What do other patients take for ASTHMA?

iGuard.org has more than 45,860 users on treatment for ASTHMA. Learn more about what medications they are taking to treat asthma from the table below...

Commonly Used Medication Name*
(Hover mouse over name to see medication class)		 % of Patients Average Risk Rating Generic Patient-reported Severity
Singulair 36 % NO
Albuterol 29 % YES
Advair 29 % NO
Flovent 6 % YES
Asmanex < 5 % NO
Xopenex < 5 % PENDING
Pulmicort < 5 % NO
Symbicort < 1 % NO
Nasacort ( Allergies / Nasalcongestion ) ,azmacort ( Asthma / Copd ) ,kenalog ( Rasheczema / Psoriasis ) < 1 % YES
Spiriva < 1 % NO
Combivent < 1 % YES
Theophylline < 1 % YES
Atrovent < 1 % YES
Prednisone < 1 % YES
Clarinex < 1 % NO

*This list is NOT EXHAUSTIVE - Only drugs used by a sufficiently large number of iGuard.org users are listed.
**Medications are sometimes known by different brand/generic names, depending upon how they are packaged or used.
EXAMPLE: 36 % of iGuard.org patients that use medications for ASTHMA regularly use Montelukast as part of their treatment.


Comments for ASTHMA

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Question/Comment:

i suffer from terrible nausea and dizziness if i stand up after lying down i get a drop in bloodressure .I suffer from bad indegestion.I suffer from pain in all my joints continous headaches i get a lot of eye soreness due to very dry eyes even though i put drops in them five times a day .I havent the strenght or the energy to do anything.ihave an undiognosed form of pneaumonia .Ihave seen numerous doctors and no one knows what my problem is or whats causing it .all replies and opinions welcome

59 year old male
Posted: 2008-09-19 14:39:58     Rating: Star Star Star Star Star

Question/Comment:

SPIRIVA is wonderful. I never get short of breath. I only use my inhaler (rescue) once every couple of months. Good stuff! I'm not big on Advair as I have gotten thrush many times from it.

53 year old female
Posted: 2008-08-31 19:26:29     Rating: Star Star Star Star Star

Question/Comment:

Advair seems to keep me going...

47 year old female
Posted: 2008-07-21 22:03:20     Rating: Star Star Star Star Star

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