Copd and Trimbow

[mcafferty70]

My Aunt has Copd and so have I. We are both on Trimbow her gp told her Trimbow is the last resort if other inhalers don't work. I live 250 miles from her so we don't share the same surgery. My nurse never said that to me. Can anyone help throw some light on this issue. Many thanks.

[Darceydoo]

Have you seen a specialist , as GPS aren’t always up to speed re treatments.

[mcafferty70 in reply to Darceydoo]

Thank you Darceydoo, neither of us have ever been referred to a specialist. My gp runs a clinic for breathing problems. I know my aunt's Gp doesn't she sees the Gp.

[HungryHufflepuff]

I think some (not all!) doctors have no idea what they’re talking about. I just read in the asthma group here that someone’s doctor told them Trimbow is only for asthma and never for COPD 🙄 It seems different doctors have different ideas about it, or misinformation, and different reasons for prescribing it, sometimes just because they see it as a more convenient alternative to giving 3 separate inhalers, and more convenient for the patient to take one inhaler instead of 3. I’m hoping to try Trimbow, not as a last resort, but because the inhalers I’ve been given thus far don’t work well for me. I don’t see it as a last resort, just the next in line to try.

[mcafferty70 in reply to HungryHufflepuff]

Thank you HungryHufflepuff, I think your right there doesn't seem to be a straightforward answer. It is a bit hit or miss. I hope Trimbow helps you.

[HungryHufflepuff in reply to mcafferty70]

Thanks. Also I meant to say Trimbow is relatively new so maybe some doctors aren't too familiar with it or even haven't come across it at all before.

[mcafferty70 in reply to HungryHufflepuff]

Thank you HungryHufflepuff,

As you say, maybe a lack of knowledge regarding new inhalers doesn't help.