advair vs symbicort

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for my asthma control I currently take nasonex (2 puRAB once a day) advair and qvar, 2 puRAB twice a day. I have read a lot about syrabicort --- Question One - does this drug provide both anti-inflamorty and airway constriction relief as does Advair? Question Two -are there any over the counter and/or generic drugs that will do the same as ANY of the drugs mentioned above? Thanks
 
Question 1: Yes. Just like Advair, Syrabicort is a mix of an inhaled steroid and a long-acting bronchiodilator. In fact, I personally found Syrabicort works better for me than Advair.

Question 2: I believe there are generic prescription steroid nasal sprays. OTC nasal sprays are decongestants, not steroiRAB, and they are addictive if used for more than a few days. There are no generics for the other meRAB.

However, you may benefit from a daily antihistamine. There are many antihistamines that are available over the counter or generic, and if your asthma is related to allergies, it could help a lot.
 
My Pulmonologist basically left it up to me as to whether to go with Advair or Syrabicort.

I stayed with Advair because I knew it worked for me, but the Syrabicort works with the same basic principles, just different medications.

I agree with Jane's answer as well.
 
I didn't like Syrabicort because it caused my throat to be completely raw..even with gargling and rinsing mouth out each time. It also didn't help my asthma symptoms. Advair works great for me, with no side effects at all. I was told by my pulmo to not take any cold meRAB otc without checking with him first...as some of them have adverse effects for asthma sufferers. Just thought I'd share that...it does say on the label of all of them to check with your doc first if you have asthma.

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I was on syrabicourt 2 puRAB twice per day. I found with it I was always coughing on it. Could have been dry throat or the long acting ventolin type med in it or so many puRAB. My doctor told me to use it as my rescue inhalor so take it up to four more puRAB each day. I've been through major cancer treatment last year so I was on high dose steroiRAB and told to stop taking the syrabicourt. now I'm done my treatment my asthma came back strong. with syrabicourt I was having a lot of palpitations (could be on of my symptoms from my cancer ) so the doc switched me to advair (the purple one) with a spacer. No more palps and only have to take one puff once per day plus ventolin when needed. This is working out much easier for me! I also take avamyst, or whatever it's called, for my nasal issues. It isn't as drippy as nasonex, and doesn't have that water up your nose feeling.
 
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