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[|Human|] Yes you can...my 15 yr old son just stopped taking symbicort for 3 days because he was diagnosed with vcd which mimic asthma. And he had a very hard time breathing today during his sporting event.....from what I read you can have withdrawls from symbicort.... Is this true?
[|AI|]  Hi, Symbicort is used as maintenance therapy for treatment of asthma. If your son does not have asthma and has VCD instead then it is highly unlikely that stopping Symbicort will cause any problem. So I feel your need to investigate further to diagnose the exact cause of his breathing problem. One possibility is exercise-induced asthma. You can get a pulmonary function test done for that. Once a proper diagnosis is made then appropriate treatment and its duration can be planned. Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.