Struggling...

[Anonymous1988]

Really struggling with asthma at the minute

[madonbrew]

How many times have you needed your blue? Do you mean immediately struggling or in general struggling?

[Anonymous1988 in reply to madonbrew]

Not really been using my blue inhaler I have a pink inhaler I use morning and night I mean more generally struggling

[madonbrew in reply to Anonymous1988]

I would take your blue one...1-2 puffs as directed by your dr or asthma nurse. See if that helps first

[madonbrew in reply to madonbrew]

Also do you have an asthma plan? Has you peakflow dropped?

[Anonymous1988 in reply to madonbrew]

I’m newly diagnosed so I don’t have a plan in place or an asthma nurse

[madonbrew in reply to Anonymous1988]

Hmm, it’s so unhelpful when drs /asthma nurses don’t give you a plan...especially when it’s new to you! If you are really struggling for breath and can’t speak in whole sentences then call 111 or 999.

But if your blue ventilin inhaler helps,and you feel better with it I’d recommend you ring your GP in the morning and explain how you feel& ask them for an asthma plan.

[Anonymous1988 in reply to madonbrew]

My peak flow is just below 250

[madonbrew in reply to Anonymous1988]

Do you know what your personal best is?

Maybe worth ringing 111 anyway for some advice.

[Anonymous1988 in reply to madonbrew]

Everytime I’ve done my peak flow it’s been around 250

Thanks for your replies

[madonbrew in reply to Anonymous1988]

Personally as you are newly diagnosed without an asthma plan I would ring 111 just to make sure you are ok.

Just don’t want you ending up with a full on asthma attack during the night!!

[Anonymous1988 in reply to madonbrew]

I’ve taken my pink inhaler and feel a bit better. I may need my blue one.

I think I may take my meds and try and get some sleep

[Hidden]

Have you got a spacer? Remember you need to get the air out as well as in. You can also try and sitting on a chair backwards, sounds silly but it can help lift the rib cage up and make it more comfortable.

[Anonymous1988 in reply to Hidden]

Yeah I’ve got an aero chamber spacer

[Hidden in reply to Anonymous1988]

If you get really bad and you think you need to go to hospital then you can take 8 puffs into spacer, it acts as a nubuliser.

[Anonymous1988 in reply to Hidden]

Thank you

[madonbrew in reply to Hidden]

Even if you are feeling better I would still ring your GP in the morning as they obviously haven’t made sure you understand how to deal with your asthma. Your GP or asthma nurse needs to go through an asthma plan with you so you know what to do.

Hope you feel better soon and like Gsp said, you can take up to 8 puffs of blue...but if you are that bad you need to ring 999!

[mylungshateme]

How are you feeling now? How was your night?

[hilary39]

Sorry! We all understand that feeling well and how isolating it can be even if you're getting medical care and are near loved ones. How are you doing today?

[Anonymous1988]

Im doing okay today. Still quite wheezy

[mylungshateme]

Just checking in how your getting on now things settled down at all? 🙂

[Anonymous1988 in reply to mylungshateme]

Hey,

Thank you for your reply.

Now I’m using my spacer correctly I’m doing ok. Hope your okay too

[mylungshateme in reply to Anonymous1988]

Hey I'm learning to not bury my head in the sand and listen to my body more on this rollercoaster ride! Haha. 😂🤣

[Anonymous1988 in reply to mylungshateme]

Me too