Experiences with

Becotide

When I was a lad & first got an inhaler (Intal), & through my time on Ventolin, Becotide, etc, I was always told to leave 2 minutes. This apparently was to give my lungs a rest between doses & allow the medicine to absorb.

We generally receive nebs and/or Dex in the hospital, followed by course of Prednesol or increased Becotide intake.

I've been railroaded into having Fostair NEXThaler by the Asthma nurse at my surgery , I've been on Clenin Modulute 250 mcg , salbutamol and salmetarol , 2 puff of each twice a day, for over 30 years ( back then it was Becotide and Ventolin ) and my asthma has been in control .

I thought it may be the Becotide as Ive never really got on with it, its given me some odd side effects in the past namely Sinusitis and a sore throats.

Could they be Becotide side effects related?

No explanation from docs I was previously on ventolin and becotide 100 Can anyone help

Sent to swim as a child because it would help my lungs, aged 11 ish I was on Ventolin and a tablet puncturing 'whizzer' puffer that made me cough before Becotide arrived. At 16 I got a job which I at 47 I am still doing, albeit I'm running the place now.

So after being ok for a few weeks and my tachycardia disappearing I'm having "an acute episode" (whatever the hell that means) and I've now got a seven day course of prendisolone to add to the mix and me heart rate is back through the roof So I'm using me salbutamol like a breath freshener, becotide

I was well versed with becotide, ventolin, peak flow meters, theophylline, collapsed lobe in the lung (yes, that happened) and so on. Yet, as a carer of myself I have a lot to learn.

Becotide seems to work a little but isn't a silver bullet.

I can't go to my doctor as I risk discharge so I have been self medicating with becotide and Ventolin. I was using medication occasionally but I have to use it daily now.

I was switched from becotide to seretide, which has subsequently increased to 250mg three times a day. And I keep having courses of steroids. But the asthma never gets completely better. I still have to use ventolin several times a day.

Got married at 22 then they wanted me to start becotide but my chest was good .But one day i got a cold on my chest and couldnt breath doc left me some Pred .

Been on ventolin and Becotide the majority of my life. At the age of about 14 I was also started on Serevent, however my asthma was still poorly controlled so I was started on Montelukast at the age of about 15.

About 5-6 years ago I was taken off Ventolin and Becotide and put on Seretide inhaler.

I think I was better controlled on Becotide but the GP or Asthma Nurse won't have that! I've put on about two stone in as many years and my sports I like, cycling and canoeing are seriously affected. I wonder if anybody else has gone back to Becotide or its current form/name Clenil Modulite?

I'm looking please for personal experiences of excess hair growth caused by steroid inhalers (specifically Becotide).

My GP increased my Becotide inhaler to 800mcg per day but it still isn't helping. I am using my reliever about 6 times a day some days. My chest is so tight and I have a lot of mucous build up. I haven't been able to go out for months.

I used to have combivent and becotide. Because of CFC's I now have Atrovent and Ventolin (use the Atrovent more that Ventolin) and Symbicort. Any help would be appreciated.

hi, a family member suggested I take vitamin c and echinachae tablets to help build up my immune system etc as mine seems to be very low....can anyone tell me if they use/have tried these and wether they do help etc, im constantly taking clarithromycin and prednisolone and also ventolin/becotide and