Are steroids & some inhalers used for asthma treatments dangerous for your healt!


Question: Specifically prendisone, symbicort/advair, and even albuterol/xopenex.

Are these dangerous for us?

I use asthma meds almost daily to control my asthma, and I take prendisone for emergencies.

I almost always feel weird, nauseous and just tired/worn out after taking all of these, but it definitely helps my asthma go away.


Answers: Specifically prendisone, symbicort/advair, and even albuterol/xopenex.

Are these dangerous for us?

I use asthma meds almost daily to control my asthma, and I take prendisone for emergencies.

I almost always feel weird, nauseous and just tired/worn out after taking all of these, but it definitely helps my asthma go away.

for most people if used correctly; no.

the dangers of un or undertreated asthma is a much greater risk to your health.

prednisone is an oral steroid and it can cause problems with organs etc if used long term at high dosages..which is why it isn't.

advair is a combo of inhaled steroid and long lasting bronchodialator. inhaled steroids are one of the most researched and safest meds there is available (natural or allopathic). Inhaled steroids go directly into the lungs where they are used. What is not needed is quickly excreted by the body. Inhaled steroids are considered non-systemic.

albuterol is a bronchodialator...meaning it dialates the bronchi...caffeine is a mild natural bronchodialator.

Remember medication is medication..whether natural or allopathic and all have the potential for side effects and interactions..and chronic illnesses also cause side effects..in the case of asthma scarring and thickening of the bronchi and lungs known as airway remodeling.

Steroids are bad no matter what. Read the list of side effects? I find anything that isn't natural medicine to be very dangerous. I always read the side effects, and most times won't take it because of what I read. I always try to find a natural equivalent. Just me.

Steroids are not good long term but neither is not being able to breath. Advair is a steroid but albuterol is not a steroid. Talk to your doctor about a low dose daily steroid.

For the most part no but depending on the person they can have harsh side affects. All four of my children have asthma and have been put on prednisilone (a steriod) when it gets bad, three of them can tollerate it and one of them just can not! So all you can do is try and see how your body will react. Hope this helps!





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