Thrush from symbicort

Posted by lluth412 @lluth412, Sep 23, 2024

Hi all,
First, thanks to Mayo for making this discussion possible.

I don’t have a diagnosis yet but the one we are working off to get me out of the breathing danger zone is severe persistent asthma. Despite rinsing my mouth, rinsing with mouthwash then brushing my teeth after each dose, I got thrush the first week on symbicort. I’ve tried 100 mg diflucan then the clotrimazole tabs then nystatin now I’m back on diflucan 200 mg. And this stuff has not budged. I cut out all sugar and alcohol. Anything else I can do??

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sharrondriver | @sharrondriver | Jan 26 6:42pm

In reply to @hopeful33250 "@sharrondriver The nurse at my pulmonologist office said to always rinse with an alcohol based mouthwash..." + (show)

@hopeful33250 thanks for info

sharrondriver | @sharrondriver | Jan 26 6:45pm

I got my chamber spacer today

sharrondriver | @sharrondriver | Jan 27 4:59am

I am exhausted how do I get energy back

Teresa, Volunteer Mentor | @hopeful33250 | Jan 27 7:01am

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@sharrondriver

I can't speak for everyone; however, in my experience, it took about a week of treating my asthma with the steroid inhaler and the Aerobika before I began to feel better. One of the first things I noticed was that I was able to sleep through the night without coughing and/or gasping.
Like you, I have other chronic health conditions that affect my energy; however, treating the asthma has been a tremendous benefit to me.

I hope you have a similar experience. Keep with it!

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