Mepo injection

[terry2107]

So had my first shot today. Been told not allowed to start reducing my maintenance dose of steroid yet got to wait. How long before I should start to notice a difference

[Tree20862]

I don't know about mepo. When I started Xolair injections, I was having asthma problems. It took 6 months to get rid of steroids. But I have needed steroids less often and for shorter bursts.

Good luck!

[terry2107 in reply to Tree20862]

Thankyou. I dont know what xolair is ? Have you not tried the mepo

[Tree20862 in reply to terry2107]

I have been on Xolair for 3 years. It was what my lung doctor recommended. I live in the US.

[TuckBox2]

Hi, I've been on Mepolizumab since May 17, I had 1 asthma attack after 2 weeks, it was sorted with being nebulised in Dr surgery. It was probably due to being taken off Omalizumab in February and waiting for the Mepolizumab to come in.

You normally have to wait 2 hours after your 1st injection, just to make sure you do not have any reactions to it, and then only about 20 minutes after each of the following injections. Then you have a review after 16 weeks, they will then decide whether to continue with the mepo.

I was swapped over as I seemed to be going downhill after a bout of pneumonia 2 years before and the Omalizumab (Xolair) was becoming less effective.

Since I started on the Mepo, I have managed to stay off preds, and not only stayed out of hospital but not lost a days off work due to asthma problems while I have been on it.

When I have had a cough or cold, I have been able to fight through them with OCM like everybody else. My FeNo tests have all come down to normal levels >20 from a start of 84 I was also put onto Fostair 200/6 which helped get my peak flows from 400-450 up to 470-520 three or four times a week rather than once or twice a month. I am still taking Montelukast, although there is talk of them taking me off it, I did stop taking Uniphylin when my results started picking up.

I had my 24 month review today and because of the improvements it has made they are keeping me on mepo.

[terry2107 in reply to TuckBox2]

Thankyou so much for the info. I feel more positive now.