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On qvar 50mg, ventolin,prednisolone for asthma flare up. i got switched to symbicort (budesonide and formoterol) from qvar y'day &i'm drowsy. is this normal? hr is 102/min laying
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Asthma flare: Neither the Qvar nor the Symbicort (budesonide and formoterol) would cause drowsiness, low oxygen from asthma flare or may be low blood pressure may be the cause. Stay calm, don't move a lot till you settle, take your rescue medicine and call your doctor or go to ER, goodluck
Answered 12/21/2015
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