Had to see GP today,got liquid codeine of him last week and today got this new inhaler because ventolin not doing it for me.
Read the leaflet,spoke to pharmicist,but was wondering if anyone has tried it ?
Am still waiting for hospital appointment after cat scan a month ago.
I'm really sorry Jambo, but I'm not on that medication. If I was you I'd call the BLF nurses in the morning, and see if they can give you any more information about your new medicines 
I think I will do that nowheeze,thankyou for your reply
I have tried it, but didn't get on with it myself, I know others do, best thing is to try it and see if it suits. Probably a months run will give you a good idea if it works for you.
Hope all goes well for your cat scan.
Thankyou,much appreciated
Atrovent is a short acting drug , very similar to Spiriva. It works on different receptors in the lungs to Ventolin. It works great for me, especially when the diaphragm stops working and breathing is just chest expansion. Kicks in very quick for me. Sometimes I need to take a second dose of both Ventolin and Atrovent five to ten minutes after initial doses because breathing is too disrupted to give decent distribution through the lungs the first time.
For more info, follow this link:
goldcopd.org/uploads/users/...
then scroll down to page 38. Ventolin is referred to as Salbutamol, and Atrovent as Ipratropium Bromide. Ventolin is a Beta2-agonist type drug, and Atrovent is an Anticholinergic. The text describes the action each uses to be effective.
Both drugs are safe in larger doses unless you react to them. If there is a problem, you will react to low doses. They are used in higher doses in nebulisers.
Hope this helps,
breathe easy
johnwr
I have been using ventolin and atrovent in combination for many years ,certainly find it the best combination for me ,I have on occasions I have run out of one or the other and really notice the difference,I use the ventolin first ,give it a few minutes then use the atrovent.
On advice of my respiratory nurse was taken off atrovent and replaced with spirva ,ended up with a hospital admission.
Hope this is useful .
Woody
I take Combivent UDVs in my nebuliser, which is a combination of Ventolin and ipratopium bromide, I dont get on very well with Ventolin by itself. At one time could get it in an inhaler, but there was no ozone friendly version I think
I have to be careful not to take too much though, as peak flow starts to go down after a few days of using it.
I am also on a maintenance dose of prednisolone
Thanks to johnwr answer as well it gives me an idea why my lungs react to too much, and then I end up at the gps or A and E on a higher dose of steroids .Tried to explain what happens to medical staff.
Like Timber I used Atrovent and ventolin together for years, they seemed to work well. The GP decided to try Symbicort and Tiotropium ( Spiriva) as they would be better for me.
It's a good medicine and works well.
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