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Glutathione for Asthma?

There’s an interesting (Phd Qualified) Health Educator who some of you may already have come across on YouTube, called Chris Masterjohn. My Wife’s a Chemist...

There’s an interesting (Phd Qualified) Health Educator who some of you may alrea...

Matman

•5 years ago

8 Replies

Kenalog vs Omalizumab-pt2

Thank you everyone for your thoughts on my earlier post about these two medications. After discussing it at the appointment on Thursday we decided to retest my...

Thank you everyone for your thoughts on my earlier post about these two medicati...

Lotti_321-

•5 years ago

2 Replies

Ventolin and nasal congestion

I need to use ventolin daily.Lately it has been giving me so much nasal congestion that I cannot sleep at all.Any suggestions on how to deal with this ?

I need to use ventolin daily.Lately it has been giving me so much nasal congesti...

ihatesteroids

•5 years ago

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Living with asthma

What are your coping strategies when your asthma is pretty bad and when you know you're going to have to live with it for the rest of your life ?

What are your coping strategies when your asthma is pretty bad and when you know...

ihatesteroids

•5 years ago

5 Replies

Clenil

Hi.Any Clenil users here ? Has it helped you ? I'm reluctant to use it because it blocked my nose.

Hi.Any Clenil users here ? Has it helped you ? I'm reluctant to use it because i...

ihatesteroids

•5 years ago

10 Replies

Fostair and low Potassium levels and high Blood Pressure

Has anyone had low Potassium levels and high Blood Pressure whilst they are taking Fostair, it’s controlling my Asthma well, but latest results on Friday might...

Has anyone had low Potassium levels and high Blood Pressure whilst they are taki...

Bucketlist

•5 years ago

18 Replies

Stress

My asthma got worse earlier this year all due to stress, December last year my sister whom I cared for 27 years died due to complications following a planned...

My asthma got worse earlier this year all due to stress, December last year my s...

scoobydoo1995

•5 years ago

2 Replies

Struggling for deep breathe?

Hello Guys.. So I am new here and I was diagnosed with Asthma In March. Up until now it has been under control and I have been dealing with it quiet well but...

Hello Guys.. So I am new here and I was diagnosed with Asthma In March. Up until...

xPumpkinz

•5 years ago

14 Replies

Nasty attack

Hi well ust been discharged from hosp after a nasty asthma attack early on morning. Husband called ambulance and i received excellent care off them and at the...

Hi well ust been discharged from hosp after a nasty asthma attack early on morni...

Tvpuzzle

•5 years ago

15 Replies

How long does a flare last ?

Hi! I would like to know how long an asthma flare up is supposed to last especially one that is caused by a viral infection (flu) ? And what drugs do you...

Hi! I would like to know how long an asthma flare up is supposed to last especi...

Hannah125

•5 years ago

7 Replies

Asthma deaths in England and Wales 'highest in a decade' BBC article

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-49277813 What the article ignores is that a lot of suggestions made by the asthma death panel have been ignored (some which...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-49277813 What the article ignores is that a l...

EmmaF91

Community Ambassador•5 years ago

18 Replies

Possible Flare up?

Advice needed. Been diagnosed just over a month and put on blue inhaler reliever (doesn't do much) and Fostair combination preventer (which is a Godsend)....

Advice needed. Been diagnosed just over a month and put on blue inhaler reliever...

WheezyNanma

•5 years ago

6 Replies

Fluid like feeling in the chest after having chest pains. Doctor says it is acid reflux but I’m not convinced. How can I tell?

Hi, recently I was taken to hospital after having chest pains. I got told everything was fine and it was most likely acid reflux. However, I am not convinced...

Hi, recently I was taken to hospital after having chest pains. I got told everyt...

Ahutch

•5 years ago

4 Replies

Back in a&e

Hi guys I’m back in a&e again brought in today with another attack back on hydrocortisone and magnesium and loads nebs went docs and he put me straight back in...

Hi guys I’m back in a&e again brought in today with another attack back on hydro...

Tracey1972

•5 years ago

11 Replies

heat

I have had to use my inhaler for the first time in months due to the impossible heat has anyone else had to use there inhaler because of the heat? ant...

I have had to use my inhaler for the first time in months due to the impossible ...

les4560

•5 years ago

4 Replies

Feeling a bit rubbish

Today I had an appointment with my asthma nurse. I’ve already had a few appointments with her this year due to inhalers changing etc but today was for a check...

Today I had an appointment with my asthma nurse. I’ve already had a few appointm...

MrsCMK

•5 years ago

25 Replies

Paramedic appreciation

Having just read about (yet another) rude/nasty note left on a parked ambulance whilst paramedics were working, I thought I should channel my anger and...

Having just read about (yet another) rude/nasty note left on a parked ambulance ...

EmmaF91

Community Ambassador•5 years ago

7 Replies

Leg cramp from combination inhaler?

Hi everyone, I'm sorry if this question has already been asked,but I was just put on a combination inhaler for the first time (Advair) since I wasn't...

Hi everyone, I'm sorry if this question has already been asked,but I was just pu...

Lindeer

•5 years ago

18 Replies

Combination inhaler not lasting 12 hours

Hi all. As above. I use Fostair but find it rarely lasts the full 12 hours as stated. Regularly it's between 7 to 9 hours. Does anyone else have this issue....

Hi all. As above. I use Fostair but find it rarely lasts the full 12 hours as s...

Gazza01

•5 years ago

10 Replies

Help! Kenalog vs Omalizumab

So after years of fighting; you’ve got asthma, you’ve not got asthma. Flare ups where needing steroids every 10 weeks. We finally had a plan, go to nhs...

So after years of fighting; you’ve got asthma, you’ve not got asthma. Flare ups ...

Lotti_321-

•5 years ago

15 Replies

WhatsApp Chat Helpline

You can chat with our asthma nurse team via WhatsApp on 07378 606 728 Send us a message, whether you’ve got a question about taking your medicines or you want...

You can chat with our asthma nurse team via WhatsApp on 07378 606 728 Send us a ...

ALUK_Nurses

Administrator•5 years ago

5 Replies

Fostair

For years and years, probably just after launch in 1998, I was transferred from Becotide to Seretide. My asthma nurse has changed me to Fostair, saying it's...

For years and years, probably just after launch in 1998, I was transferred from ...

Gilly100

•5 years ago

26 Replies

Asthmatic kid

Good day. May i ask your help what the best medicine for my 7yr. old boy who is having asthma. Thank you in advance.

Good day. May i ask your help what the best medicine for my 7yr. old boy who is ...

Lgstan

•5 years ago

1 Reply

looking on record

looked on my record and a doctor put in 2013 “acute asthma” what does this mean im still so scared 😔

looked on my record and a doctor put in 2013 “acute asthma” what does this mean ...

Shannon97

•5 years ago

34 Replies

Salt pipe?

Hi Has anyone used a salt pipe to help with their breathing and did it work. My asthma has gone from never occurring to every day now and looking at any...

Hi Has anyone used a salt pipe to help with their breathing and did it work. My...

Thompson_2009

•5 years ago

6 Replies

Pregnancy first trimester

Hi, thank you for acceptance. I'm new to the forum. My question is... I'm one month pregnant and I use seretide inhaler. I have been worried if it will affect...

Hi, thank you for acceptance. I'm new to the forum. My question is... I'm one mo...

Pink_1950

•5 years ago

3 Replies

Hi

Hi everyone just an update on myself out of hospital just over a Wundt not doing very well been to doc a few times and been on nebuliser a lot off to London...

Hi everyone just an update on myself out of hospital just over a Wundt not doing...

Tracey1972

•5 years ago

4 Replies

Another “tool” for emergency care!

So I was chatting with EmmaF91 and Lysistrata from here last night and we were saying how it would be quite helpful to have something small to keep on us to...

So I was chatting with EmmaF91 and Lysistrata from here last night and we were s...

Js706

•5 years ago

33 Replies

Questions about severe asthma

Hi! I decided to write this post because I still don't really understand how the diagnosis of severe or brittle asthma is made. My whole life I only had very...

Hi! I decided to write this post because I still don't really understand how the...

Hannah125

•5 years ago

5 Replies

How fast can an attack come and go?

Hi, I’m newly diagnosed with asthma; less than three weeks. I take Seretide 500 and Ventolin accuhalers. Manifestations of my asthma so far have been very...

Hi, I’m newly diagnosed with asthma; less than three weeks. I take Seretide 500 ...

AbductedByAsthma

•5 years ago

7 Replies

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All posts for August 2019

Glutathione for Asthma?

Kenalog vs Omalizumab-pt2

Ventolin and nasal congestion

Living with asthma

Clenil

Fostair and low Potassium levels and high Blood Pressure

Stress

Struggling for deep breathe?

Nasty attack

How long does a flare last ?

Asthma deaths in England and Wales 'highest in a decade' BBC article

Possible Flare up?

Fluid like feeling in the chest after having chest pains. Doctor says it is acid reflux but I’m not convinced. How can I tell?

Back in a&e

heat

Feeling a bit rubbish

Paramedic appreciation

Leg cramp from combination inhaler?

Combination inhaler not lasting 12 hours

Help! Kenalog vs Omalizumab

WhatsApp Chat Helpline

Fostair

Asthmatic kid

looking on record

Salt pipe?

Pregnancy first trimester

Hi

Another “tool” for emergency care!

Questions about severe asthma

How fast can an attack come and go?

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