Living a normal life

[Flamingo17]

So my asthma these last few weeks has been so uncontrolled and is currently looking for a new treatment plan. Feel like my whole life has been turned upside down, with talking to occupational health for adapting my work place for me and not even being able to do the simple of tasks without being shattered. Please tell me life will get back to normal soon and my asthma will not affect me for the rest of my life?

[twinkly29]

Many asthmatics go through patches like this but, once the right medication has been found, they become controlled again and go back to living a full life. It's frustrating and can take a while (though not always) but the key to any treatment change is the right attitude to it - give it the proper time it needs to be fully effective, take it as prescribed (and consistently) and try not to be annoyed it's not working quickly enough. Ok sometimes a few have to be tried but you will get there.

What were you on before and what are you on now?

Identifying and managing triggers is also useful if you can. It's not always obvious what they are but if, for example, it's a seasonal pollen thing, then ensuring a good and consistent antihistamine regime is important too. Or if one has a dog allergy, for example, working in a dog groomer's every day might not be the best idea....etc!

It can seen daunting but honestly most people do get there. A friend (fit, active runner) was well controlled always until about 3 years ago and she had a few awful months (likely, in hindsight she says, linked to hormonal changes) but once they got her on new meds things improved and her asthma has been really stable again since and she's back to her running.

[Flamingo17 in reply to twinkly29]

I was on sobrarec and salamol now in fostair and salamol. But just to be getting worse x

[twinkly29 in reply to Flamingo17]

I've never heard of sobrarec but Fostair is a good inhaler - it's very individual what works for someone but many people find Fostair very good.

It will take about 8 weeks to get the full effect of it, to see if it's working well for you, and in the meantime it often feels like it's worse or not improving because the steroid in it has to build up, which takes several weeks. The long-acting bronchodilator in it will kick in more quickly but that opens the airways while the steroid bit actually treats the inflammation which is what you need.

So for now, use your salamol when you need to, maybe try some antihistamines as well and contact your doctor if you are concerned - but it won't improve quickly because the drugs need to kick in.

[Chip_y2kuk]

It's a game of cat and mouse..... you will be OK then not

I'm not sure if that helps but it's true, however with the right treatment plan you can feel ontop of the world *most* of the time, but unfortunately the nature of the beast is that something will set you off at some point... a cold, pollen, dust, change in temperature etc etc