What herbs help you? I don't know that I'm ever going to be willing to do the necessary work to educate myself enough to use herbs safely, but I'm always curious about what works for other people.
Steroids and I are not a happy combination. They tend, even in inhaled form, to increase my reflux which can make the asthma worse. I also don't seem to lose the steroid weight after I stop taking the steroids.
I expect I will ask for samples. I've had so many weird side effects and difficulties that buying isn't going to be a good idea.
I think that the shift in propellants has driven some marginal medications, things not used by many people, off the market. The manufacturers decided that the expense and hassle of switching propellants wasn't going to yield adequate return. My doctor did some research. Everything she could find available for purchase was albuterol based. Other medications exist in theory, but nobody's selling them in the U.S.
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Date: 2008-12-24 05:47 pm (UTC)Steroids and I are not a happy combination. They tend, even in inhaled form, to increase my reflux which can make the asthma worse. I also don't seem to lose the steroid weight after I stop taking the steroids.
I expect I will ask for samples. I've had so many weird side effects and difficulties that buying isn't going to be a good idea.
I think that the shift in propellants has driven some marginal medications, things not used by many people, off the market. The manufacturers decided that the expense and hassle of switching propellants wasn't going to yield adequate return. My doctor did some research. Everything she could find available for purchase was albuterol based. Other medications exist in theory, but nobody's selling them in the U.S.