Best inhaler for mucus

[mal1245]

Dear All

Following a virus last Feb I developed asthma. I am on Seretide 250, 1 puff twice a day. I continually produce mucus in left lung and sometimes in throat. If you had experiencing with reducing mucus I would be interested to hear from you. My pharmacist is suggesting relvar. I don’t suffer from shortness of breath and I only cough to remove mucus usually producing a small amount of mucus. I have also tried montelukast without much success

Any suggestions greatly appreciated.

[elanaoali]

Best advice I can give is. .

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[GarryS]

I'm on Seretide 250 too. I'm also on Carbocysteine for bronchiectasis, which helps with mucus.

[Choristermum]

If it hasn’t already been done recently, I would ask your dr to investigate the cause of this. Perhaps ask to have a sputum sample tested for any sign of infection and a chest x-ray at the very least.

I have a similar problem with mucus due to bronchiectasis as well as having asthma and have been prescribed Carbocysteine tablets which help to thin the mucus. I also find that inhaling plain steam offers some relief - although this can trigger asthma for some people so be cautious. I use a little cup with a mask attachment which I bought from Amazon.

In terms of inhalers, I take Fostair using the MART system and Spiriva Respimat. I also take a daily nasal spray (Avamys), an antihistamine tablet (Fexofenadine) as well as a preventative dose of antibiotics 3 times a week (Azithromicin).

I would recommend you go back to your dr and see what they recommend but make sure the symptoms are thoroughly investigated to get to the root cause. Good luck!

[mal1245 in reply to Choristermum]

Hi Choristermum,

I did have a sputum test and a ct scan last summer but both came back clear. Might try and get a sputum test again.

[plastererken]

Have you tried carbocisteine.

[StanChad]

Hi, my son moved from Seretide to Relvar, although the GP did try increasing the seretide to the 500 strength first. He had a lot of mucus and suffered a severe asthma attack before moving to Relvar. He has no mucus now and has not needed his blue inhaler for 3 months. The great thing about Relvar is it is only 1 puff a day. (He is on the stronger of the 2).

[Tray-ce]

Hi mal you sound like a mirror image of me! I too developed asthma after a virus 3 years ago, I don’t get short of breath or wheezy but I do get chest tightness going up into my throat. I do t have the classic signs of asthma which makes it difficult to convince doctors, I feel it on my right lung, I have had numerous Inhalers and monteLucast which hasn’t really helped, my reliever doesnt help the tightness very much either, I was recently given relvar which has been brilliant it’s the first relief I have had in three years might be worth giving it a go I too, I started on lower dose one but symptoms started to come back after a couple of months so the nurse put me in the stronger one last week, seems to be getting g better again. I too am bothered with mucus not sure how to Get rid of that, like yourself I only cough up a little at a time XX

[robert1957]

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[Norsca]

If the mucus is flowing into your bronchial tubes from a post nasal drip, which is what I’ve discovered, then try nasal irrigation every morning in the shower with a product called Flo. It seems to be helping me.

[Jokevandenbroeke]

Have the mucus tested to make sure you do not have an infection. I had a very nasty infection which affected my asthma. Revlar was fantastic for me but I am still being treated for my infection

[Darceydoo]

An Amino Acid Calle NAC for short is what I’m going to take for the mucus build up. Nature’s Best if you’re interested is where I’ve bought it from.

[mal1245]

Dear All,

Thanks for the many comments. They are all very helpful. I'm in a miserable place at the moment so hopefully a visit to the doctor next week will help and I can discuss some of the suggestions raised.

Malachy

[peege in reply to mal1245]

Ask for a few weeks of Carbocysteine, it softens/breaks up the mucus making it easier to shift. If he/she refuses buy the NAC = N-acetyl cysteine over a counter or on line, it's what they use in other countries in Europe.

[mal1245]

Dear All,

Just to update you. Bad couple of weeks since I last posted. Needed a course of antibiotics for a chest infection last week and followed that with a course of steroids. Not a lot better at the moment. Seem to be now producing mucus out of the left side of my throat as well as left lung. I switched to the Relvar two weeks ago now but no change on my symptoms as yet, maybe mucus is thicker but it is hard to know. I live in hope and every day remains a struggle on an hourly basis. Thanks for all your replies and suggestions, I have taken all on board.