Re: asthma problems since November not ready to give up on Xolair

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royalashtonvp <royalashtonvp@...> wrote:

I've been on Xolair 1 1/2 years. I had thought it was helping me some

until this November when asthma worsened. I've been on 4 rounds of

steroids and in between don't have good control of asthma at all. Dr.

refuses to raise Xolair. I am looking for something to improve the

asthma and am wondering if anyone takes more than 2 puffs daily of

Serevent Accuhaler. Recently I inadvertently used it for a third time

and asthma was the best it had ever been and stayed that way for 24

hours. (I take everything but the kitchen sink anyway: theophylline,

Volmax, Pulmicort (and recently added QVAR), serevent, singulair,

claritin)Have been using duoneb 4 times daily. As all of you have

probably experienced, asthma is ruining my life and has especially done

so since November. Any suggestions about something else I can try?

Spiriva didn't work.

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I am taking Asthmanex, theophylline, loratidine, ranitide, Zyflo,

advair 500, guiff/phenalyn, asteline, rinocort, promethazine,

nebbing 4-8 times a day, and still end up on predisone every few

weeks. I started Xolair last month.

My asthma is out of control. But I am very blessed to have a Dr.

who has allowed me to have vials of epi and self inject to stop

attacks. I don't even own a rescue inhaler. Right now, I can't

control my disease. But this let's me control my life. I am not

living in the ER or Dr's office.

>

> I've been on Xolair 1 1/2 years. I had thought it was helping me

some

> until this November when asthma worsened. I've been on 4 rounds of

> steroids and in between don't have good control of asthma at all.

Dr.

> refuses to raise Xolair. I am looking for something to improve the

> asthma and am wondering if anyone takes more than 2 puffs daily

of

> Serevent Accuhaler. Recently I inadvertently used it for a third

time

> and asthma was the best it had ever been and stayed that way for

24

> hours. (I take everything but the kitchen sink anyway:

theophylline,

> Volmax, Pulmicort (and recently added QVAR), serevent, singulair,

> claritin)Have been using duoneb 4 times daily. As all of you have

> probably experienced, asthma is ruining my life and has especially

done

> so since November. Any suggestions about something else I can try?

> Spiriva didn't work.

>

[Guest guest]

I have a sensitivity to Serevent so my allergist started me on Foradil

which lasts 12 hours. I generally inhale the powder when I get up in the

morning and when I return home from work; generally around 5:30 pm or

so. Try this, It works quite well for me. I also use QVAR in

conjunction with the Foradil which seems to work a little bit. I am also

on 20 mg of prednisone every other day which I hope can be discontinued

sometime in the near future.

Steve Zimmerman

Have a Good Day

785-296-6947

-----Original Message-----

From: [mailto:

<mailto: > ] On Behalf Of royalashtonvp

Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2007 8:26 AM

Subject: [ ] asthma problems since November not ready to give

up on Xolair

I've been on Xolair 1 1/2 years. I had thought it was helping me some

until this November when asthma worsened. I've been on 4 rounds of

steroids and in between don't have good control of asthma at all. Dr.

refuses to raise Xolair. I am looking for something to improve the

asthma and am wondering if anyone takes more than 2 puffs daily of

Serevent Accuhaler. Recently I inadvertently used it for a third time

and asthma was the best it had ever been and stayed that way for 24

hours. (I take everything but the kitchen sink anyway: theophylline,

Volmax, Pulmicort (and recently added QVAR), serevent, singulair,

claritin)Have been using duoneb 4 times daily. As all of you have

probably experienced, asthma is ruining my life and has especially done

so since November. Any suggestions about something else I can try?

Spiriva didn't work.

[Guest guest]

I also take the Foradil and have had great success

with this. As a matter of fact at the rate I am going

I may be down to just the Foradil and the Zolair soon.

I am weaning off the Theophylline right now, which

will be great since I am so sensitive to it. I am

tired of the headaches that I get when my levels are

off.

--- Steve Zimmerman <steve@...> wrote:

> I have a sensitivity to Serevent so my allergist

> started me on Foradil

> which lasts 12 hours. I generally inhale the powder

> when I get up in the

> morning and when I return home from work; generally

> around 5:30 pm or

> so. Try this, It works quite well for me. I also

> use QVAR in

> conjunction with the Foradil which seems to work a

> little bit. I am also

> on 20 mg of prednisone every other day which I hope

> can be discontinued

> sometime in the near future.

>

>

> Steve Zimmerman

> Have a Good Day

> 785-296-6947

>

> -----Original Message-----

> From:

> [mailto:

> <mailto: > ] On Behalf Of

> royalashtonvp

> Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2007 8:26 AM

>

> Subject: [ ] asthma problems since

> November not ready to give

> up on Xolair

>

> I've been on Xolair 1 1/2 years. I had thought it

> was helping me some

> until this November when asthma worsened. I've been

> on 4 rounds of

> steroids and in between don't have good control of

> asthma at all. Dr.

> refuses to raise Xolair. I am looking for something

> to improve the

> asthma and am wondering if anyone takes more than 2

> puffs daily of

> Serevent Accuhaler. Recently I inadvertently used it

> for a third time

> and asthma was the best it had ever been and stayed

> that way for 24

> hours. (I take everything but the kitchen sink

> anyway: theophylline,

> Volmax, Pulmicort (and recently added QVAR),

> serevent, singulair,

> claritin)Have been using duoneb 4 times daily. As

> all of you have

> probably experienced, asthma is ruining my life and

> has especially done

> so since November. Any suggestions about something

> else I can try?

> Spiriva didn't work.

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Royal - the combination of Foradil and Pulmicort work pretty well for me -

but they have to be taken together - I guess they sort of work with each

other. Singulair didn't help and I reacted poorly to Spiriva. However, I

don't really have much problem with asthma during the day, but at night in

bed, I have the most incredible assortment of sound effects - if I don't

take the Foradil and Pulmicort, the virtual symphony keeps me awake.

Terry a.k.a. Ohldepharte

----- Original Message -----

From: royalashtonvp

Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2007 9:25 AM

Subject: [ ] asthma problems since November not ready to give

up on Xolair

I've been on Xolair 1 1/2 years. I had thought it was helping me some

until this November when asthma worsened. I've been on 4 rounds of

steroids and in between don't have good control of asthma at all. Dr.

refuses to raise Xolair. I am looking for something to improve the

asthma and am wondering if anyone takes more than 2 puffs daily of

Serevent Accuhaler. Recently I inadvertently used it for a third time

and asthma was the best it had ever been and stayed that way for 24

hours. (I take everything but the kitchen sink anyway: theophylline,

Volmax, Pulmicort (and recently added QVAR), serevent, singulair,

claritin)Have been using duoneb 4 times daily. As all of you have

probably experienced, asthma is ruining my life and has especially done

so since November. Any suggestions about something else I can try?

Spiriva didn't work.