Germantara

[Germantara]

Hi everyone just wondering has anyone got any suggestions what it is every morning I wake up I'm coughin terrible trying to get breath I get up take ventolin it starts to loosen abit then take second dose I have hot cuppa cause I think it helps melts it its my saying some I've taken inhaler 3 times for it for some reason it got me feelin down and was a little tearfully off an on I pulled my sel tagether now I'm on carberstien just wonderd anyone has a littlest trick to help this does anyone else ever feel this way or only me I literally felt tortured this morning even though its every morn this morn just felt to much

[Yumz199725]

Hi Germantara I had this happen a few years back I would wake up and the first breathe I took I couldn't I was gasping for breathe I would grab my salbutamol and take a few puffs and then I could breathe but I had a very bad cough, long story short I had a lower respiratory tract infection and asthma attack my peakflow went from 450 to 200 on admission to hospital. Hope you feel better soon x Do you find yourself needing your blue inhaler more then 4 times a day? Maybe go to the doctors and get checked out x

[Germantara in reply to Yumz199725]

I can use my ventolin up t 4 or 6 time not every day but 5 out 7 I do I'm on trimbow aswell

[Yumz199725 in reply to Germantara]

oh ok is that normal for you to use it that much in one day? I've never heard of trimbow sorry x

[Germantara in reply to Yumz199725]

You can use it up the 6 times but i only do it when I doings things to strenuous because I get breathless I realy shouldn't push myself to that extreme trimbow is for copd it's caused as 3 in inhaler twice a day but on morning as I get up I'm coughin and that cause breathless I'm going ta make appointment ta see doc or respertory nursebut this morn it just got on top off me I was thinking blimey I'm 62 on Friday and god forbid I'm tortured with this

[Yumz199725 in reply to Germantara]

Ahh ok I wasn't aware of that glad your going to GP though x hope all goes well. Oh ok COPD that makes sense never heard of that medication before 🙈.

[Germantara in reply to Yumz199725]

Thankyou

[peege in reply to Germantara]

Don't forget that you must wait 30 seconds before you have another puff. So 30 seconds between each one .......that goes for every MDI (spray) inhaler.

Have a look at a YouTube video to make sure you're taking it properly . I'm ashamed to say that I took Seretide wrongly for a couple of years so my asthma wasn't controlled. Coughed incessantly. P

[Germantara in reply to peege]

Thankyou I didn't think bout that I do wait but it won't harm just to have a look at that

[peege in reply to Germantara]

Shake, inhale, wait 30 seconds, shake & inhale again. If you Google ventolin manufacturer it should show you a video of correct method. And again the maker of trimbow should show a video too. At least if it's the way you use them then you know you can know that youre using them correctly and coughing is from another reason.

[djbctla in reply to Yumz199725]

I agree with Yumz199725 go to the doctor, it also could be silent reflux.

BERNARDINE

[Mellywelly]

Hi, trimbow had awful side effects for me, how long have you been taking it? 4th week I got really breathless and struggling and had horrendous cough in morning but it was unproductive. Best see your gp 👍hope your feeling better soon. As for feeling really low, I got to that stage and thankfully went to doctors

[Bingo88]

Good morning Germantara. Sorry to hear your having problems with coughing in a morning and short of breath. Has the cough recently started or have you had it since you been on Trimbow. If you're breathless as been going on a while you need a check up to see if you're inhaler needs changing if it's not helping. I have been having problems with a morning cough since January and I too feel that a hot drink helps more than my morning inhaler so I am starting on a new inhaler which will be morning and evening. Instead of just in a morning. Hope you get some help and answers. Brian

[Germantara in reply to Bingo88]

I've had this cough along time iv been thinking it could be copd inhale it's a dry powder it could be irration

[Germantara in reply to Germantara]

I think aswell because off coughin it makes my breathing worse all the time cause its causing constant strain

[Bingo88 in reply to Germantara]

Yes you are right. I get short of breath with coughing every morning. Doctors don't seem to have any answers to the problem. Hope you get some help soon

[Digger0]

Sorry to hear your troubles. Carbocisteine is to make the mucus less sticky and viscous and so should start working straight away. I know it's not easy when struggling to breath and cough, but maybe get into a routine of clearing your chest several times a day using ACBT youtube.com/watch?v=adoNwg8...(Not working as expected?) and physiotherapyforbpd.org.uk/... good luck

[Germantara in reply to Digger0]

The video was very good didn't know I've just tried it it was good I will be doing that from now on I haven't had much guidance from my docters about anything like that thankyou

[Digger0 in reply to Germantara]

Glad it helped. Try doing it before you go to bed, and if you get up in the night I aim for 3 times a day, also before I go out eg to a talk etc.

[Germantara in reply to Digger0]

Thankyou I will

[Digger0 in reply to Germantara]

How was your chest this morning?

[Germantara in reply to Digger0]

Hi I did the excerise last night this morning had little coughs but not much huff an puff was a big difference so I'm going ta ta that all time and quite often I was pleased when I do the huff bit I rattle alot but it says that pleased with results I've being suffering quite some time it was getting me rock bottom this morning breathlessness was more easy to battle I was very surprize thinking oo I'm not gasping for my last breath that's how the mornings were like

[Digger0 in reply to Germantara]

Brilliant!

[Germantara in reply to Digger0]

Thankyou I feel happier taday done excerise 4 times taday up to now

[Digger0 in reply to Germantara]

How are the chest clearing exercises coming on? Well I hope

[Biker88]

Laying down at night causes the mucus to lay in the back or side of the lungs so when we wake up it moves down and causes the coughing, I find sleeping on my back propped up helps, I use my inhaler with space chamber and then wait a while things settle down. Long gone are the days of jumping straight out of bed fresh and ready for the day

[Germantara in reply to Biker88]

Thankyou for you're reply