Does SYMBICORT cause weight loss or weight gain?
Symbicort will not cause weight loss or weight gain. The whole point of inhaled drugs is that it is delivered exactly where needed- into the lungs, minimising the side effects to the rest of the body. The positive points of Symbicort is that it now has a licence as a short acting bronchial dilator as well as being a long acting bronchial dilator- You can use it as a short acting reliever as well. The Symbicort turbo inhaler also delivers the medicine more effectively into the lungs as opposed to the MDIs. The main downside of the powered inhalers is that during an asthma attack you may not have sufficient lung function to generate enough airflow to draw the medication. You can still use an MDI as a short acting reliever as an addition. Symbicort contains budesonide (corticosteroid) and formoterol (Bronchodilator.
