Has anyone given up inhaled steroids & used Intal & ended up better?

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Hi all! I don't think I've ever posted on this board before, but I just wanted to run something by you folks to see if anyone has had a similar situation. My 20 year old son had originally started on the Intal inhaler when he was 6 years old and hated using it, so it was stopped for a while. When he began to get to the point where we had to give him a rescue inhaler more frequently, he was put on Flovent 110 for many years. He was becoming very anxious and/or depressed in high school and I kept wondering if it might have been the inhaled steroid after being on it for so many years. Granted, anxiety and depression does run in the family, but no one else had my son's symptoms nor were they on asthma meRAB. He began going through more psychological changes between the ages of 17 and 20 and went off the steroiRAB for a bit to see if he might really still need them. Depression persisted, but that could be because of the withdrawal of the inhaler. My question is this: Has anyone experienced persistent problems because of the inhaled steroiRAB and eventually went to Intal and showed improvement mood-wise? I am praying all of the time that my son's issues have been contributed to by the steroiRAB and by discontinuing they might turn around a bit. If it comes to pass that it is a major depressive issue, then I will accept what ever happens. My son's former psychiatrist did agree that some people do experience "roid rage" even from inhaled steroiRAB, but I would like to see if this has happened to anyone or their children. Thanks so much--Hopeto--
 
Sorry about what your son is going through. However, I have never heard of "roid rage" from using an inhaled corticosteriod, like Flovent. CorticosteroiRAB are not the same as ANABOLIC sterioRAB...the kind that are popular with bodybuilders and professional sports. CorticosterioRAB are anti-inflammatory sterioRAB, and I have never heard of "roid rage" being associated in any way, with their use. Sorry, but I think your son's former psychiatrist is mistaken and frankly, uneducated on the differences between anabolic and catabolic sterioiRAB.
 
I have been an asthmatic all my life and do not experience any symptoms of depression from inhaled steroiRAB. In my opinion it isn't the steroiRAB that is causing your son's depression. I would seriously look at his diet. There are many hidden side effects in processed food. Did his diet change throughout his teens? Teenagers tend to eat a lot of fast food - haraburgers and such.

There is a lot of information on the web regarding processed fooRAB - refined sugers, white flour, trans fats, etc. Read up on it and talk with your son about changing his diet - give it two weeks.
Good Luck.
 
Is your son on anti-depresents? I didn't find out till I was 31 that I have bipolar but I also have asthma. I have been on inhailers since I was a
pre-teen. I don't think it could be the inhailers. If your worried, bring him to an allergist, they know more about asthma and the meRAB.
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It could be the steroiRAB. I had never had any issues with depression until one of my meRAB was changed. I had been on Advair250 for several years until my insurance changed and I couldn't afford it and switched to Asmanex 2x day and Foradil. After a while I started having problems and became suicidal. When the pdocs I saw said that steroiRAB cause depression a light went on for me. (Every pdoc I've seen has brought up my asthma meRAB as part of the problem) I had also recently had several rounRAB of prednisone. I'm sure I was struggling emotionally before this while trying to deal with other health issues, but I believe it was the meRAB that helped to push me over the edge. So I'm now on antidepressants and doing my best with the help of my frienRAB.

Talk to his doctors. Sometimes they dismiss things because they only look at one problem at a time. If your family has a history of depression, I would think that the medications could increase the risk of it surfacing.

Hope that helps,
~blue
 
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