Fluticasone for Asthma, Maintenance User Reviews

• Texas...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 3, 2024

Arnuity Ellipta (fluticasone) "Just started today and am already feeling some relief. Have been taking Flovent HFA for years and had to change since my insurance would no longer cover. This may have been a blessing in disguise as HFA hadn't been working as well lately, and after getting an upper respiratory infection, I was really struggling to breathe and using my rescue inhaler several times a day."

• MEano
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 26, 2018

Flovent (fluticasone) "Recovering from bronchitis then pneumonia & after 2 courses of antibiotics, 2 courses of oral prednisone, Dr put me on a 4 week course of Flovent. Instructions were: 2 puffs, twice a day for 2 weeks; then 1 puff, twice a day for 2 weeks,. After being on it 3 weeks, I suddenly noticed that I'd lost my sense of smell Completely. I've also lost my sense of taste. I've learned this is a common side effect & that it may take up to a year for sense of smell to return or it could become a permanent loss. I discontinued the Flovent immediately. I'm unable to find any info on a possible remedy. I'm now using a Neti Pot daily. After a week off Flovent with no improvement, I'm afraid that my sense of smell may never return. I never noticed improvement in my asthma symptoms while using the Flovent. In fact, wheezing & shortness of breath were worse while using it. I get better results using nebulizer. I cannot recommend Flovent & will be reporting my experience to the FDA."

• fallen
• Taken for 10 years or more
• June 11, 2018

Flovent (fluticasone) "This drug is a corticosteroid so the ill effects you all had were due to that. I've had prednisone many years which has the same side effects. All of the " rare" things happen. Big pharma definitely likes to mislabel. My adrenal systwm was destroyed. I've done a long taper but will be stuck on the drug until the end. They just added flovent to the mix. I doubt I'll use it long, especially after reading these reviews and knowing the long term effects that happen. In short time ( 3 mo started hard for me) .. good luck to those on corticosteroids in all, forms..listen to your instincts, not always your docs.."

• Nmg
• September 27, 2011

Flovent (fluticasone) "I was on Flovent for almost 2 months. It was not helping me it was making me worse. I had an extremely bad burning pain in my chest and throat. The burning became so bad and my breathing was becoming worse. I discontinued it on my own and now all of my symptoms have subsided. I am breathing better and no more burning. "

• Schoe
• April 12, 2020

Flovent (fluticasone) "I have been taking Flovent off and on for the past 15 years. My asthma wasn’t close to be under control until I started taking Flovent. It’s basically like I do not have asthma when using this prescription. Sometimes when I get lazy and don’t pick it up or call it in I can tell within a month because are start taking the Albuterhol again. I haven’t noticed any side affects at all."

• J J
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 23, 2014

Flovent (fluticasone) "This medication has been a mixed bag for me. On the one hand, my asthma symptoms are all but gone after being on this drug for a week. On the other hand, it's made me feel tired all day yet unable to sleep at night. I've also noticed that I've been angry and otherwise unhappy more frequently since starting this drug. I'm going to give it one more week to see if the side effects become more manageable."

• dctra...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 18, 2018

Arnuity Ellipta (fluticasone) "This drug helped greatly to reduce my coughing and breathing. Then I started feeling pain in my feet, then in my legs and hands and headache. Every day it was worse. To test my theory I stopped the drug but on the second night I was coughing a great deal again and it was preventing me from sleeping so I took it again. That night the pain was severe muscle cramps in my legs, toes and feet. The next day I was nauseous and had a headache."

• Steveso
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 24, 2018

Flovent (fluticasone) "I was prescribed this medication for asthma and sinus conditions where all my airways were inflamed, and I had sinus pressure and severe shortness of breath. I was given the inhaler with the nasal adapter to spray into my nostrils. After only a few days my shortness of breath worsened and my sinus pressure is unbearable, along with extreme dizziness. I wish I had never taken this medication and hope I can improve after it wears off. Think twice before using it."

• Breat...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• February 19, 2020

Flovent (fluticasone) "Finally I can sleep and my wife can breathe! Before Flovent my wife used her rescue inhaler at least twice nightly and coughed and wheezed all night. After Flovent, virtually none of that. I love it. She has no side effects that she has noticed. Fortunately insurance covers it, as it is $300 for 2 months here. When she ran out in Canada the same dose was $35 with no insurance!"

• AAano
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• October 22, 2019

Arnuity Ellipta (fluticasone) "I was prescribed Arnuity Ellipta 200mg three months ago for treatment of adult onset asthma. While the medication helped with chest tightness, it did cause extreme fatigue, muscle pain, and joint pain. I decided to experiment with being off the Arnuity Ellipta for two days. Almost immediately, stopping this medication has helped elevate the fatigue and pain. Would I take the medication again? No."

• Bean
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• November 1, 2019

Flovent HFA (fluticasone) "I've been on Flovent for a number of years, & it is the only asthma medicine that has ever worked for me. I am now 73, & have had asthma since my late 30's. I had tried many treatments, & had to use my rescue inhaler quite often, but after being on Flovent, I now only have to do 1 puff every other day for maintenence. The only side affect has been a scratchy throat & phlegm in the mornings, & it has affected my voice a bit. But that is worth it, being able to breathe!"

• RayRay...
• July 13, 2017

Flovent (fluticasone) "I have been using Flovent for about 4 months, ran out of of it and didn't bother to refill it till my asthma started flaring up again. On the first day of use I started feeling a whole lot better! I usually wake up with wheezing, coughing, short of breath and some phlegm but since I've been reusing this medicine, it has helped with all those awful symptoms. No side effects for me except very slight dizziness but all the worth of not feeling like complete crap!"

• Chris...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• March 7, 2021

Arnuity Ellipta (fluticasone) "Take it for persistent asthma, and I rate it highly after taking it for 3 months so far...the key to this one was taking it first thing in the morning. Through trial and error I realized I got the most of it during the waking hours if taken in the morning rather than at night. When taken at night, I could feel it wear off around 5 the next day. I would recommend ...and I’ve been on every asthma drug under the sun the past 44 years...."

• lily
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• May 31, 2018

Arnuity Ellipta (fluticasone) "Worked great for the first few months. Developed blurred vision and hoarseness. Went into ENT and had vocal cord paralysis on one side. Slowly weaned myself off Arnuity and paralysis went away. Will need to try something else."

• Drew
• January 5, 2020

Flovent (fluticasone) "Florent helped me with my symptoms for the first two weeks. After continuing use for a period of a month, I started have weird burning sensation in my chest, sore throat all the time followed by dizziness and inflammation of the throat. I have stopped using on my own for three days now and my symptoms are not back but I no longer get dizzy or a sore throat"

• IMLET
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• April 29, 2015

Flovent (fluticasone) "Gets you over the hump in regard to asthma flare ups, and have had fewer Emergency Room episodes since getting this. Taking it everyday is another story - it causes chestpain after about the 3rd consecutive day of use. So I generally stop using after a couple days, and then if symptoms still persist will start up again after a day or two break from the drug. When asthma is back under control I dont take the drug at all."

• CaliMom
• November 26, 2016

Arnuity Ellipta (fluticasone) "My Dr. gave me this medicine as a trial when I was diagnosed with adult onset asthma. I tried Qvar first and that gave me chest pain and tightness. This medicine had no side effects at all and worked great. The only downfall is my insurance doesn't cover this so I have to switch to something else."

• Kasan...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• July 20, 2021

Flovent (fluticasone) "Prescribed for a bout of asthmatic bronchitis, took 2 weeks to even do anything and the effects were minimal. Gained a lot of weight in a short period of time, appetite was hard to control, and when I quit I got severe headaches and rapid loss of appetite as if I was withdrawing from it, still feeling crummy"

• Paladin
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• December 19, 2020

Arnuity Ellipta (fluticasone) "I was using Qvar for 4 years prior to Arnuity Ellipta 2 puffs twice a day and still had to use my rescue inhaler several times a day. My insurance no longer covered Qvar and they gave me three other options so I did my research and told my doctor I would like to try Arnuity Ellipta 100 mcg one puff a day. After a few days I did not need a rescue inhaler. So I swear my this medication. I also never have gotten thrush since using Arnuity Ellipta. I rarely need a rescue inhaler. By rarely I mean the only time I use one is in the fall and the spring when the atmosphere changes. One rescue inhaler last me over a year. Life changer for me."

• mad...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• January 9, 2016

Arnuity Ellipta (fluticasone) "I have used arnuity 200 for 6 weeks and I see a difference but my copay in Dec 2015 was $91 now in Jan 2016 it has gone to $119 per month. I'd really would like to keep taking this but I can't afford that much every month so I will be back with my dr to find a alternative"

• Sucks...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 24, 2020

Flovent (fluticasone) "I had a similar experience to some of the other posters. Sore throat, hoarseness..coughing up green phlegm. Doc told me to discontinue for now. It does seem that I’ve used my rescue inhaler less since but not sure if it’s worth the side effects"

• Ann
• April 15, 2015

Flovent HFA (fluticasone) "The drug works very well for the asthma but the side effects are overwhelming. I experience severe anger and aggression and must stop the medication. I have attempted to take the medication on several occasions due to necessity with serious asthma but continue to have the same side effects."

• Sir...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• August 27, 2021

Flovent (fluticasone) "I took the drug for 9 months after about half way through I moved from 1 puff in the morning and 1 at night to 2 puffs morning and one at night. After about a month I started to get crushing pain in my chest which I thought was asthma or bad weather. Soon I started to get tingling across the top of my chest and pain. I went back down to 1 puff morning and night and the chest pain went away almost immediately. This stuff is dangerous and doctors have no clue about this. My breathing test was perfect but then after taking these meds everything got much much worse. Not sure how this drug was even approved. Please teach the doctors more about this drug...."

• Gramm...
• March 10, 2017

Flovent (fluticasone) "I cannot tolerate the full adult dose of 2 puffs twice daily. I get joint pain, exzema breakouts, heartburn/sour stomach and irritable/easily frustrated/impatient, (even angry at times) more than necessary. The dose I can tolerate, somewhat, (1 puff twice/daily) is not really effective every day, with every set of triggers, such as catching a cold, or doing yardwork."

• X_N_T...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• February 3, 2020

Flovent (fluticasone) "It works as quickly as most steroids I have used, but it starts to causes oral thrush after a few days even though I gargle, rinse my mouth and brush my teeth and tongue after each of the twice a day uses. My doctor added a aerochamber spacer to help with this problem, but the thrush returns after approximately ten days instead of three. At that time I have to start using Nystatin oral rinse to kill the thrush. I wish there were a better way!"