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Is Anyone Else Confused About All Those Inhalers?

MAC & Bronchiectasis | Last Active: Oct 13 6:56pm | Replies (65)
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@sueinmn

My pulmonologist and I discussed the combos. Her opinion is that the amount of steroid in am inhaler will not cause or worsen MAC, but oral steroids can because the dose is much greater.

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Rick | @rstel7272 | May 18, 2023

While a steroid can help MAC and asthma, it can worsen a fungal infection. I was on Symbicort for 3 1/2 years and beat MAC but now fighting a fungal infection (I do have cavitation). I will never take a steroid again.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3475467/

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