Hi I posted last week after my Asthma review with a health care assistant at my GP surgery who basically tried to tell me to use my Fostair as both a preventer & reliever & tried to remove my Salbutamol Inhaler.
I have since spoken to a GP who says the nurse is correct & they are using MART Therapy now & the suggested inhaler would be Fobumix instead of both my normal inhalers. She did say though that she would not take my current inhalers away if I didn't want them to.
What are your thoughts on this MART Therapy please?
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The post before last was also about the MART regime, I put an answer there which I would only repeat here. I know nothing about Fobumix though, my MART inhaler is Fostair 100 MDI (the spray type with a spacer) two puffs morning and evening and I can take 4 other puffs throughout the 24 hours if necessary instead of ventolin. I can also lower the prescribed two puffs to one when very well in the summer months leaving me with 6 extras if I need them (ie before a walk) - only when fine though.
Hi Otto, bit of a long story but i asked to go on Fostair MART a few months ago - was taken off my Fostair 200/6 and put on Fobumix which is a powder inhaler and also MART. The reason for this is that they are wanting to move us all from using inhalers that are powered by gas, due to global warming. I tried the Fobumix but didnt get on with it. I much prefer to use a spacer with Fostair as it gets the medicine to where it is needed. I found some of the powder from Fobumix got stuck in my mouth. I think i was unable to take the deep breath to get it right down. My peak flows went down, so i managed to get put back onto the Fostair MART 100/6 and it is much better for me. But give it a try and see how you get on? I will be interested to hear! all the best Sally
Thanks. It's good to hear that you have managed to revert to your Fostair. My GP said that if I was ok on Fostair then she would let me continue on it. It just seemed strange to swap when things are working well.
Hi, I have just been asked to trial it for two weeks by my respiratory nurse, I’m on Fostair 100/6. She did ask if I wanted to try a powder inhaler but I said I’d rather stick to what I have as it’s been working. Going to give it a try and then she’ll call me to review, she did say if I didn’t feel it was working to start using my blue inhaler again if needed.
I have recently been diagnosed as having overlap asthma and given a Fostair Nexthaler 200/6 dry powder and it made a huge difference but gave me a cough so my gp gave me what she said was the non powdered Fostair. The nurse contacted me to see how I was getting on and told her I was given Luforbec 100/6 and it wasnt the same. She said it was a cheaper version but I should be on 200/6 so is changing it. I think this nonsense of cfc is just a way of issuing us cheaper versions to cut costs. I do wonder how people will get on with using this as a reliever when having a flare up.
Nearly all inhalers are cfc free now so think its down to control and money getting us all on the cheapest meds. Yes wood burners have become a modern must have but do nothing for the environment x
I was on Fostair mart regime for years until it stopped being effective, my consultant changed me to Fobumix mart regime I take 1 puff am and pm then can have 6 extra puffs whenever I need to. I been on it around 9 months now and it’s been brilliant for my asthma.
I’m not much help really because I had an allergic reaction to Fostair and another similar. I have to stay on Seritide. Unfortunately I also have a reaction to salbutamol, which affects my heart condition, even using a spacer. I think all you can do is to try. I’m glad your GP was able to reassure you.
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