I have been an asthmatic since I was 2 (now 59), and was maintained on Singulair & Advair. When the PA gave me discharge instructions, she said to discontinue the Singulair. The first few days I had to use my Albuterol inhaler multiple times. I have now starting crushing & added the Singulair back. I will call my doc in the morning to verify. Anyone else crush their Singulair tabs?

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't Singulair a steroidal medication? At least according to the program I went through, Steroids (and NSAIDs) are strictly off-limits after WLS. Please verify with your surgeon before you begin taking this again (if I'm correct about it being a steroid).

Best of luck

Laura

I have yearly allergies since 2008. I am on 10mg of Singulair and 10mg of Zyrtec daily, year round. My discharge instructions per my doctor say to take these meds as directed, and so I have been, once a day for each.

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Thanks Laura, guess I should have added that I am a nurse. No, Singulair is not a steroid.

Thanks Laura, guess I should have added that I am a nurse. No, Singulair is not a steroid.

Very cool!

There's also a big difference between oral and inhaled steroids.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't Singulair a steroidal medication? At least according to the program I went through, Steroids (and NSAIDs) are strictly off-limits after WLS. Please verify with your surgeon before you begin taking this again (if I'm correct about it being a steroid).

Best of luck

Laura

Right, oral steroids jack with your glucose levels & healing rate. Advair is an inhalation steroid with a bronchodilator. Trouble is I need both (Singulair & Advair) to keep my asthma in check. There is some speculation that asthma may be obesity related, but in my case, having it thru my entire "lean years" dispels that for me...