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asthma not under control

Hi for the last couple of years I’ve struggled getting asthma under control resulting in constant flare ups and lots of steroids. I have been on fostair 200...

Hi for the last couple of years I’ve struggled getting asthma under control resu...

Jones48

•3 months ago

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Uncontrollable cough

hi… in the night and first thing in the morning I cough on and off which seems like hours. I take montelukast every night .. I think it may be the chilled air...

hi… in the night and first thing in the morning I cough on and off which seems l...

Shiraz07

•3 months ago

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Seretide and Montelukast side effects

Hi there, I was on seretide (250mg/ morning & evening ) inhaler, montelukast (evening)tablets, Ventolin (when needed)and antihistamines for almost 2 years...

Hi there, I was on seretide (250mg/ morning & evening ) inhaler, montelukast (e...

Xedoc

•3 months ago

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I was put on symbicort inhaler

Hi everyone, I had an appointment with the clinical pharmacist at my doctor's earlier this month and said that she was telling the doctor to change my inhaler...

Hi everyone, I had an appointment with the clinical pharmacist at my doctor's ea...

Sophiesmum290902

•3 months ago

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Repeated asthma exacerbations

I had asthma upto the age of 5 years. It then went into remission. Reactivated when my folks got me a kitten while I was recuperating from surgery. I am now 69...

I had asthma upto the age of 5 years. It then went into remission. Reactivated w...

Petetriplet

•3 months ago

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cough

hi has anybody else been suffering with a cough recently, I got mine asthma review this weekend.

hi has anybody else been suffering with a cough recently, I got mine asthma revi...

54chelle

•3 months ago

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worse thin skin episode

Hello everyone with this distressing issue (and there seem to be many) About 6 weeks ago I had a bad one. The large parasol in our garden got blown over in a...

Hello everyone with this distressing issue (and there seem to be many) About 6...

TwoPuffsAl

•3 months ago

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multiple doses of Symbicort

So I’m having a bad exacerbation of asthma and have been advised by GP to use up to TEN extra doses a day until it subsides…. So that’s TWELVE in one day....

So I’m having a bad exacerbation of asthma and have been advised by GP to use up...

Lynneypin

•3 months ago

22 Replies

LPR Reflux?

My pulmonologist sent me to an ENT. I was diagnosed with Asthma earlier this year, and my pulmonologist is still trying to figure out my triggers. ENT...

My pulmonologist sent me to an ENT. I was diagnosed with Asthma earlier this yea...

palmtreelover

•3 months ago

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Covid & Flu jab together?

I tend to react really badly to all vaccinations, usually needing 1-2 days in bed. Apart from the general jab side effects, they also cause my asthma to flare...

I tend to react really badly to all vaccinations, usually needing 1-2 days in be...

Mandevilla

•3 months ago

49 Replies

Asthma

Hi all I have a 5 year old and he been on inhalers from 8 months old, I used to get 2 for nursery, when he started school they gave me 2 for school and 2 for...

Hi all I have a 5 year old and he been on inhalers from 8 months old, I used to ...

Hidden

•3 months ago

6 Replies

Statins

Hi everyone, I know I have been away foe a long time , changes in circumstances lol. So I have esinophillic asthma, and I have just been put on statins ,...

Hi everyone, I know I have been away foe a long time , changes in circumstances...

Honeysuckle21

•3 months ago

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Is the asthma uk helpline open during weekends on WhatsApp?

my asthma has worsened and now that I’m unwell it’s got quite bad the wheezing etc is not being eased even after using my blue inhaler. Should I contact 111...

my asthma has worsened and now that I’m unwell it’s got quite bad the wheezing e...

Pinkyboo28

•3 months ago

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Storyteller for A+LUK

Do you find it harder to breathe in winter? If you’ve ever become more breathless in winter, we want to hear your story. Things like colds and viruses,...

Do you find it harder to breathe in winter? If you’ve ever become more br...

ALUK_Nurses

Administrator•3 months ago

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has anyone here using Alvesco

Hello everyone! Is there anyone here that switch their inhaler from Fostair to Alvesco due to side effects or using alvesco in general? Could you please share...

Hello everyone! Is there anyone here that switch their inhaler from Fostair to A...

xxxedusaxxx

•3 months ago

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Location

Just over a year ago I moved to Manchester for work. Since moving here my health, particularly asthma, has deteriorated. Might be the mixture of humid...

Just over a year ago I moved to Manchester for work. Since moving here my health...

Hayman111

•3 months ago

21 Replies

Asthma and Pregnancy

Asthma + Lung UK have updated the Asthma and pregnancy page and it's now live here: https://www.asthmaandlung.org.uk/conditions/asthma/manage/pregnancy

Asthma + Lung UK have updated the Asthma and pregnancy page and it's now live he...

ALUK_Nurses

Administrator•3 months ago

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Spam reported

The 3 Temu spam posts have all been reported.

Poobah

•3 months ago

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metis

does anyone use easi breath and does it work for you.I have been on it for 9 months and find it does not last in your system.Are there anything out there that...

does anyone use easi breath and does it work for you.I have been on it for 9 mon...

Metis

•3 months ago

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Statins

My gp has tried to put me on Statins but they make me zonked out . My pharmacist says I shouldn’t take Simvastin if I take Amlodopine which I do . Any advice...

My gp has tried to put me on Statins but they make me zonked out . My pharmacist...

mariyn

•3 months ago

32 Replies

dust traps

I know I should hoover my mattress but where are the other areas that dust hides in the house. Thanks

I know I should hoover my mattress but where are the other areas that dust hides...

Msccruises

•3 months ago

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2020 paper with recommendations to pollen allergy (and asthma) sufferers

Just wanted to share this 2020 (relatively new) review I read today. It's on how outdoor pollen concentration correlates with indoor pollen and with...

Just wanted to share this 2020 (relatively new) review I read today. It's on how...

runcyclexcski

•3 months ago

9 Replies

Help needed finding FeNo and Spirometry private in yorkshire for under 18

Good evening, My son has, for a few years now, been presenting with occasional short coughing bursts and throat clearing that lasts around 20 minutes. These...

Good evening, My son has, for a few years now, been presenting with occasional ...

Swordplay

•3 months ago

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A+LUK Flu Update

The pages have been updated on Asthma + Lung UK website for flu this year - you can find the pages here: https://www.asthmaandlung.org.uk/conditions/flu

The pages have been updated on Asthma + Lung UK website for flu this year - you ...

ALUK_Nurses

Administrator•3 months ago

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Taking Montelukas

Hello, I am off Montelukas since January 2024. It was replaced with Baclofene. I coughed a lot whenever I took Baclofene. My GP asked me to stop taking it. I...

Hello, I am off Montelukas since January 2024. It was replaced with Baclofene. I...

Ossing

•4 months ago

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Fostair 200/6 vs Symbicort Inhaler

Hi everyone. I have been taking Fostair 200/6 for my severe asthma for a number of years. Due to a frustration of the asthma not being under control, and...

Hi everyone. I have been taking Fostair 200/6 for my severe asthma for a numbe...

goodmask1

•4 months ago

7 Replies

GP restricting number of blue inhalers

Hello, at a recent assessment, my ‘moderate’ asthma was deemed not under control. I have been on Bricanyl powder inhaler (blue) and the brown equivalent which...

Hello, at a recent assessment, my ‘moderate’ asthma was deemed not under control...

Photog24

•4 months ago

18 Replies

Why is asthma worse in the night?

can get really bad in the night and early morning

Pinkyboo28

•4 months ago

22 Replies

metis

living in a new housing development when I first moved in my asthma was ok but things changed.I now find my congested all of the time in the house tight chest...

living in a new housing development when I first moved in my asthma was ok but ...

Metis

•4 months ago

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Fostair Next Inhaler-Powder v Fostair Pressurised Inhaler.

Hello good people! With the push to move asthma sufferers ‘onto the Fostair ‘powder’ inhaler from the tried and tested Fostair pressurised inhaler ( with...

Hello good people! With the push to move asthma sufferers ‘onto the Fostair ‘po...

Pontyp

•4 months ago

16 Replies

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All posts for September 2024

asthma not under control

Uncontrollable cough

Seretide and Montelukast side effects

I was put on symbicort inhaler

Repeated asthma exacerbations

cough

worse thin skin episode

multiple doses of Symbicort

LPR Reflux?

Covid & Flu jab together?

Asthma

Statins

Is the asthma uk helpline open during weekends on WhatsApp?

Storyteller for A+LUK

has anyone here using Alvesco

Location

Asthma and Pregnancy

Spam reported

metis

Statins

dust traps

2020 paper with recommendations to pollen allergy (and asthma) sufferers

Help needed finding FeNo and Spirometry private in yorkshire for under 18

A+LUK Flu Update

Taking Montelukas

Fostair 200/6 vs Symbicort Inhaler

GP restricting number of blue inhalers

Why is asthma worse in the night?

metis

Fostair Next Inhaler-Powder v Fostair Pressurised Inhaler.

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