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Could you be the star of our new Keep Active videos? 📹🏃

We are improving our physical activity health advice and information to support people to keep moving. As part of this, we are reshooting our Keep Active...

We are improving our physical activity health advice and information to support ...

ALUK_Nurses

Administrator•1 year ago

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asthma making me nervous to do cardio exercise

hi all, so I’m on trimbow and rescue inhalers. I’m probably about 3-4 stone overweight for my age and height and I do smoke, but I am managing to cut down. I...

hi all, so I’m on trimbow and rescue inhalers. I’m probably about 3-4 stone over...

Ash123445

•1 year ago

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Time for booster

I’m wondering is it worthwhile getting a booster jab this autumn. I understand covid is still around and my understanding is it’s now milder then previous...

I’m wondering is it worthwhile getting a booster jab this autumn. I understand c...

Saj123456

•1 year ago

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Outdoor symptoms: daily patterns in ozone

I have posted here about 2 weeks back asking what others thought about the reason behind their variation of asthma symptoms throughout the day (morning vs...

I have posted here about 2 weeks back asking what others thought about the reaso...

runcyclexcski

•1 year ago

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validation

Hi all, My consultant is lovely but I think he is trying to be validating and reassuring so much that it comes across as minimisation and invalidating? I...

Hi all, My consultant is lovely but I think he is trying to be validating and ...

Worried546

•1 year ago

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Advice please

Ecmo 2016 ...ventilated every 6 months from then.even tho on.biologics and 40mg pred daily...Now 2023 on benra and 17.5mg pred with pheno over 200 ......

Ecmo 2016 ...ventilated every 6 months from then.even tho on.biologics and 40mg ...

Davenpos

•1 year ago

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Re ventolin

Sorry I do not use ventolin as it causes me palpitations. I am on a duel inhaler called symbicort. Sorry I can't help.

Sorry I do not use ventolin as it causes me palpitations. I am on a duel inhaler...

Shaft1952

•1 year ago

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Does peak flow increase in non asthmatics following ventolin?

Say someone has no classic symptoms of asthma (wheezing, breathlessness or coughing). Peak flow has always been low their whole life but has a small...

Say someone has no classic symptoms of asthma (wheezing, breathlessness or coug...

Blueforest23

•1 year ago

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Change from Nucala to Dupixent

Hello all! I don’t post much but read daily. I have eosinophilic asthma and chronic sinusitis. I’ve been on Nucala for the last 5 years and have been...

Hello all! I don’t post much but read daily. I have eosinophilic asthma and chro...

kdr112

•1 year ago

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Trial for new reliever inhalers for children with asthma 🫁

Asthma + Lung UK are holding an online focus group on Thursday 21 September to inform the development of a new trial for a new type of asthma reliever inhaler...

Asthma + Lung UK are holding an online focus group on Thursday 21 September to i...

ALUK_Nurses

Administrator•1 year ago

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Ticklish nose

I seem to have made good progress with my asthma symptoms since starting on Fostair 100/6 and Incruse Ellipta four weeks ago: no mucus, no wheeze, no cough...

I seem to have made good progress with my asthma symptoms since starting on Fost...

Easylistener

•1 year ago

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silent reflux & asthma

I was started on omepraze and gaviscon treatment for the above 2 weeks ago after an exacerbation of asthma. I think it has helped but not entirely sure as...

I was started on omepraze and gaviscon treatment for the above 2 weeks ago after...

nmcv13

•1 year ago

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Probiotics and Peak Flow Improvement

Hi folks, I want to share this experience I am having with taking probiotics, which has been hugely beneficial to me. I started taking probiotics to help my...

Hi folks, I want to share this experience I am having with taking probiotics, wh...

Dogeared

•1 year ago

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Nucala 2nd injection

After a rather painful 1st injection in my thigh, I was full of trepidation yesterday having the 2nd but I need not have worried...it was painless🙃! This time...

After a rather painful 1st injection in my thigh, I was full of trepidation yest...

Headoverheels

•1 year ago

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Minimal emphysema + Asthma

Have been suffering sob and general fatigue for about 18 months now, since I had an asthma exerbation then covid a few months after, I was having chest pain...

Have been suffering sob and general fatigue for about 18 months now, since I had...

jamieb977

•1 year ago

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Tezepelumab/Spirometry with Reversibility

Hi, hope everyone is managing well. I’m just looking to hear others experiences if possible. I’m quite complex and don’t show a high FeNO and spirometry is...

Hi, hope everyone is managing well. I’m just looking to hear others experiences...

LottieB36

•1 year ago

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?asthma

a few years ago after a bout of bronchitis which I often got in the winter I was given asthma pumps, I’ve never been sure if I had asthma. Following wheezing...

a few years ago after a bout of bronchitis which I often got in the winter I was...

Londone16

•1 year ago

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dupixent

My doctor has just suggested I start dupixent and having only found posts from people who’ve not got on with it- is there anyone out there who is on it and...

My doctor has just suggested I start dupixent and having only found posts from p...

dicof

•1 year ago

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Outdoor symptoms: morning vs evening

Hi all, If your asthma is triggered by outdoor pollen --- have you noticed if it's generally worse in the evening than early in the morning? I am a...

Hi all, If your asthma is triggered by outdoor pollen --- have you noticed if...

runcyclexcski

•1 year ago

6 Replies

Experiences of Tezepelumab

Hi! I’m currently on the list to start Tezepelumab (Tezspire) and I was just wondering if anyone else has been on it? I know it’s a pretty new medication so...

Hi! I’m currently on the list to start Tezepelumab (Tezspire) and I was just w...

BlueZebra

•1 year ago

1 Reply

worsening of asthma post covid

Hi thanks for reading…. I tested positive for covid beginning of July but a few days prior to this I started with my breathing becoming a little raspy, a bit...

Hi thanks for reading…. I tested positive for covid beginning of July but a few...

Lynneb172

•1 year ago

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Asthma community: How you can help maintain our community safety

Dear Community Members, Our Asthma community endeavours to provide a safe and supportive place to share your experience and hear from other people to support...

Dear Community Members, Our Asthma community endeavours to provide a safe and s...

Lysistrata

Administrator•1 year ago

1 Reply

hydrocortisone tablets and asthma

Hello I have adrenal insufficiency and my endocrinologist wants me to switch from 5mg Pred a day to Hydrocortisone tablets. I have severe asthma but the 5mg...

Hello I have adrenal insufficiency and my endocrinologist wants me to switch fr...

ccccc

•1 year ago

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Inhaling distilled water via nebuliser, question

I wanted to ask the following - I attempted to use cool steam inhalation via a handheld nebuliser today to see if it would help my sinuses/polyps. I only...

I wanted to ask the following - I attempted to use cool steam inhalation via ...

Blueforest23

•1 year ago

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Advice please! re inhalers, steroids, personality, voice... and breathing balance.

Any advice? I have been diagnosed with asthma. I also have past sinus polyps and take pantoprazole for stomach acid. I feel like I have inflammation from my...

Any advice? I have been diagnosed with asthma. I also have past sinus polyps and...

Leith24

•1 year ago

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BRESTRI

I've been prescribed Breztri after 4 years of Symbicort and Spiriva which served me well. This from a respiratory specialist- I just went along as we all do....

I've been prescribed Breztri after 4 years of Symbicort and Spiriva which served...

parra

•1 year ago

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Huffing and puffing

I’ve been on Fostair 100/6 and Incruse Elipta for two weeks to treat asthma and amazingly my cough, wheeze and mucus have gone. My Peak Expiratory Flow is now...

I’ve been on Fostair 100/6 and Incruse Elipta for two weeks to treat asthma and ...

Easylistener

•1 year ago

7 Replies

No vaccine this year

Hi Hope everyone is well. The covid vaccines for this autumn is recommended for over 65s. I have had the 4 jabs but this autumn there is to be no jab. I...

Hi Hope everyone is well. The covid vaccines for this autumn is recommended fo...

Saj123456

•1 year ago

23 Replies

Severe infrequent asthma attack

Hi,Has anyone had infrequent (twice in 2 years in my partners case) severe asthma attack where the inhaler does not work? What causes it? What do you do? How...

Hi,Has anyone had infrequent (twice in 2 years in my partners case) severe asthm...

MrCABG

•1 year ago

8 Replies

shortness of breath

I constantly get short of breath. I mean all the time, not the kind that’s bad enough to use my inhaler but for an example today I went outside to water the...

I constantly get short of breath. I mean all the time, not the kind that’s bad e...

Hidden

•1 year ago

12 Replies

Posts - Asthma Community Forum | HealthUnlocked

Asthma Community Forum

All posts for August 2023

Could you be the star of our new Keep Active videos? 📹🏃

asthma making me nervous to do cardio exercise

Time for booster

Outdoor symptoms: daily patterns in ozone

validation

Advice please

Re ventolin

Does peak flow increase in non asthmatics following ventolin?

Change from Nucala to Dupixent

Trial for new reliever inhalers for children with asthma 🫁

Ticklish nose

silent reflux & asthma

Probiotics and Peak Flow Improvement

Nucala 2nd injection

Minimal emphysema + Asthma

Tezepelumab/Spirometry with Reversibility

?asthma

dupixent

Outdoor symptoms: morning vs evening

Experiences of Tezepelumab

worsening of asthma post covid

Asthma community: How you can help maintain our community safety

hydrocortisone tablets and asthma

Inhaling distilled water via nebuliser, question

Advice please! re inhalers, steroids, personality, voice... and breathing balance.

BRESTRI

Huffing and puffing

No vaccine this year

Severe infrequent asthma attack

shortness of breath

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