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My mother has asthma since 2 years back and can't live a day without cortison pills or inhaler. is there any safe substitute?
4 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
Asthma: Asthma is very well controlled (and safely) with the use of inhaled corticosteroids. The use of oral steroids has many side effects. There are many ways to treat a disease, make sure she is seeing an asthma specialist. If doing so already, consider seeing another for a second opinion. Or consider a pulmonologist.
Answered 10/15/2012
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See below: Hopefully, she has seen a pulmonary doctor, she should not be on oral Prednisone daily, a lot of side effects. And, she should not be using her rescue inhaler daily. She needs to be on a daily inhaled steroid, if she is not.
Answered 2/8/2017
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