also.
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Symbicort (budesonide/formoterol) for Asthma, Maintenance: Great convenience with only one inhaler. Counter is very helpful. I do have some concerns over side effects and long-term use.
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Symbicort (budesonide/formoterol) for Asthma, Maintenance: I've been using Symbicort for about a year now. I LOVE it. My wheeze is gone, I sleep through the night and I can keep the woodbox full all winter.
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Symbicort (budesonide/formoterol) for Asthma, Maintenance: I have been using symbicort for a week now and can breath better, and don't have to use my albuterol at all. I do keep albuterol handy though. The only side effects I have right now is a pounding heartbeat and nervousness and my eyes are a little irritated. Hope my side effects get better because I really like this inhaler.
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Symbicort (budesonide/formoterol) for Asthma, Maintenance: I love this inhaler. I been a severe asthmatic for 35 years. I tried all the medicines out there - nothing worked. With Symbicort I have been asthma free for months and have not had to use my rescue inhaler since I started it. Thank you Symbicort for my life back.
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Symbicort (budesonide/formoterol) for Asthma, Maintenance: I had been using my fast acting inhaler up to 4 times daily, that is before I started using Symbicort. Shortly after using Symbicort for the first time, I noticed the pain in my chest was finally gone. No more painful inflammation in my lungs. I'm no longer producing that crappy mucus, and I have not had an asthma attack in the 6 months that I have been using Symbicort. The only real side effect I have experienced was the sensation of my own heartbeat when using it for the first time, and sometimes I get a head rush when I take it. Other than that, I'm happy to have my life back. I can finally go to bed knowing I can sleep through the night without the fear of waking to an attack. I love this stuff.
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Symbicort (budesonide/formoterol) for Asthma, Maintenance: I have to say that it works wonders for my breathing but the body aches are not fun. I just started the medication hopefully the side effects go away in a few days.
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Symbicort (budesonide/formoterol) for Asthma, Maintenance: I started using Symbicort and after the very first dose I noticed I didn't have any breathing problems. Before Symbicort, I was using my albuterol inhaler 4 times per day. After Symbicort, I have not used it, although I carry it for emergencies.
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Symbicort (budesonide/formoterol) for Asthma, Maintenance: I KNEW WITHIN 1 HOUR MY BREATHING FELT LESS CONSTRICTED. AFTER 2-3 DAYS THERE WAS A MARKED DECREASE IN MUCOUS PRODUCTION AND BEST OF ALL AFTER 1 WEEK I WAS ABLE TO CLIMB AN ENTIRE FLIGHT OF STAIRS WITHOUT RESTING. GREAT RESULTS
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