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Jan 6, 2019 (Started Jan 01, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for asthma)
  • Side effects
    Mild (racing heart feeling, shakiness)
  • Adherence
    Sometimes
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: As needed
Advice & Tips: Take it as directed no notable side effects.
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: racing heart feeling

Feb 21, 2018 (Started Jan 01, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for asthma)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (racing heart feeling, shakiness)
  • Adherence
    Sometimes
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: As needed
Side effects: racing heart feeling

Nov 10, 2014 (Started Jan 01, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for asthma)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (racing heart feeling, shakiness)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: As needed
Side effects: racing heart feeling

Dec 3, 2013 (Started Jan 01, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for asthma)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for asthma)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (racing heart feeling, shakiness)
  • Adherence
    Never taken as prescribed
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: As needed
Side effects: racing heart feeling

May 5, 2010 (Started Jan 01, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for asthma)
  • Side effects
    Severe (racing heart feeling, shakiness)
  • Adherence
    Sometimes
  • Burden
    Very hard to take
Dosage: As needed
Advice & Tips: When I take 2 puffs from the inhaler, my heart and breathing begin to race. If I only take 1 puff, it is tolerable.
Side effects: racing heart feeling
  • 0 helpful marks

Aug 13, 2018 (Started Mar 10, 2013)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for asthma)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: As needed
  • 0 helpful marks

Oct 25, 2017 (Started Oct 01, 2017)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for asthma)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: As needed
Advice & Tips: Works GREAT!
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Jul 29, 2017 (Started Jan 25, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for asthma)
  • Side effects
    Mild (oral thrush (candidiasis))
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 720 mcg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: oral thrush (candidiasis)

Mar 25, 2016 (Started Jan 25, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for asthma)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 720 mcg Daily
Advice & Tips: It remains to be effective for Asthma rescue.
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: oral thrush (candidiasis)

Sep 21, 2015 (Started Jan 25, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for asthma)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 720 mcg Daily
Advice & Tips: it's an effective rescue medication.
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: oral thrush (candidiasis)

May 27, 2012 (Started Jan 25, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for asthma)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 720 mcg Daily
Advice & Tips: I only take Ventolin as an asthma rescue medication, that is I only use it on days when I cannot breath easily, usually this is due to high humidity, or a high pollen count; otherwise I rely on my longer-acting steroid medication (Pulmicort), which I always take twice a day to prevent the severe asthma attacks.
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: oral thrush (candidiasis)

Mar 31, 2011 (Started Jan 25, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for asthma)
  • Side effects
    Mild (oral thrush (candidiasis))
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 1080 mcg Daily
Advice & Tips: Very effective at stopping coughing spells and feeling out-of-breath.
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: oral thrush (candidiasis)

Oct 18, 2010 (Started Jan 25, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for asthma)
  • Side effects
    Mild (oral thrush (candidiasis))
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 1080 mcg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: oral thrush (candidiasis)
  • 0 helpful marks

Apr 15, 2017 (Started Dec 15, 2013)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for asthma)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for shortness of breath with exertion)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: As needed

Dec 8, 2016 (Started Dec 15, 2013)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for asthma)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for shortness of breath with exertion)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: As needed

May 29, 2016 (Started Dec 15, 2013)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for asthma)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for shortness of breath with exertion)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: As needed

Nov 28, 2015 (Started Dec 15, 2013)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for asthma)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for shortness of breath with exertion)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: As needed
Advice & Tips: I use this when my asthma flares up.  It usually relieves my symptoms.  When it doesn't, my only option is the ER. 
  • 0 helpful marks

Jul 2, 2016 (Started Jul 01, 1999)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for asthma)
  • Side effects
    Mild (shakiness)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
  • 0 helpful marks

Jun 8, 2016 (Started May 15, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for emphysema)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: As needed
Advice & Tips: Take it
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

May 16, 2016 (Started Feb 02, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 0.166 g Daily
  • 0 helpful marks

Apr 25, 2016 (Started Oct 14, 2014)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for asthma)
  • Side effects
    Mild (drowsy in morning)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 2 puff(s) Twice daily
Advice & Tips: Drowsy at first when taking but okay now.
Cost: $25-49 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Apr 24, 2016 (Started Jun 30, 1984)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for asthma)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 90 mcg Four times daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks
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