Medication dosing can be frightening

DEAR DR. GOTT: I am a relatively healthy 75-year-old female who leads an active lifestyle. I am concerned that my pulmonary doctor wants to increase my Advair intake from 100/50 to 500/50 because a recent lung infection test revealed a worsening. I am aware that the latest news is that Advair is not recommended for long-term care of asthma. I’ve been on the medication for about 12 years and want to get off it. I’ve not had to take albuterol for several years and do not wheeze unless I have a sinus infection with drainage that gets into my bronchial tubes. This usually happens two to four times a year.

The only medications I take are levothyroxine 0.05 and supplemental calcium, omega fish oil and vitamin D.
What do you recommend regarding the Advair? Do I follow the pulmonary doctor’s advice to increase it, or what?
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