been on them over ten years , In fact I was one of the first , I’ve been on three different ones
Xolair
Mepolizomab
And the the last 4 years Benralizumab, I self administer my own injections now and have done for around 3 years .. been very good and improved my symptoms massively!!
hi, yes I’ve been on this drug for best part of a year now. I’ve been ok on it and I think it’s been good for me, few aches and pains but that could be old age/statins who knows , now 66. I’ve been on prednisalone now for more years than I can remember, doses ranging from 50 mg down to 30 mg daily. This drug has enabled me to reduce my daily dose of prednisalone down to 2 mg over a period of a year, also another benefit is that I hardly have to use my Blue salbutamol inhaler also don’t get so breathless as I used to and sometimes going weeks without needing it, I mainly have to use only when I have a chest infection of which I seem to be getting more of them than I would like, whether this is due to the tezapire I’m not sure, I think they are monitoring this
Hope this helps and works for you
I’ve been on all the biologics as they came out but they all stopped working after a while, this has been the best one yet in my eyes and you have the benefit of self administering at home.
Thank you every one for your replies, particularly Mike's as he is currently on the Tezspire which I am specifically interested in.I don't have eosonaphillic asthma at all just ( I say just) infection based, which has literally taken over my life and completely floored me in the past two and half years since getting covid twice.
I have always had to have regular courses of steroids since diagnosis 31 years ago but the past year in particular I have had to have 6 courses of steroids, often for many weeks at a time.
Currently at my very very worse physically as well as emotionally.
A lot hinges on this drug which is the only biologic I can be approved for as far as I am aware.
Hi, I’m pleased to hear you will be elegible for this treatment . I am curious to know how you found the process to become eligible?
I am also going through the process to try and get this myself, but going through tests to ‘proove my asthma’ because my lung function tests came back positive . However, I am severely allergic to almost everything and am waking up coughing up phlegm and having asthma issues every night and every spring to autumn for 8 years. Recently had chest / sinus infections and 3 courses of steroids. I am due to have an allergy induced asthma test and an x ray next week to check my lungs and maybe had Covid in October as still over producing phlegm on my lungs. Really hoping I can get this biologic treatment too!
After regular repeated flares and infections and tons of steroids I was referred to the severe asthma clinic last June by my chest physican at my local hospital.I am on high dose combined inhaler ( have been changed to a few different ones over the past two or three years) as well as Spiriva Respirmat.
I was seen in the severe asthma clinic in Oct and then have been seen in the walk in clinic.
I am on long term steroids for another condition so they felt that the steroids were masking some of the inflammation.
However a ct scan showed lots of inflammation apparently consistent with small air ways disease and then in March when feeling ill again my FENO test was high and so the case was put to panel and approved.
I also hav chronic sinus problems of which I have had a few ops for.
Wow, that sounds very intense but I’m glad you have had the help and getting the treatment you need. Good luck with the biologics…. I also have lot of nasal problems although asthma maybe not as severe. I hope the injections help and thank you for explaining the process
hopefully it will sort you out, be positive. Just taken this months dose, they’ve given me a new type of pen to administer instead of a syringe. Lot less fuss. Wish you luck I’m sure you’ll be fine 👍🏻
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