Advice please

I have been unlucky and picked up a chest infection but it has been caught early. I am taking my fostair 100/6 2 puffs morning, one in the afternoon to breath and two at night. I am about to start a short course of Doxycycline I am wondering if I should carry on taking this until my course is complete

[Wheezycat]

Yes, always complete a course of antibiotics, unless your doctor tells you something different.

[Hidden in reply to Wheezycat]

I took my fostair in the afternoon when required. I am not sure if I should do that again uni my course is complete

[Wheezycat in reply to Hidden]

I suggest you ring the Asthma U.K. nurses in the morning to get clearer advice. What did the doctor say? Follow their advice! But it is important to finish courses of antibiotics. With asthma medication there is variation how people are advised to use it, so if you are unsure speak to the nurses.

[Hidden in reply to Wheezycat]

The nurse just told me to take the Doxycycline nothing about my inhaler's. I have been fighting for a month nearly too get this answer as they was not able to see it

[SecondLife]

I take Fostair 100/6 as well, was told by the respiratory nurse that if I have a heavy cold or chest infection then I should increase my Fostair to 2 x 3 times a day and if necessary can increase that to 2 x 4 times a day

[Hidden in reply to SecondLife]

I just got told take the antibiotics and that is it nothing about the fostair

[SecondLife in reply to Hidden]

I only found out when I went for my annual review, I must say that having just got over pleurisy it works a dream

[Hidden in reply to SecondLife]

I was informed that I need to take my fostair 3 times a day to help me breath. Yesterday I got told I have a slight infection as we caught it early. But I am not sure if I should take my fostair 3 times a day as I saw a nurse from a different surgery linked to mine

[SecondLife in reply to Hidden]

if the original instruction was for 3 times a day then you should not reduce that, you should check but fostair can be used more and it can also be used as a reliever

[Hidden in reply to SecondLife]

I have also a blue inhaler. I have just gone and seen my doctor's who told me to take it 3 times a day as I was struggling to breath due to my intolerance to new pollen. I am getting them telling me if I should stuck to two puffs morning and night or the 5 I have been taking under medical orders

[elanaoali in reply to Hidden]

I suggest you ring asthma uk helpline or go back to your doctors for further advice

[Hidden in reply to elanaoali]

I am waiting for my doctor's to call me