Steriod inhalers

[charlie_pops]

I've been watching what I eat and doing extra exercise but I've put on 6lb in a month. The doctor gave me a steroid inhaler as I've just been diagnosed asthmatic, I think that's what's keeping the weight on? Any had experience with steroids and weight? I'm thinking of stopping the inhaler

 

[purple_rain]

Steroids can make u gain weight but Im not sure the dose that's in the inhaler wud be strong enough to, maybe ask the doctor to know for sure. When I have a bad attack i have to take tablet steroids and they definitely have an affect.x

 

[Yvessa]

The dose in the inhaler is not enough to make you gain weight.

 

[safc_chick]

Ive had a steroid inhaler for a few yrs now and its never affected my weight but the tablets do I used to gain 5 - 8lb each course but Ive not had them since my op but even tho Im only around 19lbs overweight I still need my steroid inhaler daily, I was hoping I wouldnt need it so much x

 

[OOnion]

Don't stop your inhaler !!! - Asthma still kills over 900 people a year - mostly unnecessarily!! Inhaling steroids is not the same as taking them orally - the disposition is into the lung tissue, and a very tiny trace amount will pass in to the blood stream - so back to the drawing board - do you need to increase your activity to kick start things??
Ok Nurse hat off - hope you are back on track soon, good luck xxx