Thank you for this information!
I have been searching for a method to wean off QVAR 80 mg two puffs in am and pm .

I have mild asthma completely controlled by QVAR when first pulmonologist put me on QVAR 40 mg 2 puffs once per day. After a few weeks he told me I was “cured” and could stop the inhaler without weaning off. I stopped gradually anyway and the symptoms came back worse than before.. so he added Pm dose. Every time I tried to wean off it got worse. I am now with a different pulmonologist who controlled the wheezing with my current 80 mg two puffs twice per day now for several years. I have been unsuccessful in weaning off and she says not to worry— just take it , it’s helping. But I can’t help thinking that the only reason I have to take such an increased dose from the original is not knowing how to wean/taper the dose in a way that works for me. I believe the steroids are causing my skin to erupt in blood spots now and the skin on forearms is paper thin. Pulmonologist said this is a side effect. I am trying now to drop one pm puff of 2 to see if I can wean off while taking lung supportive homeopathic remedy, but I am worried that I may trigger an onset of symptoms that will require prednisone which just escalates this steroid dependency further.

Does anyone else have experiences of trying to wean off maintenance inhaler…or use of QVAR?

Thank you!