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Spiriva Respimat puff counter

Call me OCD if you like. I prefer to think I am managing my health and medications sensibly. Anyway, each month I print out a tick sheet with a row for each...

Call me OCD if you like. I prefer to think I am managing my health and medicatio...

Sansovino1926

•20 days ago

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Fostair Changed to Luforbec

I’ve been on Fostair 200/6 for a couple of years along with Salmol and Spiriva Respimat, Montelukast and Fexofenadine. My asthma became uncontrollable and it...

I’ve been on Fostair 200/6 for a couple of years along with Salmol and Spiriva R...

Butterfly2honey

•1 month ago

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Has anyone else received a text message from gp about Fostair / Luforbec switch?

This is getting ridiculous now. After my gp mentioned about being under pressure to change me to luforbec and admitting it’s a worse inhaler and loads of...

This is getting ridiculous now. After my gp mentioned about being under pressure...

Starlight1987

•3 months ago

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The surgery pharmacist called me today to see how I was getting on after 5.5 weeks on Trimbow 87. I told him that the best I could say was I was no better, so...

The surgery pharmacist called me today to see how I was getting on after 5.5 wee...

Dogsbody2all

•4 months ago

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symbicort to fostair ?

I was on symbicort morning and night and then salbutamol as needed, however the past two weeks my asthma has flared up resulting in prednisone for 5 days...

I was on symbicort morning and night and then salbutamol as needed, however the ...

MrsE27

•5 months ago

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SPIRIVA RESPIMAT inhaler

Hi Guys and Girls Anyone on the inhaler Spiriva Respimat . ? My consultant has put me on it to use once a day with my fostair inhaler . It’s to help with...

Hi Guys and Girls Anyone on the inhaler Spiriva Respimat . ? My consultant has...

Julesc12

•8 months ago

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Trimbow / Fostair

Can anyone confirm my understanding please? I can't take fostair, it gave me awful palpitations, tremors and excess mucus to the point I felt like I was...

Can anyone confirm my understanding please? I can't take fostair, it gave me awf...

_Badger_

•9 months ago

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husband told to not take brown inhalor until “asthma test” despite it stopping wheeze?

hello! Asking on behalf of my husband as I’m really worried it’s not being taken seriously. I have asthma myself, I have always taken brown inhalor daily...

hello! Asking on behalf of my husband as I’m really worried it’s not being ta...

figTree23

•11 months ago

8 Replies

Asthma, GERD, confusion

I'm looking for some support and information. Generally my asthma is ok controlled with forstair. But for the last few weeks I've had constant feelings of...

I'm looking for some support and information. Generally my asthma is ok controll...

horseygal123

•2 years ago

11 Replies

Can Montelukast cause thick mucous?

I started taking Montelukast on Sunday night and so far no bad side effects thankfully. My cough already appears to be better but I woke up Monday night with...

I started taking Montelukast on Sunday night and so far no bad side effects than...

Two_point

•2 years ago

11 Replies

Eosinophilic Asthma and Mepolizumab

Hi everyone I have been successfully controlled by Mepo for just over 4 years. However just recently it has stopped working as effectively. I am being...

Hi everyone I have been successfully controlled by Mepo for just over 4 years....

corinneyvonne

•2 years ago

5 Replies

esomeprazole

after having suffered from eosinophilic asthma for several year, I have now developed acid reflux and I’m on 80 mg of esomeprazole daily. I have been on this...

after having suffered from eosinophilic asthma for several year, I have now deve...

Josephone

•2 years ago

16 Replies

Theophylline

Hello I have my medication review next week and we’re discussing switching Montelukast for Theophylline as my asthma is becoming more controlled and isn’t...

Hello I have my medication review next week and we’re discussing switching Monte...

SilentAsthma

•2 years ago

9 Replies

Inhaler shakes from Salamol?

Hi, I don't post much but this one has got me thinking. Has anyone changed from a Ventolin Inhaler to a Salamol inhaler and found they've got the shakes from...

Hi, I don't post much but this one has got me thinking. Has anyone changed from...

LittleMissFaffALot

•2 years ago

12 Replies

Help please?

Hi all, quick question- I’ve had this horrible chest infection and asthma has been terrible. I will finish my 3rd course of antibiotics tomorrow and have a...

Hi all, quick question- I’ve had this horrible chest infection and asthma has be...

KBalders

•3 years ago

2 Replies

Intal Orange

Warning from AUK: If reading this post please do not be tempted to share medication with others or use out of date medication. Hi there, I...

Warning from AUK: If reading this post please do not be tempted to share medic...

Gino39

•3 years ago

18 Replies

Nasal sprays/antihistamines all year?

Hi all, Just a question about nasal sprays etc. I take dymista now and am wondering how other people take their nasal sprays and antihistamines. Do you take...

Hi all, Just a question about nasal sprays etc. I take dymista now and am wonde...

elmothebrave

•3 years ago

10 Replies

How to clean a spacer properly?

Hi I’ve been asthmatic for 15 years now and I’ve always just chucked out my spacer and bought a new one after a month. I was told to clean them, and I followed...

Hi I’ve been asthmatic for 15 years now and I’ve always just chucked out my spac...

Scoobiecat

•3 years ago

15 Replies

Symbicort and heartburn

I was diagnosed with asthma in March 2021 and prescribed Symbicort. Lately I have had such horrible debilitating heartburn. Anyone had such experience? Please...

I was diagnosed with asthma in March 2021 and prescribed Symbicort. Lately I hav...

Greydane

•3 years ago

7 Replies

Relvar inhaler .

Hi I have just started new inhaler Relvar , has anybody heard of or is using this inhaler and how have they got ion with it ? I have lots of mucus which I...

Hi I have just started new inhaler Relvar , has anybody heard of or is using thi...

3Bulldogs

•3 years ago

6 Replies

What are the differences between Montelukast and Pranlukast?

I'm currently on Montelukast and have been for years but it has some issues with my other medications and I'm thinking of asking to switch to something new. Is...

I'm currently on Montelukast and have been for years but it has some issues with...

asthmatic_pilch

•3 years ago

2 Replies

Going back to seretide?

I’ve just been asked in for my annual review and want to ask the nurse if I can go back to seretide. I came off it a few years ago when there was some research...

I’ve just been asked in for my annual review and want to ask the nurse if I can ...

Readingwheezer

•4 years ago

11 Replies

Fostair: virtues & vices

Hello everyone! I'm a lifelong asthmatic and for most of this time I've been on Seretide 125. However, three years ago I started to devlop a chronic...

Hello everyone! I'm a lifelong asthmatic and for most of this time I've been on...

Hayman111

•4 years ago

8 Replies

I'm newly diagnosed Asthmatic and I've been told I can't take Naproxen, what else can I take for pain?

Hi everyone, I've been taking Naproxen for a few months now due to chronic leg and foot pain, I was bumped up the highest dose 500mg twice a day and now since...

Hi everyone, I've been taking Naproxen for a few months now due to chronic leg a...

JonJo383

•4 years ago

5 Replies

What is it like to have your asthma properly medicated?

Hi all, as I am one of the original first UK Coronavirus Lockdown's bronchitis or asthma (which is looking more like asthma now due to symptoms) patient since:...

Hi all, as I am one of the original first UK Coronavirus Lockdown's bronchitis o...

Road_Runner1984

•4 years ago

10 Replies

Prednisolone side effects

Hello! I feel like this might seem like a slightly random question but does anyone else find that taking prednisolone for asthma causes constipation? I have...

Hello! I feel like this might seem like a slightly random question but does anyo...

libbie142

•4 years ago

3 Replies

Inhalers and GERD!

Do certain medications have a greater tendancy for gerd/ heart burn. I was previously on fostair but got sore tongue (fungal infection) I moved to relvar and...

Do certain medications have a greater tendancy for gerd/ heart burn. I was previ...

Toomuchinfo

•4 years ago

1 Reply

I’ve just started Fostair NEXT and it leaves a gritty sweetness in my mouth. Is this normal?

I’ve not used this type of inhaler before and there is no mention of this in any of the info I can find. Could my inhaler be defective?

I’ve not used this type of inhaler before and there is no mention of this in any...

Takver

•4 years ago

15 Replies

Beconase and fostair?

I have used beconase for a good few years in the summer months to help hayfever relief. Purchased over the counter. I have been prescribed fostair 100/6, 2...

I have used beconase for a good few years in the summer months to help hayfever ...

jtwjtwjtw

•4 years ago

3 Replies

What is the difference between Pulmicort and Qvar? Is one stronger than the other?

Is Pulmicort Turbhaler 200 2 x a day a higher dose for Asthma than Qvar 100 2 x a day ? I have been changed to this after three years on Qvar but then feeling...

Is Pulmicort Turbhaler 200 2 x a day a higher dose for Asthma than Qvar 100 2 x ...

Hazyeyes

•4 years ago

6 Replies

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Spiriva Respimat puff counter

Fostair Changed to Luforbec

Has anyone else received a text message from gp about Fostair / Luforbec switch?

Back to DuoResp

symbicort to fostair ?

SPIRIVA RESPIMAT inhaler

Trimbow / Fostair

husband told to not take brown inhalor until “asthma test” despite it stopping wheeze?

Asthma, GERD, confusion

Can Montelukast cause thick mucous?

Eosinophilic Asthma and Mepolizumab

esomeprazole

Theophylline

Inhaler shakes from Salamol?

Help please?

Intal Orange

Nasal sprays/antihistamines all year?

How to clean a spacer properly?

Symbicort and heartburn

Relvar inhaler .

What are the differences between Montelukast and Pranlukast?

Going back to seretide?

Fostair: virtues & vices

I'm newly diagnosed Asthmatic and I've been told I can't take Naproxen, what else can I take for pain?

What is it like to have your asthma properly medicated?

Prednisolone side effects

Inhalers and GERD!

I’ve just started Fostair NEXT and it leaves a gritty sweetness in my mouth. Is this normal?

Beconase and fostair?

What is the difference between Pulmicort and Qvar? Is one stronger than the other?

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