COPD... Symbicort or budesonide??

[Ami40]

Hi All,

I tried Spiriva and had fast heart beat, so had to come off it.

I've tried a few steroids and not worked too well raised my anxiety etc or just felt generally unwell.

Heard good things about budesonide and I'm taking ventolin anyway, so may stick with this or should is it best just to go for symbicort as thats with formoteral? Would that be better in any way or?

Anybody's experience with the above please? Side effects? Dosages? Please any info would be appreciated as hope I don't buy yet another inhaler and can't take it!

Thanks All and for the previous responses I've had too!

[Welshcatlady]

I think you really should talk this over with your GP or Nurse, you say you don't want to buy another inhaler to find it's unsuitable, do you mean pay for your prescription? If you aren't exempt from paying you can pre-pay for 12 months, which will work out much cheaper if you have a lot of items on your prescription every month.

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I'm Aliflus 50/25 and i'm doing well with it