Experiences with

Ventolin HFA

Hi everyone, I have asthma and paroxysmal a fib. I’ve been on Flovent HFA for ever and recently the manufacturer is no longer making Flovent. I’ve had to resort to the generic Flovent which I feel it really is not working as the brand Flovent. I’ve been having more asthma exacerbation. I have an appt

Hi everyone, I have paroxysmal a fib and also asthma. I have been on a steroid inhaler for along time ( Flovent HFA ). Recently I have had to resort to the generic Flovent because the manufacturer is no longer making it . I’ve noticed a big difference in my breathing, it’s not working as good as the

hi ive had asthma for years im 55 and yes im ashamed to say a heavy smoker,however after having a bad chest and being on fostair ,ventolin and prednisolone its finally and thankfully made me desperate to quit my anxiety is terrible at the moment which i also know can effect breathing ive been looking

I am being changed from my Fostair MART to Luforbec. It was emphasised that they are exactly the same, and being done because Luforbec is cheaper. This is understandable considering the pressure the NHS is under, but it makes me nervous, and hope that it is exactly the same. (Have memories of Ventolin

I've taken various inhalers for copd since diagnosed over 20 years ago. I'm now 75.I have no other health problems.🙏🤞 mobile and don't take any other medication. I have managed my copd well enough in the years but obviously had the dreaded exacerbations in that time. In the past few months my respiratory

hey all, thankfully through slowed calm breathing, and a kind neighbour travelling to a pharmacy, the below is now under control. But thought I’d share my experience with NHS Scotland this morning, and ask for advice for what to do in future (as this seems totally out of sync with what I’d previously

Hi, Merry Christmas everyone. I was recently given amoxil for a dental infection and noticed my asthma and bronch was so much better controlled while taking them. Now I finished the course and after a few days I'm coughing and breathless again. Using my ventolin a lot so does anyone have a similar

So I recently had to see a new respiratory consultant. I had lung function tests before the appointment. I have been really unwell recently, using both prednisone and Anti biotics. This appointment is one month post infection. I am still not completely better and really quite symptomatic. I have

Hi everyone today I went to Bowes museum with daughter and my sister and her husband it was a bus trip really nice day but I forgot to take my trimbow I always take it between 3 15 and 4 in afternoon with always getting up between 3 30 and 5 in morning I take trimbow early everything being

I had my spirometer test done this morning, and it was at 40% and 45% after using the inhaler ventolin. Results were instant. I knew it would be very low compared to the 73% 10 years ago, given how I've been lately, but it was still a shock. Even now 8 hours later, it still feels surreal. Does anyone

Hello, just wondering if anyone has had similar experiences to me post-Covid. I’ve had asthma for 40 years, since I was 5, and I count myself very lucky that as an adult it’s been very well controlled most of the time, by a preventer inhaler and Montelukast tablets, both of which I take every day. I

I've got an appmt to see the consultant soon. I don't have any days free from coughing or production of mucous. I take acetylcysteine daily with fluticasone and Ventolin daily. I've seen a respiratory physio and do lung clearance daily. Does anyone have any experience of this or advice? Fear of the future

I've been using Ventolin since childhood. 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

Does anyone find that ventilin does hardly nothing for there copd not asthma as I believe it is mainly for asthma,I don't have asthma, I have emphysema and I think bronchitis and don't know why I'm given ventilin as I say it hardly helps does anyone else find this answers appreciated

I have just been prescribed Qvar 100 after I had to stop taking Seretide 125 due to side effects. I was prescribed the Seretide a week ago as the Clenil inhaler wasn't doing much to control my asthma (waking up several times a night, needing my ventolin inhaler multiple times a day etc). The Seretide

Hi everyone, Since the beginning of September I have had my usual minor asthma symptoms get terribly worse :/ Two months..... This is the most awful it has been in decades... five decades maybe? I'm almost 73 and regularly walk with added light weight lifting at home. I'm not overweight and our home

Hi, my 16 year old daughter has been seen by the respiratory team recently and they have prescribed a MART inhaler for her and I wonder if you can offer some advise please. She was previously on Clenil but earlier this year moved onto Alfoflute (Seretide). However she does gymnastics 4 times a week

Hello friends, I have copd which is controlled, i have had it since being diagnosed in 2007. Fortunately never been hospitalised though have gone to the hospital several times when had exacerbations which were helped by a nebuliser. I now have a nebulisar at home which is a comfort to know in case of

Hello, I have suffered with asthma from my mid 30's I am now 70 and have been diagnosed with eosinophilic asthma. I am currently on Nucala injection and it helped a lot in the beginning ( been on it for a year) but I still have trouble walking( can't breathe) and I sweat so much even in cooler weather

After reading this forum I do feel for the people suffering with different forms of Asthma/COPD. I decided to write this thinking that when I was told I had COPD, to me it was a massive shock, and did not know what to expect, hopefully some of you might see in my post something helpful I am almost