seretide to fostair

[sandraseptember17]

Hi

Has anyone come off seretide and gone

onto Fostair has the changeover improved

your breathing

[stone-UK]

Hi

With Seretide I usually had a tight chest, since changing to Fostair NEXTHaler I have had no issues.

[Tetrazzini]

I changed three months ago and do not notice any difference.

[Deb1712]

My husband was changed and didn't find it as efficient. He also gets a coating on the roof of his mouth. He was quite happy on seretide but thinking on many drugs seems to have changed. After being told for 20 years that he couldn't have a beta blocker for his heart because of asthma, he's now been told he can!

[Hidden in reply to Deb1712]

Rinse and gargle deb is the rule here if the coating (thrush) is or will not go ask the doc for some nystatin.

[Deb1712 in reply to Hidden]

Thanks. He has started to gargle with tcp. I don’t think it’s as bad as it was. Just takes a bit of getting used to

[Hidden in reply to Deb1712]

best of luck I found it hard to get in the routine at first

[Lizzyblue in reply to Hidden]

Use a spacer

[mikeadams51]

I found corsair made me more breathless so I went back to seretide

[Inogenrvh]

Hi Folks I’ve been on Fostair for about a month now and I don’t really find anything has changed I was on Seretide for years and I didn’t have a problem with that

[Carnival567]

I was changed from seretide to Fostair and had more breathlessness and palpitations. I am now on QVAR which is fine. I hope you get things sorted out.

[watergazer]

Hi I changed from seretide to fostair in January. I do feel better and my infections are further apart. It was explained to me that the particles in fostair are smaller so they get further into the lung. My breathing does seem better and I have been better healthwise.

I think each of us will react differently to the meds so its a case of which suits you best. Give it a try for a decent time and see. I wasn't happy on seretide at all. It is important to really swill out your mouth after taking the inhalers as residues can cause problems.

Take care.

[Hidden]

I did 2-3 years ago and the change has been remarkable on my breathing, I once was prescribed the nexthaler which was the dry powder form of fostair the one I would recommend to ask for. One thing as with all steroid inhalers is to remember to rinse and gargle after use.

[tamariki]

Part of the journey with COPD is the number of different inhalers we are given. Starting with Ventolin up to the latest, QVAR and Anoro Ellipta. I feel it is a shame that we are not given the latest as soon as possible, eliminating the in betweens.

[ccccc]

Hi, I changed from Seretide to Fostair and despite taking the maximum dose every day I found my asthma got worse, so switched back to Seretide and I also take Qvar as an add on when I need it.

[peege]

Yes. Found it amazing and huge improvement.

Fostair is licensed to use more or less as you need it - for ie I'm doubling up at the mo as have an infection, haven't even needed ventolin with this one. In fact haven't used ventolin much for months now. Brilliant in my experience. P

[Dragonmum]

I was on Seretide for years then switched to Fostair; I find it a much more versatile inhaler and can be used as a rescue - read the blurb.

[Mollysdad in reply to Dragonmum]

Agreed !

[undine]

As many others I have been on FostairNEXThaler for about 2 years and find it much easier to use than other inhalers and much more efficient think it has even prolonged my life but understand it might not be suitable for others. I am also on Genuair which is also good. Anyway good luck with Fostair xx

[undine]

I meant to add that yes it can be used as a rescue inhaler but only as I understand it before exertion - not in the middle of an episode as other rescue ones - so can be used for instance before you know you have something more energetic or demanding than usual to do, so as to open the lungs in advance by taking an extra puff 5 to 10 minutes before and you can do this up to twice a day but only now and then not as a regular thing. I have found it a great help on a few occasions especially before something I have maybe been a bit worried about but as advised only use it this way now and then, this is of course on top of my usual twice daily double doses.