I am using advair for my asthma and it seems to help with those symptoms and I also have a rescue inhaler Flovent. But i do clean my advair diskus before and after each use. I dont have any infections in my mouth or lung i just have the white mucus and it has only been happening for two months and I have been using the advair about a year now. I heard from someone that the white mucus could be from allergies...is that true?
Spacer devices or dry powder inhalers (DPIs) with simpler mechanisms may be more suitable for younger children than conventional metered-dose inhalers (MDIs), which may be difficult for them to use.
When picking out an inhaler, think about how much it will cost, how portable it is, and how easy it is to use. While combination inhalers are convenient for some, others may find that two distinct devices are necessary for both short-term relief and long-term management.
Xopenex is a rescue inhaler, that means you have to use this when he has an episode of Asthma. Flovent is a steroid inhaler. This are preventive inhalers. The type of drug commonly used in preventer inhalers is a steroid. Steroids work by reducing the inflammation in the airways. When the inflammation has gone, the airways are much less likely to become narrow and cause symptoms such as wheezing.
Steroid inhalers are usually taken twice per day.
Understand your predicament. Flovent inhaler contains steroids and is given to prevent an attack of asthma. Ventolin inhalers contain the active ingredient salbutamol, which is a type of medicine known as a short-acting beta 2 agonist. This is given when a person actually has an attack of Asthma, and is referred to as an ‘escape inhaler’. It would be good to have it with you, handy to use it when you need it. Please discuss this with your doctor am sure he will provide further assistance.
i have used proair and the little red abuteral inhaler and now im on flovent none of these has worked for me. abuteral makes me really shaky and nervous and flovent is useless and really expensive. do you know of any other good inhalers or medications to try and also is there any meds to stop the irratation and itchy feeling in throat and chest due to asthma.
Does anyone get a racing heart from taking flovent, or has expienced dizzeness, short of breath and lots of headaches?
Have you tried instead using a metered dose inhaler that you attach to a aerochamber? It also has a bit of mask, but they only need to breath in and out (normal breathing) for about 10 seconds, while you hold the chamber. And then they are done. It is not strapped around the head. I never used a nebulizer for my daughter as a toddler, as I don't believe it's standard practice in Canada to do so. They will still get their medication in with less side effects.
the Orange one could be Flovent is an inhaled steroid that takes down inflammation, it is NOT a rescue inhaler. This is usually given one in the morning and one at night, every 12 hours, it works for 12 full hours. BLUE inhalers are the ones that open your airway within 5minutes, they are the rescue inhalers.
I was then given Advair Diskus 250/50, after 2 1/2 months called the doctor because of using emergency inhaler Albuterol Sulfate 90mgc min 10 times a day.
Albuterol created a vocal cord problem. Now been put on Flovent Diskus 100mgc and continue the Albuterol. Question, do the Flovent and Advair have the fluticasone propionate ingredient in common? Tonight will be my 1st use of the Flovent.
Concerned that I may have a mitral valve problem plus the emphysema.
We did test out the flovent inhaler again (the allergist was interested to see if this had the same effect as last time.) Sure enough within 2 days the rash cleared up perfectly, we stopped after a week and the rash was back. At this point our next step is to continue to wait for the dermatologist appointment or go back to the allergist and discuss the oral antibiotics. So frustrating if this turns out to be an undocumented side effect of stopping flovent.
Hi there!
We have found the all natural saltpipe inhaler to be an effective long-term way to deepen our daughter's lung capacity. In fact, since using it daily to control her asthma, she has not needed any type of steroid therapy for an entire year now. On rare occasion, she still needs a hit of albuterol via her nebulizer but she doesn't need a daily dose of drugs such as administered through metered-dose or dry powder inhalers.
Hi, I will try to keep this as short as possible. I am a female in my 20s and always been healthy. I do not have a history of asthma in my childhood. I have bad chest tightness with occasional shortness of breath. My symptoms are bad some days and gone on other days. My previous doctor prescribed me Flovent. Also, I was prescribed Albuterol for a rescue inhaler. Flovent didn't work so my dose was increased. I am still on it and still not working.
It sounds like asthma to me also. First she does need an accurate diagnosis from a doctor. If she is diagnosed with asthma, I would recommend discussing the pre-treatment use of her rescue inhaler before she engages in very active play like running. She should use the inhaler about 15 - 20 minutes before playing if possible. If she can't do that, use the inhaler and then have her start playing at a slower pace than normal - ie warm-up pace. This should really help her play time.
I am on 2 kinds of asthma medication.
Pulmicort inhaler twice a day, morning and night and a Bricanol inhaler
as needed. One idea, perhaps, is to make an appointment with your
family doctor and review your asthma medicaiton. Just an idea.
You could mention that you're coughing and wheezing etc. Perhaps your
famlly doctor could give you a referral to an allergist. Based on what
you've mentioned in your comments, I'm wondering if you're allergic
to something in the environment.
I take Singulair for my asthma and it works wonders, but I am told, it's effect on allergies is very minimal. I have lots of allergies too but I have noticed, that over the counter meds like Alavert (or Walgreen's version) or ones similar, are better with allergies. My father says Singilair does help with his nasal polyps, but he also agrees it doesn't do anything for allergies.
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