Comments on: Do I need more medication for my asthma? http://copdlungdisease.com/do-i-need-more-medication-for-my-asthma.html Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:11:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Rhianna http://copdlungdisease.com/do-i-need-more-medication-for-my-asthma.html/comment-page-1#comment-1477 Rhianna Thu, 23 Jul 2009 02:52:10 +0000 http://copdlungdisease.com/do-i-need-more-medication-for-my-asthma.html#comment-1477 Yes, this is an indication that your Asthma is not under proper control. How long have you been waking at night? Record your peak flow twice daily and take the chart to see your Doctor or Asthma Nurse. Your medication needs reviewing. You really need to be taking a long acting bronchial dilator in conjunction with the Beclometasone (steroid) for better management. Your Doctor may recommend Symbicort turbo-haler, which is a combined long acting bronchial dilator and a steroid. This is more current management. Are you actually responding to Singulair? up to 20% of people do not respond to it. Yes, this is an indication that your Asthma is not under proper control. How long have you been waking at night? Record your peak flow twice daily and take the chart to see your Doctor or Asthma Nurse. Your medication needs reviewing.

You really need to be taking a long acting bronchial dilator in conjunction with the Beclometasone (steroid) for better management. Your Doctor may recommend Symbicort turbo-haler, which is a combined long acting bronchial dilator and a steroid. This is more current management.

Are you actually responding to Singulair? up to 20% of people do not respond to it.

]]> By: cstraight19 http://copdlungdisease.com/do-i-need-more-medication-for-my-asthma.html/comment-page-1#comment-1478 cstraight19 Thu, 23 Jul 2009 02:52:10 +0000 http://copdlungdisease.com/do-i-need-more-medication-for-my-asthma.html#comment-1478 You should talk to you doctor. If you are using all those medications without aide maybe they are not right for you. There are different bronchodilators that may help. You should talk to you doctor. If you are using all those medications without aide maybe they are not right for you. There are different bronchodilators that may help.

]]> By: Brad S http://copdlungdisease.com/do-i-need-more-medication-for-my-asthma.html/comment-page-1#comment-1479 Brad S Thu, 23 Jul 2009 02:52:10 +0000 http://copdlungdisease.com/do-i-need-more-medication-for-my-asthma.html#comment-1479 Hello. You may have been through this before. Just for the fun of it...if you haven't already...try this if you would... Wake up, have 2 salbutamols, wait a min...then have 4 beclametasones. Have a puff of Salbutamol when 'really' needed throughout the day...and have 2 Salbutamols before bed...then another 4 Beclametasones!! After 4-5 days your breathing will become much better. Please if you can ignore the montekulast. Only a guideline....but it works brilliantly for me (not exactly what the doctor would order though). Excellent for me.....and hopefully the same for you :-) Hello. You may have been through this before. Just for the fun of it…if you haven’t already…try this if you would…
Wake up, have 2 salbutamols, wait a min…then have 4 beclametasones. Have a puff of Salbutamol when ‘really’ needed throughout the day…and have 2 Salbutamols before bed…then another 4 Beclametasones!! After 4-5 days your breathing will become much better. Please if you can ignore the montekulast. Only a guideline….but it works brilliantly for me (not exactly what the doctor would order though). Excellent for me…..and hopefully the same for you :-)

]]> By: e.i.thomson@btinternet.com http://copdlungdisease.com/do-i-need-more-medication-for-my-asthma.html/comment-page-1#comment-1480 e.i.thomson@btinternet.com Thu, 23 Jul 2009 02:52:10 +0000 http://copdlungdisease.com/do-i-need-more-medication-for-my-asthma.html#comment-1480 Have a word with your doctor I use 3 inhalers Ventolin, Qvar and Serevent don't have many days that I don't use reliever in fact sometimes I use it 20 or 30 times, try and identify what you are allergic to and try and avoid them if possible the reason I have problems is cos I am allergic to a lot of things, you could be the same Have a word with your doctor I use 3 inhalers Ventolin, Qvar and Serevent don’t have many days that I don’t use reliever in fact sometimes I use it 20 or 30 times, try and identify what you are allergic to and try and avoid them if possible the reason I have problems is cos I am allergic to a lot of things, you could be the same

]]> By: Beast101087 http://copdlungdisease.com/do-i-need-more-medication-for-my-asthma.html/comment-page-1#comment-1481 Beast101087 Thu, 23 Jul 2009 02:52:10 +0000 http://copdlungdisease.com/do-i-need-more-medication-for-my-asthma.html#comment-1481 Yes, he can definitely do more to help. If your asthma is uncontrolled you should definitely look for a change in your drug regime. There are a number of things he can do: 1) He can add salmeterol, which works the same way as salbutamol but lasts much longer, so it is used as a preventer, taken with your beclometasone 2) He can increase the dose of your beclometasone for more effective control 3) He can add another drug such as ipratropium or theophylline. These work in different ways and depending on your situation might work for you These are all steps he can take next, and even if it is uncontrolled after these, there is still more that can be done, including oral (tablet) beclometasone and (if it gets really bad) nebuliser!! He will most likely increase the beclo dose or add salmeterol Hope this helps! Yes, he can definitely do more to help. If your asthma is uncontrolled you should definitely look for a change in your drug regime.

There are a number of things he can do:

1) He can add salmeterol, which works the same way as salbutamol but lasts much longer, so it is used as a preventer, taken with your beclometasone

2) He can increase the dose of your beclometasone for more effective control

3) He can add another drug such as ipratropium or theophylline. These work in different ways and depending on your situation might work for you

These are all steps he can take next, and even if it is uncontrolled after these, there is still more that can be done, including oral (tablet) beclometasone and (if it gets really bad) nebuliser!!

He will most likely increase the beclo dose or add salmeterol

Hope this helps!

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