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Below are Symbicort (Budesonide Inhalation) reviews, ratings, comments submitted by patients and caregivers. Based on a total of 5 ratings/reviews, Symbicort has an overall score of 5.60. The effectiveness score is 8 and the side effect score is 6. 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 20 year old female patient | | Rating |
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Effectiveness: | | Moderately Effective |
Side effects: | | Severe Side Effects | | Treatment Info |
Condition / reason: | | Asthma/COPD |
Dosage & duration: | | 160/4.5 (dosage frequency: 2 puffs, twice a day) for the period of 2.5 months |
Other conditions: | | none |
Other drugs taken: | | singulair, proair | | Reported Results |
Benefits: | | Moderately helped control my asthma and COPD. |
Side effects: | | back pain, chest pain, headaches, distorted vision, thyroid problems, fast pounding heart beats, irregular heart rhythm, gave me a sinus arrhythmia |
Comments: | | Started taking the drug in May, recently stopped due to the connection between all my heart problems that started when I started the drug. Now am having to see a cardiologist to make sure there is no long term damage to my heart. |
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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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| Symbicort review by care giver of 72 year old male patient | | Rating |
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Effectiveness: | | Moderately Effective |
Side effects: | | Extremely Severe Side Effects | | Treatment Info |
Condition / reason: | | Asthma |
Dosage & duration: | | 1 puff (dosage frequency: daily) for the period of 2 months |
Other conditions: | | cardiomyopathy Iincluding atrial fibrillation, depression |
Other drugs taken: | | Warfarin, digoxin, prozac | | Reported Results |
Benefits: | | Breathing became easier. |
Side effects: | | Had leg cramps, dizzyness, muscle weakness, tiredness - progressive over two months of taking Symbicort.
The patient died two months after commencing Symbicort. Discussion after death led to physician suggesting this was the cause of a massive MI and death. He was going to report this to the manufacturers. |
Comments: | | On using second issue of Symbicort death occured. |
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| Symbicort review by 69 year old female patient | | Rating |
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Effectiveness: | | Highly Effective |
Side effects: | | No Side Effects | | Treatment Info |
Condition / reason: | | asthma, emphysema |
Dosage & duration: | | 80/4.5 (dosage frequency: bid) for the period of continue to take it |
Other conditions: | | Reactive Hypoglycemia |
Other drugs taken: | | Actos, 15mg | | Reported Results |
Benefits: | | I had taken Pulmicort, and other inhalants, with no major changes. It became more difficult to maintain my exercise and lively life style. I gave in and began Symbicort and immediately experienced a relief of shortness of breath, weezing. I feel like a new person. I still have a reaction to cold wind, and very high humidity, but so much better. I rarely use my Albuterol. |
Side effects: | | none |
Comments: | | I take one puff in the am, rinse my mouth and gargle. I repeat the treatment in the evening before bed. |
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