I've been similarly packing on the pounds after taking only Veramyst...I think it's that in combination with my birth control pill--been doing 50-70 minutes of cardio at a time...driving me crazy. I have to stop the nose spray, though I do love being able to breathe! Tough call.

Kate,

Thanks for sharing your similar experience with Veramyst. After upping intensive interval cardio to 75 minutes 5x/week and weight training 3x/week, I am ready to throw in the

towel (literally). I'm going to try a non-steroid asthma Rx in September and will let you know if that helps the weight, assuming of course I am still breathing.

Hope you are well and thanks again for commiserating with me.

Linda (aka Rose in NJ)

So, I am NOT crazy.  On Advair daily since 2007, having always been considered thin, I gained 15 - 20 pounds in the last two years.  I also developed aching edema problems in my calves.  No diet changes, and have been increasing exercise to 6 days weekly (40 minutes or more daily) for over five months.  No change in weight.  I told several doctors, who all brush it off, considering me within "normal" range (but I am not, for me), or suggest they are pre-menopausal symptoms.  I had this problem with another medication over the years, not many believing me on that one either.  Thank goodness for the chance to find out this really is happening to others.  Add to that, intermittent breast tenderrness/pain that I mentioned to physicians several times.  Allegedly, on the radio just yesterday was a report of this side effect with Advair as well.

Thanks for your email on Advair and weight gain. Since I posted that comment, the Black box warning label now includes "persisitent weight gain" and my MD has concurred with that fact. But my personal side effect list has gotten even longer: after being told to exercise more and eat less, I went on an even more intense program of weight training and spinning for two hours,4-5 times per week. Still no weight loss but slowly increasing blood pressure, arrythmia, PVCs, and palpitations. Went to a cardiologist who took me off Advair immediately as these are also side effects. (At least with the Advair, breathing was excellent.) Flovent is not as effective.

Hopefully, I will find a magic formula and share it with you. The bottom line is that all these drugs have side effects. If anyone has any advice on how to counter the weight gain, I would really appreciate it! Thanks.

Yes I have, I know that the medication has cause me to gain weight. what is so bad about this I cannot get rid of the weight I work out every day, plus I watch what I put in my mouth.  I am so unhappy but I am not sick.  I will continue to work out reason I feel better.  I am almost 200. pound 500 mg of advair but I can breath.

Theres

Theres, thank you for your reply and sharing your experiences with Advair. I wish that I had some helpful insight to share with you. I did try to go off Advair and tried Flovent + Singulair. That experiment lasted two weeks and then it was back to good old (but effective) Advair.

But let's keep looking for a better answer. Maybe someone reading this blog can give us some helpful advice. Until then, I will keep on exercising, continue to eat few calories and no carbs and looking for a better way!