Asthma, Maintenance
"After having asthma for 23 years, using my inhaler four to eight times daily, and no preventative inhalers ever working, I was given Symbicort.  At first I thought it was just another expensive inhaler that wouldn&#039;t work, but I was shocked.

After one day I was using my inhaler twice a day, and after the first week I went over 24 hours without using a rescue inhaler (the first time in 23 years!).  While I still carry it around, I used it 0-2 times daily (a big improvement!).  Inhalers that lasted two weeks now last six weeks, or longer.

I have noticed that I get a chest pain (like soreness) when I first started, or restart after forgetting it for a week or two.  It eventually goes away."