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Asthma Drugs and Their Known Side Effects

Asthma Drugs and their Known Side Effects

This article contains a listing on the most common asthma drugs including the possible side effects and serious health risks associated with their short term and long term use.

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Asthma Medications and Their Known Side Effects

Generic name: Budesonide

Brand names: Pulmicort, Rhinocort

Side effects:

facial edema, rash, herpes simplex, nervousness, nausea, nasal irritation, dry mouth, hoarseness, wheezing, nasal pain, delayed growth in children

Long term use:

glucose intolerance, psychiatric disturbances, cataracts

Generic name: Beclomethasone

Brand names: Beclovent, Vanceril, Becloforte, Beconaise

Side effects:

irritation of the throat, coughing, hoarseness, candidiasis in the region of the oropharynx or the larynx.

Long term use:

depressed pituitary-adrenal functioning, osteoporosis.

Generic name: Flunisolide

Brand names: Bronalide, Aerobid-M, Nasalide, Rhinalar

Side effects:

nasal burning and stinging, aftertaste, hoarseness, sore throat, cough, wheezing, Candida (yeast) infections, change or loss of sense of smell or taste, nausea, headache, diarrhea, allergic reaction (including rash, hives, itchiness and bronchospasm)

Long term use:

permanent loss of sense of smell and/or taste

Generic name: Fluticasone

Brand names: Flonase or Flovent

Side effects:

dry nose, nose bleeds, candida yeast infections in the mouth, hoarseness, sore throat, serious cortisol suppression, growth suppression in children, eosinophilic pneumonia, eosinophilic vasculitis, Churg-Strauss syndrome, vasculitic rash, worsening pulmonary symptoms, cardiac complications, increased risk of glaucoma

Generic name: Salbutamol or Albutrerol

Brand names: Ventolin, Easyhaler, Diskhaler, Proventil

Side effects:

suspected to be a co-factor in asthma deaths, tremor, inner agitation, heart palpitation, muscle cramps, headaches, premature contractions during pregnancy, psychotic reactions.

Generic name: Salmeterol

Brand name: Serevent

Side effects:

liver dysfunction and damage, increased heart rate, blood pressure, heart beat irregularities, chest pain tremor, nervousness, worsening of bronchospasm (life-threatening), allergic reactions: skin rash, hives, swelling, bronchospasm, and anaphylaxis (life-threatening), worsening of diabetes and lowering of potassium, potentially fatal heart complications.

Expert Warns Against 5 FDA-Approved Drugs- In testimony Thursday (November 18, 2004) before the Senate Finance Committee, Food and Drug Administration reviewer David Graham cited Meridia, Crestor, Accutane, Bextra and Serevent. Serevent was shown, with 90 percent certainty in a long-term trial in England, to cause deaths due to asthma. GlaxoSmithKline, told by the FDA to do a large, clinical trial, begged off. “We’ve got case reports of people dying, clutching their Serevent inhaler,” Graham said. “But Serevent is still on the market.”

Generic name: Prednisone, Prednisolone

Brand names: Adasone, Cartancyl, Colisone, Cordrol, Cortan, Dacortin, Dellacort, Delta-Dome, Deltasone, DiAdreson, Econosone, Fernisone, Liquid Pred, Meticorten, Orasone, Panasol, Paracort, Parmenison, Prednicen-M, Prednicot, Predniment, Rectodelt, Sterapred

Side effects:

systemic corticosteroid effects such as hypercorticism and adrenal suppression, Cushing’s syndrome with moon face, truncal obesity, acne, psychiatric disorders, menstruation disorders, osteoporosis, muscular atrophy, and other myopathies,hypertension, edema, hyperglycemia, cataracts, glaucoma, aseptic bone necrosis, pancreatitis, delayed wound healing, sleep disturbances, nycturia, nausea; gastrointestinal bleeding, dermatrophy, cerebral pseudotumor, congestive heart failure, convulsions, impaired wound healing

*to discontiinue use: prednisolone, or prednisone must be reduced gradually if the therapy lasts longer than one week.

Generic name: Theophylline

Brand names: Theo-dur, Respbid, Slo-bid, Theo-24, Theolair, Uniphyl, Slo-phyllin

Side effects:

loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, trouble concentrating tachycardia, palpitations, extrasystoles, headaches, tremor, nervousness, excitability, sleep disturbances, gastroesophageal reflux

Long term use:

dangerous complications mostly affect the heart (arrhythmias) and the central nervous system (convulsions) and are frequently lethal.

Generic name: Zileutron

Brand name: Leutrol, Zyflo

Side effects:

changes in liver functioning

Long term use:

liver damage (yellowing of skin or eyes, unusual tiredness, abdominal pain)

Generic name: Zafirlukast

Brand name: Accolate

Side effects:

headache, infections, nausea, diarrhea, numbness, tingling, pain, worsening respiratory symptoms, liver damage (yellowing of skin or eyes, unusual tiredness, abdominal pain); Churg-Strauss syndrome: can be very serious; if dose is reduced watch for the following symptoms: fever, muscle aches, pains and weight loss.

Long term use:

liver damage (yellowing of skin or eyes, unusual tiredness, abdominal pain)

instances of life threatening liver failure have been reported to the FDA by Accolate patients

Generic name: Montelukast

Brand name: Singulair

Side effects:

headache, abdominal pain, rash, dyspepsia, dizziness, diarrhea, sinusitis, and ear ache, gastroenteritis, cough, nasal congestion

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Important Note: If You Are Currently Taking Asthma Medication

Stopping asthma medications (particularly Prednisone*) suddenly can cause dangerous rebound effects, resulting in severe asthma symptoms. To be safely discontinued, it is necessary to gradually step down the dosage. *to discontiinue use: prednisolone, or prednisone must be reduced gradually if the therapy lasts longer than one week.

sebastian foss
http://www.articlesbase.com/diseases-and-conditions-articles/asthma-drugs-and-their-known-side-effects-97560.html

DIET vs EXERCISE Episode 1: Fat Loss Diet versus Best Cardio Workout to Burn Belly Fat

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First instalment of diet vs. exercise where Craig Ballantyne and Brad Pilon show you how ineffective cardio is and just how dramatic your calorie intake can be without you knowing it.

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Brad is going to try to consume as many calories as he can in those 3 minutes, while Craig is going to see how many calories he can burn off in that same amount of time.

In 3 minutes, Brad consumed approximately 1000 total calories, while Craig burned only 43 calories.

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Health and Nutritional Supplements, You Need Both

Health is the greatest treasure a man can have.

There are several factors that influence our health. Among them we find the pollution, stress, inadequate nutrition. All these factors are hurtful to our body.

Did you know that in a whole year we consume over four kilos and a half to five kilos of poisonous substances present in our food?

If not eliminated, these substances create a chaotic movement of our body cells and generate a favorable ground for the action of free radicals. These free radicals generate a great diversity of cancer forms.

Health depends on an adequate diet too. “Scientific evidence in support of the health benefits of nutritional supplements has grown dramatically in recent years,” said Jeffrey Blumberg, Ph.D., a professor in the School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University in Boston. “We must now work to translate this knowledge to health care providers, policy makers and consumers so the simple actions people can take to promote their health and prevent disease can be more fully realized. The impact of a rational use of dietary supplements can also help reduce health care costs which escalate every year as our population grows older.

Symptoms

Many problems such as : lack of energy, insomnia, headaches, depression, mood swings, anxiety, easy bruising, bleeding gums, slow wound healing etc. can be traced directly to deficiencies in specific vitamins and minerals.

Circumstances

Because of the methods applied nowadays in agriculture, which destroy the natural mineral substances, we cannot be sure that the agricultural products ensure us the necessary vitamins and minerals. Although all people should try to have healthy and balanced diet, few in reality do.

Nutritional Supplements to bridge your nutrition gaps

More and more people try the nutritional supplements as a way to combat the nutritional deficiencies and to ensure the necessary of vital nutrients for maintaining the quality of their life. Before you start taking nutritional supplements you must know a few things about them.

Nutritional supplements represent a support to our body. The nutritional supplements clean the human body and restore the deficiencies present inside. While taken constantly, nutritional supplements promote good health and help prevent disease. Nutritional supplements represent a good thing that we need . Here are a few things that you might consider before taking nutritional supplements:

1. Everybody can consume nutritional supplement and mostly if is diagnosed with a nutritional deficiency.

2. You must find out if you have a nutritional deficiency.

3. Ask your physician if it is safe for you to take nutritional supplements.

4. Does this supplement interacts with any drug or food you are consuming?

5. If you want to know more you can read about it or you can find more information at nutritional supplements guide from the Internet.

Quality

Regarding their quality, the nutritional supplements must be natural, easy to assimilate, must have a high nutritional value, must come from ecologically non-polluted areas and must be certified.

On the market are thousands of dietary supplements. Great companies fight for a place on the market. Each of them offers a diversity of products. These products seem to bring the same benefits to our body but they are in fact very different one from another. The difference is obvious when you read the label and you see the ingredients. The ingredients are the ones which make the products so valuable.

Research

The nutritional supplements are usually obtained after a period of research.

The research services work hard in order to offer us good products having great and rapid effects. It would be good for you when you choose to take nutritional supplements to inform upon the company which produces the products. If it is a world leadership or if it is among the greatest in the world than you may decide to consume the products it proposes to you. They are first tested over and over again and are only then offered to the public.

So we must be very careful when choosing nutritional supplements and do not forget to consult your physician!

Tan Kim Kia
http://www.articlesbase.com/nutrition-articles/health-and-nutritional-supplements-you-need-both-83822.html

Treating Bipolar Disorder – 5 Effective Drugs That Help

It’s not uncommon to see a person who suffers from bipolar disorder go undiagnosed for close to eight years. Though proper treatments are available, they are still going undiagnosed or are getting inadequate treatment.

When the illness is left untreated, it can cause an assortment of trouble in the person’s life. It is important they be diagnosed soon as symptoms start so treatment can get started.

There are numerous treatments for bipolar disorder and while some may fail, others are very triumphant in controlling the illness.

Sometimes patients tend to give up on medicines because they feel it’s just not working. This can be dangerous because any lapse from taking the medication can cause a relapse in episodes. Compliance is another factor in the dealing of the disease.

Treatment Stages – Acute and Preventive

In the Acute stage, the idea is to end current depression, hypomanic, mixed mood swings and manic. Preventative measures calls for a continuation in the therapeutic process to handling future episodes.

Medication, psychotherapy and education are all forms of treatment. Medication therapy is important for all of the patients during both stages.
Patients and families can find relief in more than usual bipolar disorder symptoms during psychotherapy sessions.
Because this disease is complex, families and patients need to be aware of what its symptoms are and how it can be managed. Education of this disease is important so people know what to expect.

Despite which treatment the patient, family and physician chooses, the main goal is to decrease the amount of episodes the bipolar person has…prevent it from cycling from each mood stage. It would be beneficial to have the mood disruptions decrease in intensity as well as frequency. This would also help the patient while they are in between episodes.

During talk therapy before medication or other treatment is prescribed, the physician must first identify what caused the initial outburst. The, the doctor will assess for other problems such as emotional or medical that could hinder the patient’s treatment and recovery.

Treatments available

There are several medications that can be used to help bipolar patients in their daily lives.

1. Mood Stabilizers – this is the core of bipolar medicinal treatment. They are efficient in acute stages of depression and even psychotic mania. It can also be used as a maintenance drug. The most commonly prescribed drugs in this area are Lithium and Valporate. The drugs act as a stimulate.

2. Atypical Antipsychotic- this is a mood stabilizer that can also be prescribed for schizophrenia. There are five kinds of medication offered in this treatment. They are: Olanzapine, risperidone, quetiapine, ziprasidone and ariprazol can be used for bipolar mania and mixed episodes. However, only Quetiapine is only allowed for mixed episodes.
The best thing about the drugs is that they can be used alone or combined with other drugs to help ward of the symptoms of the disease.

3. Antiseizure medications – this is typically given to patients who have rapid bipolar cycling with mixed episodes of mania, depression and those who have suffered from substance abuse. Three antiseizure medicines given are: carbamazepine, lamotrigine and oxcarbazepine.

4. Electroconvulsive therapy – ordered on patients who suffer from acute emotional stages.

5. Sleep Management and Psychotherapy – used with medications for bipolar disorder.

There are side effects with the medication like anything else. Some of these can include: weight gain, high cholesterol, diabetes. A diet should be followed and education on dietary intake is necessary. This can help in the reduction of these effects.

With friends and family behind the loved one, then it is possible for the patient to live a “normal” life.

Abhishek Agarwal
http://www.articlesbase.com/mental-health-articles/treating-bipolar-disorder-5-effective-drugs-that-help-739515.html

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