rxlist.com is a one of many great resources - especially on 'how to" admister meds.... inhaled corticosteroids are steroids. There are no transformations of meds going on (that goes on in the lab making them-consumer gets the finished product) the transformation/alteration is in your body function/response to what you just took. *Alvesco instructions state to RINSE MOUTH AFTER USING to alleviate thrush/white patches, sores in mouth, etc. **But that can also be sign of something else (Immune wise issues) going on inside your body. So you need a good doctor who listens to you and your body. Good Luck. Stay well.View Thread
Hello, I am a 44 female who had been taking Singulair for over a year. Did not notice any improvement of any kind when I started taking it. But took it cause a dr said it should help. Have a history of asthma since high school. Was having intense severe migraine like head aches for over 6 months (pressure, throbbing, increased heat to top of head, back of head and neck tenderness, even had a broken vessel in my left eye- -which no medical dr I saw was able to tell me why) sooooo bad it warranted an ER visit. ER FOUND NOTHING. ***A pharmacist told me it could be a rare but possible side effect. Am now one month off Singulair and freaky head pressure/head aches have not returned. My 15 yr old daughter was given it for - help with an inner ear infection (she has no history of asthma yet other then familial) she took it for 5.5 months - she also said she did not notice any improvements and her words ...it "MAKES ME NUTS". She said it made her feel very anxious and irritable. Not to mention it's $30 with insurance for me. Everyone is different ..what works for some doesn't mean it will for all. Have recently read where FDA is reviewing it for safety reasons in kids. You may want to research it further before deciding. And if your doctor isn't listening to you and your body, no disrespect to anyone, you need a new doctor who does. ICS...? assuming it's= inhaled corticosteriods.... if so you have to be careful they alone can mask multiple symptoms- not to mention carry their own long list of possible side effects. Hope this was of some help. For me, I had my pharmacy mark Singulair as an allergy...do not ever want to feel that ever again. Thank you, Good luck......Stay well.View Thread