Hormone Therapy: Features and Consequences
Glucocorticoid hormones are used in basic therapy. Inhalation with solutions based on such drugs can alleviate the course of bronchial asthma and reduce the frequency of attacks.
But with hormonal drugs, you should be careful. For example, they cannot be used in ultrasonic inhalers, since the active substance loses its properties under the influence of ultrasound waves. This applies to Budesonite, Pulmicort, and Dexamethasone.
As for the stories of delayed development of children and the development of osteoporosis in people who used hormonal therapy to treat bronchial asthma, numerous studies do not confirm the possibility of such consequences. Modern inhalation hormones are designed so that their effect on the entire body is minimal, and maximal on the affected areas of the bronchi. Addiction to hormonal compounds was not recorded either.
In addition, against the background of inhalations with hormonal drugs, the action of other anti-asthma drugs becomes more effective. The effect of using Oxis, Foradil, Formoterol, Salmeter, Servent, Salmeterol increases. But hormone treatment should be carried out by a course of a certain duration. Inhalation should not be stopped earlier than the period prescribed by the doctor, even if the state of health has improved. The minimum course duration is 3 months.