16th January 2005
Hi Kyles
I live in the UK 2! I get migraines and know how debilitating they can be, it must be awful to get them from your preventer meds.
Firstly, have you tried different preventer med? You don't say which one you are on. There are several different ones: Flixotide, Becotide and Pulmicourt to name a few, I'm sure there are a few others too.
If you are taking a combination reliever, such as symbicort or seretide, then it may be the other part of the medication, not the steroid, so you could try a steroid on its own.
You could try something like intal, or an inhaled NSAID (Sodium Cromoglycate, Nedocromil Sodium, and Ketotifen. I think these are more commonly used in childhood asthma, but I know I have taken intal for a while as an adult, as your asthma seems to be quite mild it may work.
Another type of medication is montelukast treatment, such as singulair or accolate, this is a tablet. It works really well with some asthmatics, and is usually used alongside a steroid, however it may be worth discussing the possibility of taking it alone with your doctor.
If the Drs think that you should be on inhaled steroids and you are not taking them then it is really important to talk things through with them as there are lots of things you can try which may prevent you from having attacks or just generally make you feel better! If your GP can't help you then talk to your asthma nurse or if you haven't already, get a referal to a respiratory consultant at your local hospital, who may have better ideas than your own GP.
Hope this helps.
Please let me know if you need any more info on anything.
Love
Blue
x x x
I live in the UK 2! I get migraines and know how debilitating they can be, it must be awful to get them from your preventer meds.
Firstly, have you tried different preventer med? You don't say which one you are on. There are several different ones: Flixotide, Becotide and Pulmicourt to name a few, I'm sure there are a few others too.
If you are taking a combination reliever, such as symbicort or seretide, then it may be the other part of the medication, not the steroid, so you could try a steroid on its own.
You could try something like intal, or an inhaled NSAID (Sodium Cromoglycate, Nedocromil Sodium, and Ketotifen. I think these are more commonly used in childhood asthma, but I know I have taken intal for a while as an adult, as your asthma seems to be quite mild it may work.
Another type of medication is montelukast treatment, such as singulair or accolate, this is a tablet. It works really well with some asthmatics, and is usually used alongside a steroid, however it may be worth discussing the possibility of taking it alone with your doctor.
If the Drs think that you should be on inhaled steroids and you are not taking them then it is really important to talk things through with them as there are lots of things you can try which may prevent you from having attacks or just generally make you feel better! If your GP can't help you then talk to your asthma nurse or if you haven't already, get a referal to a respiratory consultant at your local hospital, who may have better ideas than your own GP.
Hope this helps.
Please let me know if you need any more info on anything.
Love
Blue
x x x