Fostair and skin problems

[Aldersey]

I was changed from Fostair inhaler in lock down by a pharmacist who told me he was reviewing my medication and put me on Trimbow.

I never felt well on the inhaler but doc would not change it.

By end of year I was having trouble with all my muscles aching and getting to not be able to get up out of chair without help from my husband as my legs felt so weak. I got so desperate I stopped taking Trimbow and my breathing was really terrible but my doctor made me suffer for over a week before actually prescribing me with Fostair again.

My skin also got so bad on Trimbow just falling off in tiny specs but on taking clothes off like a shower of snow. It has not improved at all being back on Fostair so has anyone else had this problem .

[Patk1]

Poor do leaving u to struggle so long. Re skin- have u tried moisturising daily x

[Aldersey in reply to Patk1]

Thank you for reply and yes I have tried lots of moisturisers but it does not stop the skin snow unfortunately

[Patk1 in reply to Aldersey]

Could u gently exfoliate in bath/ shower to get dead skin off before moisturising? It should help x

[peege]

I do have a problem with dry skin and its definitely worsened this winter, it had never occurred to me that it could be anything to with my inhaler. And put it down to aging. I always exfoliate first in the shower, use Aveeno shower stuff and moisturise afterwards (I leave my bottle of Vaseline moisturiser on the radiator to warm up as I dont keep the house hot).