- Do mild asthmatics get asthma attacks? 30th June 2006
... take to start kicking in? I feel better after using Ventolin but I don't want to over-use it..
Thanks everyone...
- Med ? and coughing up mucus. 24th June 2006
... better and I only needed my inhaler (back then was Ventolin ) occasionally. Now over the last 2 years it has got...
- What's in your home to combat asthma? What's a must & what's a dud? airpurifiers, etc 23rd June 2006
... lol.. its good to know tho!!
I am using Flovent and Ventolin (albuteral) and I have no side effects. I dont get ... jitterness or any of the listed side effects so far.
The Ventolin helps me and i will be looking forward to seeing how...
- Bronchitis with asthmatic tendencies 3rd June 2006
... all, but I do find it very uncomfortable and using Ventolin does not work, as I don't think it's typical asthma...
- Asthma flare up 21st May 2006
... little girl and I'm on Singulair 10mg, Seretide 250, Ventolin 200 and Beclazone 250. I take this regularaly without...
- Does anyone have problems with oral thrush? 27th April 2006
... Hi! :)
Im on singular tabs and two inhalers .. Ventolin and Pulmicort. The latter causes me to have oral thrush...
- Asthma and Back Pain? 6th April 2006
... right lung. The pain gets a bit better when I take my ventolin , but it never compleatly goes away. At times it is...
- Allergy tested today b/c of my Asthma...(long) 6th April 2006
... me LOL.
I'm on nexium, intale forte, seretide, ventolin & prednisone when really bad.
They shouldnt have...
- Asthma and Colds 19th March 2006
...
Im asthmatic, Im on Singular tabs, Pulmicort and Ventolin inhalers!
I also have problems when I catch a cold...
- is this exercise induced asthma? 1st March 2006
... like you cant regain your breath, ask a friend for a ventolin puffer which should open up your airways. Best of...
- Very Low potassium due to steroids .... 27th February 2006
... said it was "dangerously low" due to the amount of ventolin i'd been taking (plus 50 mg of pred ) ...they depleted...
- Normal saline in neubilizer? 25th February 2006
... are wheezy you probably need a bronchodilator like ventolin (dont know what you call it in the US but thats what...
- asthma and heart pains? 24th February 2006
... hi, i have asthma and i take 2 puffs of ventolin morning and night
and 3 puffs of symbicort preventer...
- Ventolin every time I cough...... 8th February 2006
... should I do that or I'll lower my resistance to the ventolin and when I have an attak &really need it badly itwouldn...
... hear the action person told you not to keep using the ventolin like that. Hope you feel better soon. That prednisone...
- Do You Think I Can Last? 7th February 2006
... right now I'm not doing so well. I take 2 puffs of ventolin every 6 hours, (it is helping a bit, but like I'm...
... the cold air out of your lungs
Ok, I'll take my ventolin (I think its like albuterol) before I start. Do you...
... take Flovent as a preventive daily. I've never used ventolin ....
... Ventolin IS albuterol. I used to take Ventolin until the generic albuterol was available, and my...
- prednisone 2nd February 2006
... every day for 3 months... I'm also taking serevent and ventolin to keep being able to breathe.
the only thing is...
- Allergic to cats -- and tired of avoiding them 9th January 2006
... 2 inhalers, the beclovent, a preventative and the ventolin . Any suggestions would really be appreciated.
Thank...
- The lovely side effects of our steroid meds (GERD, PCOS, bone loss, etc, etc) 5th January 2006
... along with the fast acting beta agonist inhalers like Ventolin .
The other problem I developed was PCOS, a hormone...
- How do you survive the Winter? 14th December 2005
... singular and it did nothing for me right now I'm on ventolin and sybicort(spelling??) (the red puffer)...So far ... doesn't seem to be doing anything I am still using the ventolin up to 15 times a day...but my dr. is seeing me everyother...
- Asthma flare up 12th December 2005
... currently on these medications for my asthma, Seretide, Ventolin , Singulair and beclazone.
Last night when I layed ... speak and was gasping for breath. I had to take my ventolin 8 times before it helped with the breathing. A hour...
- it's back...and it's bad...please help? 24th November 2005
... there :)
I'm currently on Seritide, Singulair, Ventolin and Beclazone. I also have a peakflow meter at home...
- Medications for a 2 1/2 year old 7th November 2005
... increased to 2puffs twice daily when he starts a cold) and ventolin when he is wheezy.
We just had another episode...
... flixotide) 2 puffs twice daily,
* respitory stimulant ( Ventolin ) up to six puffs when needed (depending on severity...
- severe asthma, nothing helping 4th November 2005
... evening and it has done the trick. I used to use a ventolin inhaler pretty constantly and now I use it maybe once...
- Huge Improvement (: 1st November 2005
... in the past 9 months. I've been on everything from ventolin to prednisone. I would get rid of the bronchitis and...
- Singulair 24th October 2005
... t been on this medication before. I'm currently on Ventolin , Beclazone and Seretide and now Singulair 10mg. I...
- "Throat closing up from use of Advair or nebulizer?? doc confirms this 18th October 2005
... Serevent opens the aireways - its like a long acting ventolin , fluticasone is a steroid that dampens down the reaction...
- URTI and asthma exacerbations... 25th July 2005
... days with my first severe exacerbation. Had lots of ventolin , ventolin/atrovent and atrovent nebs, hydrocortisone ... dose of seretide (advair in USA) and start regular ventolin nebs every 4hrs as required.
Anyway, I've just had...
- Out of Date Puffers 15th June 2005
... same question on Thursday when I was in hospital ( ventolin nebules).
The doctor said it wasn't a good idea to...
- Toddler Treatments? 25th May 2005
... problems since birth. He is taking Singulair, Flovent, Ventolin (MDI and nebulizer), Serevent, Prevacid, Zantac, and...
- Is Seretide really the last option? 25th May 2005
... Asthma since I was 5 (Im now 35) , I was on Becatide, Ventolin , and sometimes steriods. My problem was when I was ... always give me the preventers and just gave me the ventolin . This is very wrong.
In answer to your question. ... Seretide and I am having a ball !! Before I took my ventolin about 6-7 times a day, but now I have it about 1-2...
- Question for asthma sufferers 19th May 2005
... i get the normal reading!!!..So i know not to use ventolin ...as i was over using it before i got the peak flow...
... The airways tense up and cause the breathing probs... ventolin relaxes the muscles...I am REALLY bad at 600 it feels ... use the peak flow regular when i feel the need for ventolin ..aslong as i am above 650 i leave out the medicine...
- My Asthma treatment... 25th April 2005
... but makes no difference.
Now my peak is 720 after ventolin ...and thruout time it decreases and decreases to 600ish ... feel very wheezy and short of breath...I have to use ventolin twice a day (depending on activity i can go 12 hrs ... on the treatment and only change it if you use the ventolin like 6 times a day....does that sound ok to you?? ... age/height i should be 620 peak but at that i need ventolin :)...
- Hi can anyone help with my asthma??? 8th April 2005
... to the nurse/doctor etc my treatment is a puff of ventolin twice aday and one puff a day with becotide250(was ... 2 puffs but it didnt make any difference)...after ventolin i hit the 800 stop on the nurses peak flow meter ... the day to 600 in which i feel tight and then take ventolin ...all in all the treatment i am on is just right imo ... are:-
1...If a normal person without asthma took ventolin would they record a higher peak flow?
2...I never...
- Repeat Croup attacks & Asthma... 5th April 2005
... I have tried a humidifier, hot pack on the chest, Ventolin , Flixotide etc.
Currently we are going to see...
- Noisy/loud breath sounds on auscultation 5th April 2005
... curiosty to hear what my lungs sounded like.
Before ventolin my breath sounds seemed rather loud inspiration & ... listented to the lower lobes), nil wheezes. After ventolin breath sounds seemed to be quiter and more smooth...
- Theophylline - good or bad? 1st April 2005
... asthmatic since 8 yrs old - now 45 - controlled with ventolin /beclomethasone/anti-histamines/occasionally steroids ... months and I feel fantastic - no shakes from too much ventolin - i sleep like a baby - no more waking to use ventolin ... that I can feel - only good effects - i used to use 1 ventolin over 3 days - they now last nearly 2 weeks - I no...
- Inhalers 16th March 2005
... I've been taking Ventolin from a young age, and it seems they've discontinued...
... just get albuterol? What's the problem? I was on Ventolin for a long time, but the first time several years...
... Isn't Ventolin just another brand of Albuterol?...
... Isn't Ventolin just another brand of Albuterol?
No, Ventolin is...
... asthma attack i was given 3 nebs to begin with, all ventolin , and my heart rate tripled. is this what the rest...
- How bad is my asthma? 8th March 2005
... chronic anxiety.
My normal condition is just use the ventolin now and again..hardly at all infact unless i strenous ... you see)...used the becotide250 3 times aday and use ventolin now 3/4 times still...BUT i have monitered it on the ... peak flow meter...after ventolin i am 730 (5 ft 11in and 35 years old) and when i feel ... i need ventolin i am around 650...not even 20% difference :) although...
... lot of people who seem worse than me, yet take only ventolin or nothing. You may want to ask the doctor about ... all about treating yourself rather than depending on ventolin which I only use for strenuous exercise, as you mentioned...
- My Son Is Very Sick With Asthma PLEASE Help 24th February 2005
... breathing through my nose 2 years ago I have not used a ventolin once, and I used to use an entire puffer every 3 weeks...
- Emergency Help 10th February 2005
... on and eventually I took one squirt. Well from 40+ ventolin squirts a day I now would barely take one. Before...
- Asthma Suddenly Much Worse 2nd February 2005
... 250, singulair, a long acting bronchodilator, and ventolin ), but I tend to stop taking everything when I'm feeling ... I tried to put it off as a normal cold. I used my ventolin inhaler a lot but was in denial. Then this Sunday...
- just curious! 31st January 2005
... away with treatment, then I was put on becotide and ventolin inhalers. Eventually got sent up to the specialist...
- Questions about Allergist 15th January 2005
... bronchodialators like servent or any rescue meds, like ventolin for a certain number of hours before hand, again it...
- Anyone using Symbicort? 2nd January 2005
... for me it has been wonderful; I have not had to use Ventolin once since I started it. I'm not having any side...
... shakes on Symbicort. That's one of my problems with Ventolin , too; add to that nausea and headache and they're ... the reasons why I use Atrovent instead of Ventolin . The doctor I work for gave me the Symbicort so I...
... suppose I can be grateful that it's not as bad as Ventolin ....
- Asthma or Broncitis? 12th December 2004
... episode and coughing. I've gone through 5 new inhalers ( Ventolin 100, Seretide 250 and Bricanel 200) in the last 9...
- Couging stops when awake 8th December 2004
... there's a degree of bronchospasm going on and that Ventolin is probably the first choice before a cough suppressant...
... is what I found as a definition for salbutamol:
" Ventolin containing albuterol is prescribed for the prevention...
- Serevent under investigation by FDA 19th November 2004
... premature asthmatic deaths. People will take it like Ventolin since it gives them relief just as fast, and it's ... side effects.
And as an advisory, as much as your Ventolin or reliever of choice IS an emergency drug, if you...
- Poor asthma control 19th November 2004
... particularly bad bout of control. It's like having some Ventolin on board except it lasts for 12 hours instead of four...
- Foradil question 11th November 2004
... The only thing is to remember you can't use it like Ventolin or you'll over-dose yourself....
- Question about Ventolin 23rd October 2004
... I personally don't like ventolin . It makes me very ill and I only use it if I absolutely...
- nebulizer confusion 23rd October 2004
... Can someone explain this to me.....is Ventolin by itself the same as the ingredient in Combivent ... but not the other. Also why could someone take a ventolin puffer but not neb....
... Can someone explain this to me.....is Ventolin by itself the same as the ingredient in Combivent ... but not the other. Also why could someone take a ventolin puffer but not neb.
I'm a little confused, but ... that you've just been prescribed a nebulizer with Ventolin . Am I right? Please correct me if I'm wrong.
Combivent ... is albuterol and atrovent in one. Ventolin is just albuterol. So basically, Ventolin is the same ... albuterol nebs together.
One may be able to use a Ventolin puffer, but not a nebulizer, because of the amount ... of medication given. I believe six puffs of Ventolin equals one nebulizer treatment. With the nebulizer...
- Has Anyone Tried Any Alternative Therapies for Asthma? 9th September 2004
... medication for his age and was also having to have ventolin around 3-4 times per week. He averaged around 3 severe ... dramatic. Within three months, he wasn't requiring any ventolin at all (even after exercise) In consultation with ... halved and then eventually ceased. He stayed asthma and ventolin free for another 6 months. Unfortunately, the weather...
- Best asthma relief medication? 8th September 2004
... of asthma symptoms. I am finding zero benefit in my Ventolin so I want to suggest to my GP that I try something...
... doesn't speed my heart up too much. I haven't used Ventolin for a long time. I initially switched to Alupent...
... of asthma symptoms. I am finding zero benefit in my Ventolin so I want to suggest to my GP that I try something ... really have asthma. Most asthmatics respond well to Ventolin , but there have been instances where Ventolin doesn...
... succession.
Drugs that are open to you include:
Ventolin , Xopenex (aka levosalbutamol, sort of like left-handed ... Ventolin ,) Berotec (which can cause more trouble with high ... is another drug in another category seperate from Ventolin that people with emphysema tend to get more relief ... from than they get from Ventolin , and it sometimes works well for particular asthmatics...
- Are these Asthma Symptoms? 14th August 2004
... reventative inhaler such as flovent or pulmicort, etc. The ventolin should only be used as a rescue treatment, which you ... rescue (Berotec), I just use one.
Do you take the ventolin before you go to bed? One spray might be enough to...
- If u are (or have ever) taken theophylline....... 12th August 2004
... what other meds were u on?pred, seretide, spiriva, ventolin , citirizine, flixonase
4) Did u have any nauseous...
- Gruntng in Toddler 10th August 2004
... symptoms since birth. The meds are flovent, serevent, and ventolin . Sometimes when he seems to be having an attack - ... asthma symptoms? Has anyone with kids seen this? The ventolin helps relieve this after a while?
Trixie...
... Hi,
Is he on the ventolin regularly?....or just when he has symptoms?
The...
- How to define an asthma attack 10th August 2004
... exacerbation does not necessarily havew to be relieved by ventolin . I used to get such exacerbations when I got a viral...
- New Asthma-Need Advice 2nd August 2004
... m on Advair,,,Singulair,,,Zyrtec,,,xopentix and a ventolin inhaler. I also started allergy shots. I still have...
- Question. 26th July 2004
... salmeterol! bear in mind that I was on continuous regular ventolin AND theophylline as well to open my airways. They...
- Just diagnosed 26th July 2004
... the replies. I'm 25, fairly active and social and on ventolin and flixotide. I'm feeling a bit more upbeat today...
- I have a question - cold/start pred? 24th July 2004
... all day, part of last night - have needed 2 puffs of ventolin (salbutamol) last night, and 10 puffs today (I do ... X2 puffs) so needed to use my ventolin twice in the am today, and 3 times since approx. 6pm...
... every time I had an episode. If you are using the ventolin that much when you have an attack, you might want...
... average night last night, woke up at 3am had to use ventolin 4 times (8 puffs) which didn't do much, then ventolin...
... Hey,
I guess I'm better. Been using ventolin everyday (more than once) for the last (almost 2 weeks...
- Chest infection? 15th July 2004
... the first time because that taken with albuterol ( ventolin ) inhalers can cause hypotension and possibly fainting...
- New to asthma 15th July 2004
... You should give him his rescue inhaler - albuterol, Ventolin , Proventil, or whatever it's called - 15 to 20 minutes...
- Spiriva and Asthma 30th June 2004
... for my asthma. I take Flovent 250mcg twice per day/ Ventolin 2-4 times a day (on a good day)/Singulair/Flonase ... couple of months ago I was having an "episode" and ventolin did not seem to work. He put me on a 10 day course...
- Is this asthma? 20th June 2004
... She gave me the usual pills etc, but also gave me a ventolin inhaler (not sure what that is in the US, I'm from...
... It sounds like you may have allergic asthma. Ventolin is an albuterol inhaler - a common resource for most ... mild allergic asthma, regular use of flixotide with ventolin during flares may be all that you need. If your allergic...
- Cough in morning? 19th June 2004
... stage but now manage fine with just 1 or 2 puffs of ventolin - my best pf btw is 510 -
Anyways, I'm use to...
... stage but now manage fine with just 1 or 2 puffs of ventolin - my best pf btw is 510 -
Anyways, I'm use to...
- ? 17th June 2004
... basically the same as reliever meds (albuterol, Proventil, Ventolin ) but takes a little longer to work and works longer...
- Toddler 11th June 2004
... old. She takes Flovent 125 2 puffs 2 times a day and ventolin as needed. How much ventolin would indicate that the ... is not in good control? She needs several doses of ventolin daily - more when she has pneumonia or another infection...
- pulmicort & briconyl vs flovent and ventolin 9th June 2004
... weren't working for you then maybe the flovent and ventolin will. Ventolin is a faster acting reliever, and flovent...
- Severe Asthma 4th June 2004
... hand because I know I am going to stay. I start my Ventolin masks back to back usually about 10 in a row, they ... is sky high. I am currently on Advair 500/50 2xday, Ventolin as needed, Singulair 10mg 1perday, prevacid 30mg 1perday...
... dexamethasone, and back to back nebs of adrenalin and ventolin . I always need oxygen and normally end up on humidified...
... hand because I know I am going to stay. I start my Ventolin masks back to back usually about 10 in a row, they ... is sky high. I am currently on Advair 500/50 2xday, Ventolin as needed, Singulair 10mg 1perday, prevacid 30mg 1perday...
- Hi I am new and wondered if you could help 2nd June 2004
... day he complains about the same thing..He had had ventolin , and his seretide before seeing the dr..Dr said heart ... fine, chest is as clear as clear, so she assumes the ventolin fixed it..
Have you ever experienced anything like...
... feels like the symptoms I have explained..I gove him ventolin and until the weather gets a bit warmer he still says...
... he is blowing around the 150 after his seretide or ventolin so I am guessing for him this is right...He blew 130...
- Coming off steroids.... 20th May 2004
... average 330/340 in the morning 370/380 pm + was unsing ventolin (albuterol in USA)3-4X per wk -...
... And ur not using ventolin anymore are u?...
- What Age Does Asthma Show Up? 10th May 2004
... to advair I believe - fluticasone/salmeterol) plus ventolin as needed, and have now adopted a "kill or cure" attitude...
- Portable Nebs?-Had my worse attack while I was out 1st May 2004
... I'm on advair 500/50....singulair....xopentix.... ventolin inhaler as needed.
I'm hoping we just need to get...
- Pneumonia left me with Asthmatic symptoms, need some input 28th April 2004
... only I had the flu quite severe. Anyway, I was on ventolin during the flu then had the lingering symptoms for...
