Flovent Inhaler
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Q: flovent inhaler?
how long does flovent stay in your system?
A: it depends on what type of breathing problem your controlling. how often do you use it. do you use it only as a rescue sourse,1-2 puffs as need or do you take 2 puffs 4 times a day. it depends on your persciption by your doctor. that in its self will be your answer. flovent in its self is a fast acting inhaler to open broncial tubes,not really for extended periods of time.
Q: will a flovent inhaler hfa 220mcg cause me to get a dirty ua?
A: It may show a small trace amount steroid in the analysis but if you have a prescription for flovent, you should be fine. It's when you have large amounts of steroid in the analysis that someone may question you.
Q: Flovent Inhaler Causing Behavior Problems?
My son has been taking Flovent on & off for almost one year now. It seems that within 1.5 to 2 weeks of starting it up again his attitude takes a turn for the worse. He has trouble listening in school, he talks back to me & his Dad as well as his teachers, he has a melt down at the drop of a hat, he gets a general attitude of 'I don't care'. When this 1st happened I asked his allergist & he said he is probably just feeling better now that he's on the right medication. In researching the drug - it is not listed as a side effect; yet many people are experiencing the same problems on various message boards. I think the doctors/pharmaceutical companies need to further investigate this issue. Anyone know how to go about convincing dr.'s, etc. that this could be a side effect?
A: If your doctor won't listen go to another doctor. There has to be another drug that he can take.or ask him what other drugs can he take Your medication sounds like he has asthma.Go to a Pulmonary Doctor and let him check him out .
Q: How long can Flovent be used for?
I have been having issues breathing related to a cold I had, and was recently given a flovent inhaler. I was not told how long I should use this for and was wondering what is normal?
A: Flovent is fluticosone, the most powerful of the steroid inhalers. It is designed for long term use in moderate to severe asthma. It has no real short term bronchodilator effect, taking between 2-3 weeks to damp begin to damp down lung instability.
When prescribed as an MDI (aerosol), if used without a large volume spacer and placed straight into the mouth, even with training,less than 50% of normal,intelligent adults can consistently use it efficiently. The remainder take the drug into the mouth rather than the lungs, where it produces steroid side effects and is absorbed systemically, but produces no symptom relief.
Inhaled steroids can also be used as long term maintenance in COPD, chronic bronchitis, but current guidelines place them as 3rd line treatment.
I suggest you check back with your GP and ask why this drug was given. If it still has its data sheet in the pack, you should be able to confirm most of what I have said in the answer. If not see:
http://www.gw-flovent.com/
http://www.drugs.com/flovent.html
Q: Has Anyone Used Flovent WHile Pregnant?
My wife is currently using the flovent inhaler and we are about to try to have a baby. I was wondering if anyone has been pregnant while using the flovent inhaler? What happened?
A: Flovent and Albuterol are both completely safe during pregnancy. Be sure that your wife lets her OB know that she takes Flovent. It wouldn't be uncommon for her to have to increase her microgram dosage in later pregnancy when baby is big enough to put extra pressure on the lungs. Shortness of breath also increases with pregnancy so make sure to get a refill of albuterol too! : )
Good luck to you both!
Q: Taking RX inhaler through airport security ?
My husband will be flying to Atlanta in the morning. Never crossed our minds till tonight whether or not he will be allowed his albuterol and flovent inhalers. As you may know or not, inhalers are boxed from the manufacturer and the pharmacy label goes on the box. We no longer have the boxes. The canisters are marked with what they are and who makes them, he just doenst have documentation stating they belong to him. Anyone flown with this same situation ?
A: These are 100% okay. Toss them in a bowl before you go through the metal detector and you wont even get a second glance.
Q: is there a generic inhaler comparable to flovent? (diagnosed with astma) not cheap even with insurance.?
A: Ask your doctor if they have any samples at your next office visit. Lots of doctors' offices have free samples but they don't tend to give them out UNLESS you ask. It has worked on several occasions for me.
Q: Flovent HFA - Is it just me, or does it taste bad?
I had a swim meet last week that triggered my asthma is some strange way and caused it to go out of control. I went to the doctor and she prescribed me the Flovent HFA steroid inhaler. I've been taking it for 4 days now, and I've started to notice that my breath tastes like chemicals when I breathe out. To describe it better, it tastes like the smell of wet rubber cement, or fumes from spray paint. Is that common, or could there be something wrong with me?
A: The first thing I'd like to know is did your doctor also give you a spacing chamber when prescribing you an inhaler. The spacer lets the propellant rain out into the unit and allows only the medication be inhaled into the lungs. There is also very little taste. There is nothing wrong with you there is something very wrong with how our and his/her office is educating you on how you are to take care of your asthma. Flovent is a corticosteroid. When taken correctly it reduces the swelling in the airways of the lungs and you are able to breathe better. It is best when taken after the quick relief inhaler so that it goes deeper into the lungs and does a better job. Also, you should rinse your mouth with water and swallow to wash away the medication to make sure your not killing the normal flora and causing even more problems down the road. Make sure that when you go to bed each night use not only brush your teeth but that you brush your tongue to keep it clean. Hope this information is what your looking for.
Q: I'm worried about a false positive on a drug test. How likely is this?
I've been completely clean and sober for 24 years. I don't take any mood altering drugs, but I do take an albuterol and a flovent inhaler, and Singulair for allergies. I take milk thistle, an herbal. Will any of that cause a false positive?
A: There should be a form you have to fill out before you give your specimen; there will be a space there for you to enter what medications you take on a regular basis. Albuterol, Flovent & Singulair shouldn't cause any issues, but the milk thistle I don't know. Make sure you list 'em so that if there is any sort of issue, the lab and/or reviewing physician can look at that and go "ahh, of course".
Other than that, I wouldn't worry overmuch. There's the classic urban legend of eating poppy seeds causing a false positive for opiates; technically it's true, but you'd have to eat SO MANY seeds in such a short span of time that it's just ridiculous.
Q: Is there any benefit to using Flovent just for a short period when you have a cold?
I'm 34 years old w/ allergies and mild asthma. (Mostly it's exercise induced or occasional wheezing from the allergies and I sometimes use my inhaler if I have a cold and need my airway to be as good as it can get for singing. For about 10 years I've used my Ventolin inhaler maybe 1-3x a month...)
I went to the allergist 16 years ago and had a 50 substance scratch test for food allergies - the result a reaction to a couple dozen foods about 10 of which were level 3 and 4 allergies. (The allergist wanted to give me an epi-pen, but I've never had a breathing emergency - I just get a rash on my hands when I eat the foods.)
I went to the same doctor again this week (so now I've seen her twice, but she didn't have my previous results from 16 years ago to compare to.) The food test results this time were greatly diminished - level 1 reactions to about 8 things and level 2 reactions to 5. (I was pretty pleased with the improvement!) I also had the additional test for 40 airborne inhalants (which I hadn't been tested for previously.) Several of those (almost all the trees and grasses) resulted in level 3-4 reactions.
To manage my asthma/allergies in the past I've used a Ventolin inhaler and a cortisone cream, but now (in addition to those) the allergist has prescribed a nasal spray (not sure I'm keen on that one with all the bad press they get regarding long-term use), a prescription strength antihistamine (likely a good idea, although Benylin has never failed me yet), and a Flovent inhaler (b/c I told her that the vast majority of instances where I need to use my Ventolin inhaler are when I have a cold - she said I'd need something stronger for that.)
My asthma is really mild - I'm only wheezing a little about half a dozen times a year. I don't love the idea of taking a bunch of daily meds that I don't really need...
Other than the fact that it's not a rescue inhaler, I don't know much about Flovent. Isn't it a long-term, daily use asthma preventative medication? Did I misinterpret how she wants me to use it, or would there be any benefit to just using it for a week here and there while I had a cold?
Thanks!
A: You're right, FloVent is a long-term daily asthma medication. It's a corticosteroid, and brings down the inflammation in your airways making it easier to breathe. Usually it's prescribed to someone who has asthma symptoms on a regular basis and is using their Ventolin more than 3 times a week--not what you've described.
As you only have to use the Ventolin 1-3 times a month, it sounds like your asthma is intermittent, and you shouldn't need to be on a daily controller medication.
I'd suggest going to talk to your doctor again and getting a clearer understanding of why FloVent was prescribed.
Q: How soon should Prednisone take effect when taking it for asthma?
My fiance was wheezing and had tightness in his chest, so his doctor prescribed Prednisone (steroid) and Flovent (inhaler). He also has an albuterol inhaler for attacks from before. He's been on this treatment for a day and a half and is still wheezing and feeling tightness in his chest. Is this normal or should the symptoms have cleared up by now? Thanks for any help!
A: really it depends on the dose he's taking. It usually takes 3 - 4 days for it to start taking affect on me and i take 40mg a day when I take it. good luck..
OH and I have found taking the prednisone WITH diet coke kills the after taste. I don't like diet coke but I like it more than the prednisone :)
Q: Oral Thrush from Flovent?
I am currently taking a flovent inhaler everyday for my asmtha. I know im soposed to wash my mouth out after but i never did in the past and didnt have any problems so i dont now. but recently i have been noticing a white film on my lips and a sore throat. could i have oral thrush? i know that these are some symptoms like this but it also says that lesions are a symptom. i do not have lesions. will this go away on its own? is there anything i can do at home to get rid of it? can i go see my dentist for a treatment? please help!
A: I'd venture to bet it is thrush. Flovent contains low-dose corticosteroids which suppress the immune system locally and this can inhibit your ability to fight off infections like candidiasis (yeast causing thrush). Although you may not have "lesions" the white film is very characteristic as is the sore throat. You may be at the early stages of thrush.
Your dentist can definitely help you, they see this stuff all the time and can easily diagnose and treat you. Thrush can go away on its own although it could take a number of weeks for this to occur. If you continue to use Flovent on a regular basis I can tell you with a great deal of certainty that the infection will persist.
Mayo clinic gives the following info on treatment -
If you're a healthy adult with oral thrush, you may be able to control the infection by eating unsweetened yogurt or taking acidophilus capsules or liquid. Acidophilus is available in natural food stores and many drugstores. Yogurt and acidophilus don't destroy the fungus, but they can help restore the normal bacterial flora in your body. If this isn't effective, your doctor may prescribe an antifungal medication.
If you are immunosuppressed most often, your doctor will recommend an antifungal medication, which may come in one of several forms, including lozenges, tablets or a liquid that you swish in your mouth and then swallow.
Brush at least twice a day and floss at least once. Replace your toothbrush frequently until your infection clears up. Avoid mouthwash or sprays — they can destroy the normal flora in your mouth.
Try warm saltwater rinses. Dissolve 1/2 teaspoon of salt in 1 cup of warm water. Swish then rinse and then spit it out, but don't swallow.
I've included more sites on home remedies (eating yogurt, swallowing vinegar), don't have any experience with them though.
Hope this helps, good luck to you.
Q: Why would flovent doses disappear to quickly?
My daughter is on Flovent, with 2 puffs twice a day. Each of the last two inhalers has not lasted as long as it should. I did not check the number of doses left after each use, but in 10 days, we are down to 30 doses left from 120. I watch her carefully and she does not use more than 2 sprays per use. What could be causing this?
A: if she carries the inhaler in her pocket she may be accidentally discharging it when she sits down. i used to do this all the time with my albuterol inhaler.
Q: my parents are out of work and can't buy me a refill for me asthma inhaler?
i just ran out of my flovent inhaler and it costs 40$ a refill, and i have bad asthma but we don't have any money to get it refilled and i'm scared i'm gunna die because its raining bad and the weather usually sets it off, and my parents are looking for worka nd we barely have money for food this week, what do i do?!!!!!!!
my step dads wont turn off the electricity becus the tv but yeah.
A: No money for food or medicine,..
But you've stil got the internet..
it'll be ok!
Q: flovent for babies?
my dr. has recommended my baby be on a study.it's for asthma patients.baby's between the age of 6-12 mos.flovent inhalers.my 8 yr old daughter uses one,but to me my baby just seems to young to be on something like this.what would u do?any useful info on flovent?i do trust my dr. but do have my doubts too.please help.
A: WELL SOME TIMES U GOTA TRY IF U WANT HER/HIM TO GET BETTER AND TO HELP THEM I THINK THERE TO LIL TO BE ON THAT