Fasenra and Fatigue: What Users Say

• Fas...
• October 8, 2022

For Asthma "I'm feeling very confused about Fasenra. Unbelievable that I received my first injection in May, then on that same day (a few hours later) tested positive for COVID. I persevered and had 3 injections, one month apart, then 2 months apart. I feel awful. Fatigue, shocking muscle and joint pain, very short of breath. My question is... do I have long COVID or side effects to this medication? I feel so bad that I can barely do anything. Anyone else? The fatigue is unbearable."

• Pat...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• November 16, 2020

For Asthma "I started suffering from asthma in my mid-fifties, and over the next fifteen years, I became increasingly unwell. I had never suffered an asthma attack, but was increasingly struggling to breathe, at times being noticeably blue! Despite telling my unhelpful respiratory consultant that inhalers and daily oral steroids over the fifteen years, which made a 9-stone weight gain, were not making any difference, his response was, ‘they should’!? And my consistently high eosinophil count was ‘irrelevant.’ But upon seeing a locum, I was diagnosed with severe eosinophilic asthma and referred for Fasenra. After another two years of waiting, I have now been on Fasenra for three months and am so thrilled that I finally have my life back. I live in the UK, so don’t have to self-fund my treatment. I’ve had no side effects other than a little fatigue, but I can breathe again and leave the house, so don’t be scared!"

• Pay...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• November 3, 2021

For Asthma "On 19-10-2021, my wife took the second dose of Fasenra after the dose on the date of 26-10-2021. She is having very bad pain in her chest, low hypertension, giddiness, and low energy. Before Fasenra, she was not having any symptoms."

• Nis...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• November 22, 2021

For Asthma "I started Fasenra almost 12 months ago in December 2020. Before that, I had several ER visits and was hospitalized all in three months and was wheezing for one full year nonstop every single day. Was unable to breathe or climb a stair or walk a few steps. I was on ten medications including steroids and a nebulizer, and after Fasenra, the wheezing is gone. But what is bothering me is the excessive sweating and heavy head/lethargy or excessive fatigue. I can get out of bed for only 6 hours per 24 hours. The rest of the time I feel lethargic/heavy head. So I’m totally confused. When I remember the wheezing, Fasenra is a blessing, but when I think of the condition I’m in, I have no way of finding if it’s a side effect of Fasenra or the AstraZeneca corona vaccine or what. Will need more time to figure things out. But I do recommend Fasenra for nonstop wheezing. I wish others could comment on their fatigue and energy levels."

• sam...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• November 25, 2021

For Asthma "I started taking Fasenra in March 2021, and within a few days, my wheezing was gone, and now I am not taking any other medication like inhalers, steroids, etc. The side effects I felt are fatigue and constipation."

• fas...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 11, 2024

For Asthma "For the first two weeks, fatigue, loss of appetite leading to weight loss of approximately 5 lbs per 8 weeks. Has made a marked difference in deep breathing and sleeping."