Trimbow

[Alice70]

The last couple of days I have been more breathless than usual especially after eating can't see my gp umtill Monday what I'm wondering is would it be very wrong to take an extra dose of trimbow as trimbow works better for me than ventilin, any one taken it three times a day

[knitter]

maybe contact the ALUK helpline ….they are open now

Ring your gp and ask the receptionist.

Or your pharmacist

Best wishes

[Difficul in reply to knitter]

Not really. Why not try eating smaller meals?

[Alice70 in reply to Difficul]

I have thought about that thanks difficul

[Alice70 in reply to knitter]

Good idea thanks knitter

[soppysokes]

we were told by lung uk not to taketrimbow more than the twice a-day even the lower dose one. Itsthe third ingredient that is the issue and reason not to increase it.

[Alice70 in reply to soppysokes]

I best not take more then thank you

[leo60]

Hello! Are starting to feel any better today? I only say that because I too have been very breathless over the last few days, due to the humidity. Tuesday/Wednesday according to my little gadget, it has been 80-85% but today 60%! Just a thought!

Hope you find a solution and feel better xx

[Alice70 in reply to leo60]

Not really my feet are swollen so a bit worried retention has gone somewhere else

[leo60 in reply to Alice70]

Ooh dear, I hope not. Hope you find a solution xx

[2013mayo]

I often take more than twice a day, I’ve never been told not to, that includes the chest clinic.

[Mcwallace in reply to 2013mayo]

Same here.

[gingermusic]

Have you tried using your ventolin after having Trimbow that works well for me

[Alice70 in reply to gingermusic]

No I haven't I thought you used ventilin before trimbow I'll give it a try thank you

[MrsBumble2512]

Hi Alice70 .. I was told I could take 3 doses a day by my COPD nurse and GP if I feel the need .. I have COPD and Bronchiectasis. If you're worried speak to your COPD nurse x

[Alice70 in reply to MrsBumble2512]

I see my GP on Monday ill ask thank you

[MrsBumble2512 in reply to Alice70]

It's always worth asking. Let us know what they say please 😊 x

[singingloud]

Can I ask what Trimbow is and what’s it for? Thanks

[jackdup in reply to singingloud]

It is an inhaler which contains a steroid.

[singingloud in reply to jackdup]

Thanks

I see a pulmonologist next Tuesday to see if we can diagnose what’s going on with the nodes and ground glass they see in my CT.

[jackdup in reply to singingloud]

I have had the same for a few years with no real explanation other then they were likely caused by an infection at some point. I have followup scans every six months to make sure there hasn’t been any significant change to either of them.

[Jack70]

Trimbow seems useless it seems to make me more breathless

[Alice70 in reply to Jack70]

I was thinking of asking to change thank you

[Topsy-Turvey]

Have you had a dieticians appt? Some food and drink can make me wheezy/ asthma or breathless with bronchiectasis flare up.

[Giggles-Wig]

Hi, I currently take the trimbow inhaler, I take two puffs twice a day, the one I have is 87/5/9 which is the red capped inhaler, if the red capped inhaler, there is there'another strength of the tribow inhaler which is 172/5/9, u can switch from the red capped inhaler which is the weaker dose inhaler and u can switch to the green trimbow inhaler which is the stronger one, u just need to ask for the 172/5/9 which is really stronger, I hope this helps

[Alice70 in reply to Giggles-Wig]

Thank you helpful

[Giggles-Wig in reply to Alice70]

u are very welcome, the trimbow was and is my last resort in trying to get control of my asthma, I was on two other inhalers, spiriva and another steroid inhaler, I was put on those inhalers in 2019 and everything seemed to be ok and then all of a sudden I was needing my nebuliser quite often and no one could work out as to why or what was causing my frequent asthma attacks so I was referred to another specialist and and they were going to test for copd before giving me trimbow but then they decided not to test me for copd because if the trimbow worked, then it was more than likely that I had copd, since I started taking the trimbow, it has calmed my asthma down, I still get symptoms every now and then but now all is good