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anyone take both spiriva and symbicort?

just left my pulmo visit and she gave me samples of spiriva to take 1 puff a day and...

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Reply: anyone take both spiriva and symbicort?

Thanks Bre! appreciate the response and knowing that someone else is taking the same meds....

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Reply: Back from hiking trip

Hello Mathchickie and Judy Thanks for your helpful responses. I did see them before my...

Posted by Sue1420

Hello Mathchickie and Judy
Thanks for your helpful responses. I did see them before my appointment with my pulmo on Wednesday. but was unable to reply sooner.
I had my spirometry and the tech said It was good and she agreed that the symbicort was probably causing my hoarse, raspy, strained voice which I had that afternoon. She even said that would be good for him to hear it. Well it did not. I requested a change because I thought the symbicort might be causing my strained voice, more reflux and weight gain. He disagreed and went in to a long discussion that if I lost weight and got in shape my reflux and asthma would be fine. To get in shape he strongly recommended that I work with a personal trainer one hour a day for 3- 5 days a week and work up a good sweat. This was a similar lecture to the one he has given me over and over again that I replace the carpeting in my bedroom with hardwood floors. I know I need to lose the 20 pounds I have gained in the last 6 months and a personal trainer and hardwood floors would be nice but they are not in my immediate future. I lost 52 pounds in 2004/05 on my own and kept it all off for 5 years until this past winter and spring and I will try my best to lose this extra weight.
Anyway I digress - he thought the symbicort was doing a good job for me and didn't think it was a good idea to switch but finally gave me a script for Asmanex (which I used to take before going on the Symbicort last year).
He put me on the symbicort last summer because I had a terrible cough with phlegm that I could not shake and made me sound like a smoker or someone with a terrible disease. I was constantly telling people I was not sick it was only my asthma. I think my asthma is under control because I do not thank goodness have any asthma attacks like I did when I was first diagnosed in 1998 at age 48. I also had major nasal surgery in January which I think has helped get rid my post nasal drip which has alleviated most of my phlegm except for some int he morning when I wake up. So I'm anxious to give the Asmanex a try.
Judy I just asked you a question on your other post about how to step down from symbicort to asmanex. My doctor did not give me any instructions so I'd appreciate how you did it.
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Reply: Early reflux success

Judy, would you mind if I asked how you switched from symbicort to pulmicort. did you just...

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Reply: Back from hiking trip

Hello! A little new here but I found this thread and all your answers very interesting and...

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