Standard Peak Flow rate and Clenil dose

[Buddygone]

How relevant is the flow rate to Clenil dosage?

I seem to have the same Standard Peak Flow result (420-450) when taking Clenil 200 x2 twice daily as I did taking Clenil 100x2 twice daily.

I worry that my dosage is higher than required- any thoughts please?

[Lysistrata Administrator Community Ambassador]

Peak flow is just one part of asthma control, and should be used in context - and always comparing against yourself, not anyone else.

This post may help: healthunlocked.com/asthmauk...

Besides the peak flow, how have your asthma symptoms been on the higher dose of Clenil? If you find (after giving it time to work) that you're needing your reliever much less, not noticing symptoms, not waking at night if you were etc, then that suggests the higher dose is needed. If you have minimal or no symptoms on the higher dose for a while (maybe 6 months) you could ask your GP about dropping back down.

[Gareth57 in reply to Lysistrata]

I was speaking to our asthma nurse not so long ago after starting montelukast and we decided to stay with the higher dose for six months then drop to a mix of 200/100 for a while and see how it goes before considering going down to the low dose again.

[Buddygone in reply to Lysistrata]

thank you - this is really helpful info 👍

[adenough]

hello there, my peak flow doesn’t get past 50 these days, so hard to breathe.. going to try cbd oil which may help with such lung problems.. will update cx