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New add on treatment Spiriva

Hello, I'm new to this forum, had asthma for over 30 years, I'm 36 now, but I'm in the middle of a very bad relapse. I've seen the consultant twice in the...

Hello, I'm new to this forum, had asthma for over 30 years, I'm 36 now, but I'm...

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Questions about spacer

My 20 month old son has been diagnosed with possible mild asthma and we currently have an inhaler to use with a spacer morning and night. Sometimes he likes...

My 20 month old son has been diagnosed with possible mild asthma and we currentl...

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First appointment with consultant tomorrow

Hiya everyone, I'm posting because I have my first appointment with my consultant tomorrow and I'm experiencing mixed feelings about it!! Excited, because I...

Hiya everyone, I'm posting because I have my first appointment with my consulta...

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Pollen!!!

Anyone else suffering 20 mins in garden and i am running for my inhaler feeling asthough i have run a marathon Your thoughts & ideas

Anyone else suffering 20 mins in garden and i am running for my inhaler feeling ...

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Hello - I'm new to the forum

Hello everyone, I'm new to the forum. I'll do a little intro, as I know most forums like newbies to do that - I'm Emma, I'm 30, married to Sean since Oct...

Hello everyone, I'm new to the forum. I'll do a little intro, as I know most f...

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Newly Diagnosed Daughter

I newly registered on Asthma UK website today as my 5yr old daughter Natalie had an asthma attack on Friday 24/5/13. She has suffered with chest/breathing...

I newly registered on Asthma UK website today as my 5yr old daughter Natalie had...

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•11 years ago

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Copd & Asthma.... I have Never smoked.

Hi all, having a rough few days health wise. I have been to the dr today for sinus/chest infection and she has put me back on a weeks course of Doxycycline and...

Hi all, having a rough few days health wise. I have been to the dr today for sin...

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Clinical Study

I'm often completing surveys on many different topics and on at least one i must've ticked 'yes' to having asthma. A few weeks ago i got a call from Synexus...

I'm often completing surveys on many different topics and on at least one i must...

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Changing symptoms

Does anyone else get a tickly cough as their first symptom? I never used to, but the high pollen count seems to have started this off. Yesterday evening it...

Does anyone else get a tickly cough as their first symptom? I never used to, but...

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Help ease the night time cough

Hi all this is my first post My daughter age 3 has asthma , took a long time to diagnose and a serious few days in hospital which pneumonia anyway that was...

Hi all this is my first post My daughter age 3 has asthma , took a long time to...

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New Drug may Decrease Asthma Attacks by 87%

A novel, lab-made molecule was able to stick to certain inflammatory proteins and decrease and minimize acute breathing issues among people with...

A novel, lab-made molecule was able to stick to certain inflammatory proteins an...

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Rant-Very Frustrated-When to end Taper?

So I've been trying (#4) to taper the prednisone. At the beginning of the month after I got out of the hospital I felt really good by any measure: peak flow,...

So I've been trying (#4) to taper the prednisone. At the beginning of the month...

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Not long diagnosed with asthma

Hi I'm new to asthma (late onset) and find it confusing. I never wheeze, well I don't think I do, the doctors talk about a wheeze and gasping for breath during...

Hi I'm new to asthma (late onset) and find it confusing. I never wheeze, well I ...

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New Clinical Trial in Portsmouth/Southampton.

Just seen this and thought may be usefull if anyone around that area and wanted to take part. http://tinyurl.com/nt4qmf9

Just seen this and thought may be usefull if anyone around that area and wanted ...

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Please help! I'm at my wits end!

HELP! My 2year old daughter has recently been diagnosed with asthma and been prescribed sulbatomol inhaler and Montelukast Singulair 4mg granules. The Granules...

HELP! My 2year old daughter has recently been diagnosed with asthma and been pre...

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Brittle type 2 - is this a life sentence??

Well as it says really. After months of being up and down, seeming to get under some sort of control (albeit on silly amounts of medication) then everything...

Well as it says really. After months of being up and down, seeming to get under ...

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Getting an asthma plan

I posted on here last week about the difficulty getting treatment for worsening symptoms (generally my asthma is worse at night and responds well to medication...

I posted on here last week about the difficulty getting treatment for worsening ...

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should I do a fead back form?

Recently had a bad healthcare experance not only a case of no wheaze no asthma but also complete lack of deaf awareness by nurses and doctors . This made...

Recently had a bad healthcare experance not only a case of no wheaze no asthma ...

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•11 years ago

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Toddler given Qvar 100

Hello I have a 2 1/2 year old who has had a persistent cough since her viral infection in February, however no chest infection but lots of coughing at night...

Hello I have a 2 1/2 year old who has had a persistent cough since her viral inf...

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Asthma Review

Hiya, I'm posting because I had an asthma review with my surgery's ""asthma nurse"" today (who has no formal asthma training!), which was a weird experience. I...

Hiya, I'm posting because I had an asthma review with my surgery's ""asthma nurs...

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Does anybody else do this

My history I have spent 42 nights in the last 4 months in hospital i will have been out for 6 weeks tomorrow ... I know the inevitable is me ending up back in...

My history I have spent 42 nights in the last 4 months in hospital i will have b...

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Salbutamol and blood sugar levels

I've just found out (googled a hunch) that high-ish doses of salbutamol and salmeterol can raise blood sugar. This happens through the same mechanism that...

I've just found out (googled a hunch) that high-ish doses of salbutamol and salm...

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Cancellation policy/Holiday Insurance

Hi Has anyone had to cancel their holiday because of their asthma? Would like to go to America in September but am worried in case I am ill and unable to go...

Hi Has anyone had to cancel their holiday because of their asthma? Would like ...

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Struggling today...

This time last year my asthma kicked off big time (after having had about 20 years with not even ventolin). By the time I got to September I was on Symbicort...

This time last year my asthma kicked off big time (after having had about 20 yea...

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asthma team today

Asthma not been good and on 3 inhalers 2 lots of tabs and nebules and antibs and steroids as needed. Today I've been put on Saline nebules also but Will be in...

Asthma not been good and on 3 inhalers 2 lots of tabs and nebules and antibs and...

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Atrovent?

Hi everyone, it's been a while since I've posted on here as lucky for me have been going through a good spell the last few months. I've been unwell the last...

Hi everyone, it's been a while since I've posted on here as lucky for me have be...

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Asthma ""all in your head"" can that be true

On occasions like 3 times in the past nine years been taken to hospital by family with panic attacks - so not very many. Emergency admitted through a chest...

On occasions like 3 times in the past nine years been taken to hospital by famil...

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Bad Flare Up

First of all hi everyone! I'm back on the forums with a new account after a few years away from the site, i wasn't around much even back then so won't get...

First of all hi everyone! I'm back on the forums with a new account after a few ...

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Feline asthma

I was diagnosed with small airways disease, a type of asthma, last December and I've been on Qvar 100 for that since which seems to help. I've not found much...

I was diagnosed with small airways disease, a type of asthma, last December and ...

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Posts - Asthma Community Forum | HealthUnlocked

Asthma Community Forum

All posts for May 2013

Please, complete a survey for our research

New add on treatment Spiriva

Questions about spacer

First appointment with consultant tomorrow

Pollen!!!

Hello - I'm new to the forum

Newly Diagnosed Daughter

Copd & Asthma.... I have Never smoked.

Clinical Study

Changing symptoms

Help ease the night time cough

New Drug may Decrease Asthma Attacks by 87%

Rant-Very Frustrated-When to end Taper?

Not long diagnosed with asthma

New Clinical Trial in Portsmouth/Southampton.

Please help! I'm at my wits end!

Brittle type 2 - is this a life sentence??

Getting an asthma plan

should I do a fead back form?

Toddler given Qvar 100

Asthma Review

Does anybody else do this

Salbutamol and blood sugar levels

Cancellation policy/Holiday Insurance

Struggling today...

asthma team today

Atrovent?

Asthma ""all in your head"" can that be true

Bad Flare Up

Feline asthma

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