I take symbicort twice a day and singular once a day. I question whether they are worth continuing. I also have prescriptions for albuteral and xopanex, but I don't use them at all anymore. They helped a little when my wheezing was really bad last summer - but none of my asthma meds take the wheeze away completely. The Symbicort doesn't seem to make the wheezing go away either - but it HAS seemed to help keep the wheezing under a certain amount of control. But that might be my imagination. I have a wheeze upon DEEP exhalation that NEVER goes away. It is not disruptive, since I seem to be getting enough oxygen and can walk 3 1/2 miles a day with audible wheezing during only the first mile. Believe me, I KNOW what being short of breath is like!
Anyway - I am wondering if respiratory problems that are caused by WG are resistant to the standard asthma meds? Every health professional I encountered while I was in bad shape seemed to think that albuterol/xopanex et al would be my salvation, and that I would shout "Hallelujah, I'm healed!" when they administered it. My husband is asthmatic - and he was amazed when I demonstrated that the deep wheeze does not go away with the admin of any of my asthma meds.
Does anyone have any insight? I hate to take meds if I don't have to....but don't want to tempt the gods by stopping. Thanks!
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