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Any Suggestion For Diarrhea, Shortness Of Breath, Heart Pounding After Taking Fluticasone?
My 65 year old wife is taking Fluticasone as an inhaler and Montelukast which were prescribed for a chronic mild but somewhat annoying cough, and Hypertension, respectively. She is now experiencing frequent bouts of diarrhea, and shortness of breath and what feels like her heart is pounding with sweating upon what is otherwise normal activity physical activity. She is also taking Xaralto for A-Fib and has discontinued Warfarin as per the Doctor s orders. We were thinking about discontinuing the Fluticasone to see if the diarrhea is relieved but were uncertain due the drug being a corticosteroid. She also since childhood has a history of Positive TB Test without presenting any symptoms. Is it unsafe for her to discontinue the use of Fluticasone?
While it would be safe to discontinue the Fluticasone, since it is an inhaler, very little of it is absorbed into your system, and so it is very unlikely to be causing these symptoms of diarrhea and shortness of breath.
She may be starting to have an infection causing her symptoms, but especially with the shortness of breath, I would suggest making an appointment with her doctor to get checked out.
I do not think her history of a positive TB test would be related to these symptoms, but she may need a chest x-ray to confirm that.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Aaron Branch, General & Family Physician
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Any Suggestion For Diarrhea, Shortness Of Breath, Heart Pounding After Taking Fluticasone?
Hello, While it would be safe to discontinue the Fluticasone, since it is an inhaler, very little of it is absorbed into your system, and so it is very unlikely to be causing these symptoms of diarrhea and shortness of breath. She may be starting to have an infection causing her symptoms, but especially with the shortness of breath, I would suggest making an appointment with her doctor to get checked out. I do not think her history of a positive TB test would be related to these symptoms, but she may need a chest x-ray to confirm that. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Take care Regards, Dr Aaron Branch, General & Family Physician