I have been the same weight for 10 years and I have been on Symbicort since March 2012, it is a god send for my asthma.
But in 3 months I had gained 7KG and weighing myself today I'm 15KG up in 7 months.
I have not changed my diet or Exercise routine.
I intend to double my exercise since that eye opener.
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I just started taking Symbicort. I'm in the Army, so I work out everyday. Ive always been very thin but since last month I feel I have been gaining weight as well. I think everyones reaction may be different. I love what it does for my asthma but I dont like this side effect. I feel sleepy and lethargic most of the time. Im going to stop it for a while to see how I feel. Theres other medications to try that wont have that side effect....(I hope) :)
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Thanks for responding, everyone that has responded has gained weight, yet the medical people say that Symbicort is not responsible. All the doctors I have seen tell me that Symbicort is the best of the lot and the aspirated sterioids does not have the same side effects as other forms of steroids ie weight gain. What my guess is about the weight gain is that I am hungry all the time, therefore I eat more then gain weight of course.
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Thanks for your input, all information helps as my respirologist did not go into details even tho I asked a lot of question I had to go online to find answers to my questions. They all insist that Symbicort is the best of the lot. I am not around smokers, I have very little stress in my life but since I have been on Symbicort now for 3 years, I have gained 25 lbs. I just have been hungry most of the time as compared to before Symbicort.
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I have been on symbicort for about a year and gained 26 lbs, i was already overweight so this has been very distressing. I am on a strict diet with my daughter, she has lost 26 lbs and i have lost 6! I have discussed this with my doctor and she put me on Tudorza ( a new drug - inhaler). I have emphysema so it's important, but I can't stand not losing weight when I am trying so hard.
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I completely agree with you and sympathize. I had to get all new clothes and I don't like those extra pounds on me. Both my gp and my respirologist look at me as if I am nuts when I tell them about my using symbicort and weight gain. It may be as simple as being hungry most of the time. Thanks for responding.
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agree. Instead of blaming the person, how about we stick together and find out if symbicort itself makes us gain weight or is it because symbicort gives us more of an appetite. All the doctors I have discussed this with won't even look at the idea that symbicort does create weight can, and to the person above, maybe you are just lucky that you don't have the same side effect we have and can think that somehow you are better than we are and tell us to oh just go out and exercise. We don't need this type of criticism.
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Hello,
I'm using symbicort since very longtime but only when it is necessary, I did neither gain weight nor loose hair; I consider this medicine is a big of help if it is used in the correct way. I have few (3-4) weeks per year where my asthma is chronically active, I use ventoline first then symbicort during only the difficult days and then I stopp it. I avoid using any medication as preventive.
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Sorry but I do not have a solution, I am the person that started this site and have yet to find a solution. Eating less of course would help with the weight gain, but I am just so hungry all the time. If anyone knows of a solution, and yes of course we all know eating less and exercising more would do it, but perhaps someone olut there is on an alternative drug and it did not produce weight gain.
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I just discovered that Symbicort can cause thin skin. Your description of thin skins exactly describes my condition. I thought that it was just old age. Did you find an adequate substitute for Symbicort?
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