Hi
I'm just recently diagnosed as asthmatic.
I am in my 40s, high blood pressure & take dothiepin 150 mg for depression. I take salbutamol as an reliever, & am having to use it four or five times a day.
My gp gave me beclamethasone two 100mcg sprays twice an day as preventer. i only used it twice & both times it gave me severe unbearable side effects of, severe insomnia, extreme stress in limbs, constant urge to move limbs, severe depression, feeling suicidal, irritability & irrational feelings of aggression. I know this is very very unusual, my gp had never heard of anyone reacting like this to an inhaled steroid, but did believe me.I am certain it was the inhaler that did it, since on both occasions i waited 24 hours before using it again, & the side effects eased, & then returned again two hours after using it.
Now i have been off the inhaler an few days all the side effects are gone. Could this be some kind of an allergy/sensitivity to this particular steroid? what could have cuased me to get such side effects?
My gp offered to try me on another steroid inhaler, but i am worried that i will suffer the same unbearable side effects again. Will this happen?
I am taking intal right now, but dislike it. it seems to make the breathing feel worse after using it, and to give me throbbing feelings in my head, and taste horrid/sore throat, does intal do this? will these side effects ease if i keep using it? I dread using intal every day, it always scares me, & i only manage to use it three times a day. what would be my best option? another steroid or intal?