Can advair cause weight gain?

Absolutely,

  I have been on advair since right after it was released for use which was in 2000. I was

a nationally ranked triathlete and a repeat IronMan finisher.  Between 2002 and 2004 and while training for Ironman,  I gained over 20 lbs while using advair. I talked to my GP, she had no Idea, she sent me to a Pulminoligist and an Indochronoligist. They had no idea but I also had low testosterone and they didnt understand that either.

  The pulmonoligist said he did not believe that inhaled corta costeriods could cause weight gain. That was odd as their was 32,000 hits on the internet about it. 

    Finally, a naturopath, homeopath and a new pulmonigist all agreed. The weight gain was caused by the advair suppressing my adrenal glands. That caused all kind of problems. I am weaing myself off if slowly while switching to seravent (another older non steroid by Glaxo Klein). My final insult was that I have road biked about 700 miles in the last month while watching my diet and have gained 2 lbs more.

    I do believe that this medicine can help your breathing. BUT that help can come with a tremendous cost to other areas of your body. Remember,it now carries the"black box" warning and now plainly states that it can cause adrenal suppression.

    One of my drs , now one of my ex drs, said, "do you want to breath or be fat"?

 I hate this medicinne.

Carlos