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What Causes Wheezing With Shortness Of Breath?

Ive been taking symbicort for 3 weeks (2 puffs twice a day) for asthma and feeling good...I recently lowered the dose to 1 puff a day (twice a day) and now feel wheezing/shortness of breath with just doing regular daily tasks...Is this a withdrawal symptom or being symptomatic for asthma?I have needed to take my xopenex inhaler once a day. Michael
Mon, 10 Nov 2014
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Don't reduce the puff of symbicort, take 2 puffs twice daily. Take xopenex on SOS basis.
Use both of these with a spacer. Take montelukast(10) daily at night, if u have rhinoorhoea/sneezing.
And do PFT every 6mnth to know ur asthma progress
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What Causes Wheezing With Shortness Of Breath?

Don t reduce the puff of symbicort, take 2 puffs twice daily. Take xopenex on SOS basis. Use both of these with a spacer. Take montelukast(10) daily at night, if u have rhinoorhoea/sneezing. And do PFT every 6mnth to know ur asthma progress