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Below are Symbicort (Budesonide Inhalation) reviews, ratings, comments submitted by patients and caregivers. Based on a total of 2 ratings/reviews, Symbicort has an overall score of 7.50. The effectiveness score is 9 and the side effect score is 7. The scores are on ten point scale: 10 - best, 1 - worst. This information is not vetted and should not be cosidered as clinical evidence. | | Symbicort review by 45 year old female patient | | | Rating |
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| Effectiveness: | | Considerably Effective |
| Side effects: | | Mild Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | Asthma |
| Dosage & duration: | | 1 puff twice a day (dosage frequency: twice a day) for the period of 2 months |
| Other conditions: | | none |
| Other drugs taken: | | none | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | lessened the frequency of asthma attacks particularly during a chest cold and generally day to day. |
| Side effects: | | Some change in voice or slight difference in voice strength |
| Comments: | | One puff twice a day |
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| | Symbicort review by 58 year old male patient | | | Rating |
| Overall rating: | | |
| Effectiveness: | | Highly Effective |
| Side effects: | | Moderate Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | asthma |
| Dosage & duration: | | 2 puffs variable according to symptoms (dosage frequency: twice daily) for the period of 2 years continuing |
| Other conditions: | | none |
| Other drugs taken: | | ventolin | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | Able to breathe in a relaxed way without forcing the breath and without wheezing. Asthma "controlled" meaning ventolin used hardly at all (after decades of relying on it).
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| Side effects: | | Less flexible in my back and worse digestion in last couple of years since I have been taking symbicort. Also asthma nurse measured me at 5'11" when I thought I was 6'1"!
Am afraid of the long term effects of taking corticosteriods and long term beta blockers. |
| Comments: | | I was prescribed symbicort because I was using ventolin several times every day.
I have been using the 200/6 turbohaler most of the time in the past 2 years consistently 2xtwice daily until recently when I have noticed some loss of flexibility in my back and worsening indigestion (plus nervousness at using steroids); so I have been taking note of an information "wheel" from the nurse which basically tells me I can reduce dosage eventually to 1xonce a day if I am showing no symptoms. At the moment I am on 1xtwice daily which feels about right. Will ask nurse about 100/6 (which has half the steroid content) on next visit. Would like to come off completely but maybe not possible. |
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