To all.

[Mangee]

I have given up every single medicine that I was on with the exception of Xalatan for my glaucoma and the Lorezapen for sleep. I have not taken any of my asthmatic puffers, pills and whatevers for a month and no problems there so far. All the othr prescriptions and over the counters are in a box in my closet. The problem with having too many drugs is that it doesn't really allow you to see what effect some are making or if there is any effect at all. It is easy for one drug to mask the the effectiveness of another or to show that the other is just not working. For instance. I have been on asthmatic medicines of all shapes and sizes. Sanbtamol, Advair, Combivent, Surgam, Singulair Diclofenac etc. etc etc. In some cases four or five at a time. How on earth can you tell if any are being effective if one of them is hiding what another is doing. So, one at a time. Despite the fact that I was taking all the asthmatic drugs I was prone to as many s seven or eight lung infections every year from asthma. Now the real test begins, and that is to see if each drug, used induvidully, will give me the true story.

[DirtRacerGirl]

I am still using my advair diskus.  I cannot believe that they would have you on that many asthma drugs at once.  Great job.  

Question: not to get off your topic.  Whats the story with balbitual (spell check) that I am prescribed for migraines?  It only makes me real tired, is there any kind of addiction or dependency involved?
Alicat

[Mangee]

I guess you are talking about a barbituate. Just hang tough and someone here with experience in that regard, will pass on some info and  experiences to you.

[dailyreprieve]

Fiorinal and fiorinal with codeine are both addictive. The active ingredient is a downer and the caffine, an upper, with the apap or aspirin included to add to the analgesic qualitys of the "speedball". Great luck.