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2000 micrograms Budesonide per day

Is 2000 micrograms of Budesonide safe to inhale per day? I am on Symbicort 400/12, and for me 3 puffs in the morning 2 at night feels good.

Is 2000 micrograms of Budesonide safe to inhale per day? I am on Symbicort 400/1...

768990

•3 years ago

12 Replies

Asthma & Chest Infection

Hi all Seen a few posts about this cold going around, but I thought I’d see if I could get some forum feedback on a slight problem I have…. My cold started...

Hi all Seen a few posts about this cold going around, but I thought I’d see if I...

Juno51

•3 years ago

17 Replies

Asthma

Peoples FV1%

Ca12345

•3 years ago

4 Replies

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Prednisolone/Mental Health

The past couple of times I've had prednisolone, I noticed I feel awful mental health-wise - really low, irritable, and anxious. I do have existing mental...

The past couple of times I've had prednisolone, I noticed I feel awful mental he...

Xiave

•3 years ago

3 Replies

theoretical question: lung transplant

Sorry if this question is of the "out there" type. If an asthmatic recipient receives a lung transplant from a non-asthmatic donor, would the recipient asthma...

Sorry if this question is of the "out there" type. If an asthmatic recipient rec...

runcyclexcski

•3 years ago

11 Replies

Shocked

Hi everyone just thought I'd share my experience yesterday. I've been unwell since February and the asthma nurse referred me back to the local hospital in May...

Hi everyone just thought I'd share my experience yesterday. I've been unwell sin...

Spikedog66

•3 years ago

23 Replies

Add on drugs that are usually prescribed by a consultant part 1 (LAMAs, add-on inhalers, theo)

Hi everyone - it’s been a while! Here is the next (probably long awaited 😅) infomercial! Here are some of the drugs commonly prescribed by a local consultant....

Hi everyone - it’s been a while! Here is the next (probably long awaited 😅) inf...

EmmaF91

Community Ambassador•3 years ago

4 Replies

Asthma

Doing my breathing exercises after exercises feel no improvement tight ribs ans chest shortness of breath i feel like it is my asthma

Doing my breathing exercises after exercises feel no improvement tight ribs ans ...

Ca12345

•3 years ago

3 Replies

Xolair. Here's Hoping

Hi there. I'm a 70 year old male. Not at all overweight and a healthy eater. I have had annoying Asthma all my life. I use Ventolin, Relvar Ellipta and...

Hi there. I'm a 70 year old male. Not at all overweight and a healthy eater. I h...

discoballs

•3 years ago

8 Replies

Measuring peak flow

I had to get a new peak flow meter last week and have been having real problems with consistency. When I first used the new unit (different make to the...

I had to get a new peak flow meter last week and have been having real problems ...

HBaaBaa

•3 years ago

8 Replies

Are asthma drugs tested on women, as well as men ?

Another query here. Following rather alarming disclosures recently about many drugs only being tested on men (it being cheaper) how can a patient find out if...

Another query here. Following rather alarming disclosures recently about many dr...

Anniecath

•3 years ago

4 Replies

Waiting for Omalizumab

Attended the hospital today - was given possibly my final shot of benra after being told I would be switched to omalizumab. The consultant explained that even...

Attended the hospital today - was given possibly my final shot of benra after be...

Madbiker1

•3 years ago

1 Reply

Old un needing advice

Despite having had asthma nearly all my life (I am 67 year old female) I have never seen a consultant. I am under constant pressure to change my medication...

Despite having had asthma nearly all my life (I am 67 year old female) I have ne...

Anniecath

•3 years ago

27 Replies

xolair: how long to see the effects?

I just started on Xolair after fighting for year to get it. Seeing a private consultant who did all the necessary tests helped, big time. May I ask, in your...

I just started on Xolair after fighting for year to get it. Seeing a private con...

runcyclexcski

•3 years ago

16 Replies

Virus manifesting mostly as asthma?

Hi everyone, My son started daycare two weeks ago and my asthma almost instantly got bad. I assumed it was due to allergens (I am severely allergic to cats and...

Hi everyone, My son started daycare two weeks ago and my asthma almost instantly...

hilary39

•3 years ago

11 Replies

Steroid side effects

I am on fosair 200/6 , I was changed about six months ago as asthma was uncontrolled. I am getting red bruises on my arms and wondered if this is linked to the...

I am on fosair 200/6 , I was changed about six months ago as asthma was uncontro...

Woods255

•3 years ago

13 Replies

Full of a bad cold

Hi, I have got asthma and currently I've have got a bad cold. I've had it since a week last Friday. I'm not sneezing as much as I was, but I've constantly got...

Hi, I have got asthma and currently I've have got a bad cold. I've had it since ...

Hpaddict

•3 years ago

5 Replies

Cushing syndrome

Does anyone here have Cushing syndrome? I've been told that I've developed it as a result of long term steroids, and I'm finding it difficult to cope with....

Does anyone here have Cushing syndrome? I've been told that I've developed it a...

SpireAnt

•3 years ago

2 Replies

Asthma

So my peak flow is always reading this im age 25 male but evan when it is this high still feel short of breath anyone else have the same problem but doctors...

So my peak flow is always reading this im age 25 male but evan when it is this h...

Ca12345

•3 years ago

18 Replies

Swollen uvula

Hi every now and again I get a swollen uvula and it ALWAYS happens when I've been asleep It can take around 24hrs to go back to normal I don't smoke but I've...

Hi every now and again I get a swollen uvula and it ALWAYS happens when I've bee...

phil600

•3 years ago

7 Replies

Leg hair loss on pred

Leg hair loss on prednisone Has anyone else had thinning of their leg hair while on pred? I’ve probably had about 16 courses since august 2019 The hairs...

Leg hair loss on prednisone Has anyone else had thinning of their leg hair whil...

Leigh2305

•3 years ago

8 Replies

DYI report: pressurized air filters at home and air quality

Hi all, Just a DIY project update. I finished installing a pressurized HVAC HEPA-charcoal filter system for my flat, to control allergens and odors which...

Hi all, Just a DIY project update. I finished installing a pressurized HVAC HEPA...

runcyclexcski

•3 years ago

9 Replies

Call asthma doctor? She doesn’t help much. Long term prednisone.

It seems like the fall often bothers my asthma. I was hospitalized in fall 2019 for 6 days for severe asthma exacerbation. Then COVID started. I’ve been on...

It seems like the fall often bothers my asthma. I was hospitalized in fall 2019 ...

Shadowcat04

•3 years ago

3 Replies

General Anaesthetic Reassurance

Dear friends, in 3 weeks I am having a 2 hour plastic surgery op under GA. This is the first time since developing Bronchiectasis and Asthma that I've had an...

Dear friends, in 3 weeks I am having a 2 hour plastic surgery op under GA. This...

LizPat30

•3 years ago

22 Replies

Asthma or anxiety

I’ve had asthma since I was 11 it is controlled well I think it is im currently on fostair since two years ago when I had my Asthma review as the old one...

I’ve had asthma since I was 11 it is controlled well I think it is im currently ...

Levans29

•3 years ago

5 Replies

What does a cold feel like when you have asthma

Hi there, New to asthma (just had it for 4 months thanks to Covid, and it's currently not super well controlled), and now that we're entering cold and flu...

Hi there, New to asthma (just had it for 4 months thanks to Covid, and it's cur...

avernamethyst112

•3 years ago

13 Replies

Oramorph

Hi. Has anyone been put on oramorph to help with coughing. If so did it work. I’m a bit wary of starting it

Hi. Has anyone been put on oramorph to help with coughing. If so did it work. I’...

Jo2006

•3 years ago

6 Replies

Prednisolone

I've got really bad chest infection. GP prescribed 30mg Prednisolone for 5 days, will I get a withdrawal symptoms after I finish my course? GP never mention...

I've got really bad chest infection. GP prescribed 30mg Prednisolone for 5 days...

Nina-niunia

•3 years ago

4 Replies

fOSTAIR AND ANAESTHETIC

Can I take Fostair100/6 the day of operation when being given general anaesthetic. I have not been diagnosed asthmatic but with copd.

Can I take Fostair100/6 the day of operation when being given general anaestheti...

Dashster

•3 years ago

11 Replies

How to deal with Montelukast / Singulair sleeping problems?

Just got put on Singulair yesterday and had loads of trouble sleeping. No real nightmares, but just in and out of sleep a lot. Didn’t feel well rested at all....

Just got put on Singulair yesterday and had loads of trouble sleeping. No real n...

avernamethyst112

•3 years ago

6 Replies

Posts - Asthma Community Forum | HealthUnlocked

Asthma Community Forum

All posts for October 2021

2000 micrograms Budesonide per day

Asthma & Chest Infection

Asthma

Prednisolone/Mental Health

theoretical question: lung transplant

Shocked

Add on drugs that are usually prescribed by a consultant part 1 (LAMAs, add-on inhalers, theo)

Asthma

Xolair. Here's Hoping

Measuring peak flow

Are asthma drugs tested on women, as well as men ?

Waiting for Omalizumab

Old un needing advice

xolair: how long to see the effects?

Virus manifesting mostly as asthma?

Steroid side effects

Full of a bad cold

Cushing syndrome

Asthma

Swollen uvula

Leg hair loss on pred

DYI report: pressurized air filters at home and air quality

Call asthma doctor? She doesn’t help much. Long term prednisone.

General Anaesthetic Reassurance

Asthma or anxiety

What does a cold feel like when you have asthma

Oramorph

Prednisolone

fOSTAIR AND ANAESTHETIC

How to deal with Montelukast / Singulair sleeping problems?

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