Fluticasone and Shortness Of Breath: What Users Say

• MEa...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 26, 2018

For Asthma, Maintenance "Recovering from bronchitis, then pneumonia, and 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 for 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 and that it may take up to a year for the 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 and shortness of breath were worse while using it. I get better results using a nebulizer. I cannot recommend Flovent and will be reporting my experience to the FDA."

• MEa...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 26, 2018

For Asthma, Maintenance "Recovering from bronchitis, then pneumonia, and 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 for 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 and that it may take up to a year for the 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 and shortness of breath were worse while using it. I get better results using a nebulizer. I cannot recommend Flovent and will be reporting my experience to the FDA."

• Pen...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 15, 2018

For Asthma, Maintenance "I had been wheezing for a while, went to the ER, was treated for an upper respiratory infection. About a month later, wheezing started again. My doctor sent me to an asthma specialist who put me on Albuterol, but later I had to be taken off. I've been through so much in the last year. One of my doctors put me on Flovent about two weeks ago. I couldn't sleep for wheezing and coughing. After a couple of days on Flovent, I noticed I wasn't coughing or wheezing anymore. I feel a lot better. I think it's because of the carpet in my apartment, so did my doctor."

• 51a...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• October 3, 2020

For Asthma, Maintenance "Have had asthma all my life. Asthma specialist had me on Qvar and felt great. Insurance stopped paying and was put on Flovent. Lungs went downhill in a week. Sore chest, wheezing, coughing on and off all day, and throat was sore, lung function test way down. A year later, insurance changed and I was put back on Qvar. Symptoms are gone and lung function is up and almost normal!! Thank God!"

• Dud...
• February 17, 2020

For Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia "Been using Flovent for a week and have had a terrible experience. Extremely short of breath in the morning. I'll discontinue this. It's not for me. Ventolin works much better."

• mom...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 17, 2021

For Asthma, Maintenance "Immediately after taking Flovent, I felt like an 800 lb person was sitting on my stomach. Was very hard to breathe for about 4 hours at least. Only took the first one & only dose. Never again."