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After taking pulmicort flexhaler i start wheezing . i just started this medicine and i am not sure if it works well. i am still short of breath.

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Dr. Stevan Cordas answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Inhaler: Tell your provider about this because sometimes one can have the opposite reaction to an inhaler. We call this a paradoxical effect.

Answered 3/14/2014

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Dr. Albert Pizzo answered

Wheezing: This is not an expected result of using an inhaler. Please report to your doctor for advice on how to proceed.

Answered 3/14/2014

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A member asked:

After taking pulmicort flexhaler i start wheezing . i just started this medicine and i am not sure if it works well. i am still short of breath.

2 doctors weighed in across 2 answers

Dr. Stevan Cordas answered

Dr. Albert Pizzo answered

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