Experiences with

Salamol

Have just had dispensed a different salamol inhaler, which is a dry inhaler and has a dose counter on the side. The latter should be easier to monitor instead of having to weigh salamol inhaler. Hope it is as effective as well. Wishing you all a pleasant weekend. 🤗

I have salamol, it aids with relieve from breathlessness but struggle to find any long term solutions. I wondered if anyone has a steroid inhaler that helps them with their symptoms.

First time, some 15 years ago, I was prescribed Salamol by GP, I didn't realise until I got it from the Chemist. I thought maybe it's a change that made by doctor on my condition as "Salamol" was written on prescription itself not "Salbutamol" as has been previously. So I started using it.

Finally told me it's because salamol is cfc free and its, 'better for the environment '. Have insisted on Caroline but they haven't put it on repeat. So will have to go through the whole saga again this month.

Hi everyone, I’m sure I saw a post on here recently from someone who has been prescribed a new Salamol reliever inhaler a dry powder inhaler with a dosage counter, instead of the usual blue inhaler. I can’t find the post now but want to share the name with my asthma nurse. Anybody able to help?

Nothing too controversial, Bisoprolol, Atorvastin, Aspirin & GTN spray for Heart related alongside Salamol and Soprobec for Asthma. I'm told by my GP surgery the right hand side of the prescription, naming the meds etc should be sufficient for this purpose?

From 1 ventolin lasting upto 2 years I got through almost 3 salamol in a year!!

He also said the salamol inhaler wouldn't help much - it doesn't . Still a bit confused what having these abnormalities means. Realised I didn't ask him what this actually means but he never stopped talking for the whole appointment and it wasn't easy to keep up. Thanks for listening.

I don't use oxygen, only Trimbow and Salamol inhalers; and if I have an exacerbation I have a rescue pack in hand (Doxycycline and Prednisolone) and a nebulizer.

I am currently using Anora Ellipta 55/22 mcg inhaler once a day and a Salamol inhaler as and when required. Having spent so long asymptomatic, this is all new to me, I do understand that my condition is progressive but I am a bit concerned about the rapidity of decline in my condition.

I'm so scared, Salamol didn't work at all for me and actually seemed to cause asthma attacks. The asthma nurse told me I could no longer get Ventolin and would have to take this new one which has both reliever and preventative together. I don't understand how this is better.

Hello there, I came across an interestsing journal article recently that may help people using salamol inhalers.

While I was in hospital my inhaler was changed by a hospital asthma nurse from fostair 200/6 2 puffs twice a day (with salamol as my reliever ) to fostair 100/6 2 puffs twice a day which was to be now my combination inhaler and smart regime.

I previously used Seretide (and salamol reliever) in the past I've never had a combination inhaler before, just wondering if people here reccomend them?

I am interested to hear from anyone who is suffering severe Asthma, how it is managed, I am currently taking Salamol and Forstair but it is not working too well

I am trying to move away from Salamol as a reliever and was really hoping to try a dpi inhaler instead. I suggested the Accuhaler to my GP but apparently it is not available anymore!? I am just wondering if this is true or if it’s another story to save the NHS money?

BETWEEN 120S/ 60S 70S AND 130S/60S 70S ,AFTER READING THE SIDE EFFECTS OF CARVEDILOL, IT HAS MADE ME A LITTLE CONCERNED I HAD A PACEMAKER FITTED 2 YEARS AGO AFTER HAVING FAILED ABLATIONS, I ALSO HAVE CKD STAGE 3B AND MILD ASTHMA, I HAVE BEEN TAKING APIXABAN LISINOPRIL ATORVASTATIN FOR A FEW YEARS, AND SALAMOL

There were very sharp attacks that my fostair made worse but I found I could control with my breathing exercises and salamol, and I was better half an hour later. More a breathing dysfunction than asthma, my physio says.

I have tried to get on with Salamol but it just doesn’t work as well for me as Salbutamol. My asthma attacks always quickly abated with Ventolin but the new Salamol not only takes ages to ease my asthma attacks, but more often than not it just doesn’t work at all!

My GP prescribed Salamol which did nothing to help the breathlessness and chest tightness I'd been experiencing on walking my dog for the last few months.