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Old 08-30-2011, 06:42 AM
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Thanks for the additional information.

Pulmicort is one-- without fluorine.
http://www.rxlist.com/pulmicort-turbuhaler-drug.htm

Which brings up the point of proper use...if you are inadvertently spraying the back of the throat --which is common, then much of your drug will get deposited in the mouth, and be absorbed systemically.
http://www.brynmawrhealth.org/thcn/f...ique012008.pdf

So you could try another type of steroid inhaler and see if there is a change in your side effect profile. You can try a spacer for your Flovent. An empty toilet paper tube can be a quick substitute too.
http://www.webmd.com/asthma/guide/as...0%20%20%20%202

simple spacer:
http://www.medical-supplies.net/Stor...FUPBKgodXhYGDA

Also the more complicated Optihaler type for about $20. This is used mostly for the elderly, infirm, or children.

Neuropathy is a devil to diagnose and find the culprit. Your issues may be additive. Long term use of steroids do cause blood sugar derangements and that can be the trigger for neuropathy. Oral inhalers used proper do this less, but it is still possible. Combined with toxicity from fluoroquinolones as you already had, might be a factor too. We have had many people come to our PN forum over the past decade with PN from fluoroquinolone use. I have a post in our subforum there on drugs, that explains it.

We presently have 2 cats making this trip of 300 miles to our summer home. I have pictures in my profile album. Our new kittie is only 10mons old and rather high strung and she just can't stand this confinement. Our older one only meows a bit and goes to sleep. This year Weezie the young one, wouldn't let me play music with singing in it (" there are peeples in the car ---turn it off). She is very shy around strangers. The other cat who is 13 now, hates thunder so any bass lines in music she starts getting agitated (there are "boom booms" coming!) I only had one relatively quiet music choice in the car and I got tired of it playing more than twice. So it was a music free trip this year! Weezie esp howled whenever I put music on. Sigh! I need a little jive in my driving task to keep me focused... so this year the trip was very tiring for ME.
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