Hi Ladies. I searched some of the old threads, and there are some posts of Advair users on here.

In essence, it's an inhailed steriod. I took predizone in an oral pill form years ago and it gave me the side effect of weight gain (awful to shake#s), uncontrolable increased apetite, and hair loss. I asked my asthma/allergy doc if the Advair would give me these issues like the oral pill. He said that was not likely.

The side effects of the drug are scary if you have read them. However, it doesn't really list the weight and appetite like an oral steriod. I just can't fiugre it out though.

Had some major things going on over the winter that my exercise didn't make the list. I have some pounds I'm struggling to get off, and the scale seems to be going the wrong way. I didn't regularly take Advair before. Just my albuterol inhailer pre-ride to open things up. Worked fine.

Then, with the stress, my body just got so run down, bad upper respiratory infections of sinuses and pneumonia set in. I'm hopefully shaking it after months of different meds.

I don't really know if the Advair is helping or not. When I went off all the meds about a month ago (including Advair), the sickness crud came right back. So, new stuff and more Advair.

I'm kinda scared to go off of it since I'm actually "about" well. But, I just can't help but think it's making me gain weight, as well as some other side effects. I so badly want to be well, and stay well. It's very depressing when things you love are taken away... like riding.

Any thoughts from first hand experience with this? Thanks! Miranda