TRIMBOW your experience is invited

[DunCaan]

Hi I am now living in France from U.K. I have been on sera tide 500 x 2 puffs a day for years. For my asthma. I also have mild bronchiectasis. My lung capacity has gradually reduced over recent years. Peak flow used to be 250 but recently below 180. My doctor in France said seratide was old fashioned and put me on Trimbow 87/5/9. Well my peak flow quickly increased to 250 and sometimes just over or under. I am very happy with this but wondered what others experience has been as I have not heard of it before. Thanks in advance

[Karate109]

Hi DunCaan,I have not heard of this mediation but glad your peak flow has increased. I wanted to reply to you as it is good to hear somebody else has a low peak flow like me. I used to be as low as 110/120 for many years but have increased to 180/190 for the last 6 weeks since I started the 4 weekly asthma Nucala injections. I read on here of people have peak flows of 300, 400, 500 which I could only dream off and it is good to know I am not the only one with a lowish peak flow. Wishing you good health with your new medication.😀

[Ted007]

Hi DunCaan, I was prescribed Trimbow a couple of years back. However, it didn't work for me - I think because the 87 equates to the steroid content. The Foster 200/6 worked better for me as the 200 is the steroid content. I guess the 5 or the 9 active ingredients are doing something for you in combination with the steroid. I must say your peak flow very low even at 250 - I would be very poorly at that level. Good to hear Trimbow does work for some people. Ted

[Poobah]

I haven't taken Trimbow or any other triple therapy inhaler but I am on the equivalent meds by taking two inhalers. Effectively, you now have inhaled steroids, a long acting bronchodilator plus a long acting muscarinic antagonist in one inhaler. Some people continue taking their Seretide/Fostair/Symbicort and then take an additional inhaler like Spiriva (long act muscarinic antagonist). Your doctor has decided to try one of the latest triple inhalers instead. And it sounds like it's having the desired affect.My symptoms have definitely been more controlled by adding the long acting muscarinic antagonist to my daily regime and my peak flow is the better for it. I know my consultant is keen on the triple therapy inhalers as he believes that patients are more likely to stick to a proper daily regime if they only have one inhaler to deal with

( I have a sneaky feeling he thinks we don't follow instructions 😉).