- how i stopped my asthma 22nd August 2003
... since the age of 7(I am 27 now) and have been on the ventolin inhaler for more than 10 years. I have read a book...
- Serevent discontinuance 18th August 2003
... take Serevent anymore and being forced to go back to Ventolin 4x daily....
- Albuterol 10th August 2003
... Consider that Ventolin is actually an extremely refined stimulant in the...
- Anyone from the UK, and what is really wrong with me? 7th August 2003
... I had ventolin for a short time (don't know the US names for these...
... reliever is serevent which I think is longer acting than Ventolin which is also called Salbutamol here. [img]http: ... gif[/img] I've also got Bricanyl which is similar to Ventolin , which I use if I need a bit more when I'm wheezy...
- Is anyone else angry ? 31st July 2003
... reduce inflammation, and bronchodilators, such as Ventolin , open the airways and bring instant relief during...
... am so glad to have read these posts. when my sons ventolin was discontinued he couldnt get any help with the...
- things to stay away from 30th July 2003
... counter. Some stuff like sinus medication taken with Ventolin or Advair can make you twice as shaky as before, some...
- leg cramps from meds 18th July 2003
... however high doses of steroids and relievers such as Ventolin can cause a depletion in potassium ... which in turn...
- Possible Asthma?? 20th June 2003
... taking a fast acting reliever medication (probaably Ventolin )? That is usually the standard procedure because ... you should be able to blow a higher score after the Ventolin . Drs also look at the 'shape' of the breathing test...
- Unexplained death -- questions about inhalants 18th June 2003
... symptoms. That is where something like albuterol (or Ventolin ) would often be used. The preventative medicines...
... several times the normal recommended daily dosage of Ventolin or another associated bronchodilator in one shot. ... Ventolin is very fast-acting and tends to wear off after a...
... reduce inflammation in lungs and taken on daily basis. Ventolin , Proventil, or albuterol sulfate for use in a nebulizer...
... reason that the doctor might not have given her the ventolin or albuterol is because if she was having heart problems...
- Anxiety and Asthma 5th June 2003
... guess I'll just stick with my very occasional use of Ventolin only when I absolutely have to because it scares me ... year during a bad Attack, at 6:00am I OD"d on the Ventolin , and OMG I thought I was gonna have a heart attack...
- Long Term Side Effects of Drugs 4th June 2003
... as opposed to a catecholamine, like epinephrine or Ventolin .
They're supposed to work in the same way but the...
- Somewhat new to asthma with a ? 4th June 2003
... meds that worked. I was put on Advair, Singulair, Ventolin , and Prednisone (for only 2 weeks) and once the Advair ... and Singulair fully kicked in I no longer needed my Ventolin at all.
That is until around New Years when we went...
- wheezing? 28th May 2003
... It could be a wheeze. Try taking a ventolin inhaler just before you exercise and see what happens...
- new to asthma 27th May 2003
... that the results were higher. I have an inhaler of ventolin . I take 2 puffs as needed. The last couple of days...
- Asthma 8th May 2003
... that said that I started to Weeze...2 little puffs of ventolin worked for me...it all depends on how bad his asthma...
- New member... 8th May 2003
... 10mg and prednisolone 5mg, and then I am using my ventolin in my neb up to 6 times a day every day
anyway, umm ... school people sort of make comments about me using my ventolin , or when i sound as if im hacking up a lung or my ... to try to help with EIA, first I did just 2 puffs ventolin and I kept gettting exacerbation and had to stay in ... days, the I switched to volumatic spacer and 4 puffs ventolin , it still happened, then I switched to 6 puffs ventolin ... my Mum we should try getting a portable neb and do ventolin and atrovent before I start exercise (I swim and play...
- ~Hi, I'm new! I'm psychotic from Prednisone!!~ 5th May 2003
... off by a cough my daughter had. I self treated with Ventolin only for 4 days as it got worse until my inhaler was...
... adding to my problems way too much. I will just keep Ventolin on hand for when I need it.
I just want to feel like...
- What medications is everyone taking? 29th April 2003
... I am on symbicort 200/6 two puffs twice a day and ventolin HFA as needed....
... to get off the
stuff but not likely to happen)
* Ventolin nebs or puffers and/or Bricanyl if needed
In hopes...
... i live in the uk and i take singulair, ventolin , seretide, combivent, duovent and i take have a nebulizer...
... certainly have the asthma controlled well.
I don't take ventolin because of the heart symptoms. Berotec is much kinder...
- corticosteroid long term 24th April 2003
... bronchodilators (berotec, bricanyl, albuterol/proventil/ ventolin /salbutamol) in people with poor asthma control. These ... intensive care, the only limiting factor in how much ventolin we may give them is how well their heart is tolerating ... happens to you when you go to the hospital and the Ventolin isn't cutting it -- they paralyze you with drugs,...
... sedately looked at me and said 'are you using your ventolin once every day' and I was like, "No," ... I use the...
- Prednisone 16th April 2003
... breathing before and after you use something like Ventolin . There are several other tests too, but none of them...
- Upper Respiratory/Sinus Infections and Asthma??? 15th April 2003
... s really nothing we can do. Annoying huh? Taking ventolin when she's sick at least keeps her breating. She...
- Inhaler use... 5th April 2003
... might want to consider switching your rescue drug from ventolin to combivent (ventolin and atrovent), works a little...
- Nebulizer 24th March 2003
... you end up actually taking a larger dose of drug. Ventolin in MDI you get 200mcg per actuation, whereas a neb ... of Ventolin is 2.5 mg. It's a great way to give drugs in emerg...
... Hi Mary. I have a nebulizer but only use for Ventolin and Atrovent when I am getting too close to a visit...
... thing, except for Albuterol, which in Canada is called Ventolin . (Airomir is what 3m is marketing their HFA as but ... you can get some generic ones that are still called Ventolin HFA.)
Please post questions -- we'd be happy to answer...
... nebulized solution.
2. You CAN get combivent and ventolin in nebulized solution.
3. You CAN get Intal in nebulized...
... 00 a.m., I'm grabbing for the albuterol. What is ventolin ? What is pulmicort? Rescue or long-lasting meds...
... Ventolin is the brand name for Albuterol. I think they call ... like Proventil in the States? All over the world it's Ventolin /Salbutamol, and only in the USA is it Proventil/Albuterol ... with another name. Atrovent is combivent without the Ventolin in it. Atrovent and Ventolin are two bronchodilators ... that work two different ways -- Ventolin works by stimulating your sympathetic nervous system...
... someone comes into hospital insisting and insisting that Ventolin doesn't do it for them, when their chart says opposite ... , and you give them Ventolin anyway, with some Berotec on standby in case they...
- Can't breathe in the cold, but is it asthma? 24th February 2003
... dangerous attacks. Do you carry a reliever medication like Ventolin ? You might find it helpful to use it about 20 minutes...
... dropping dead from your Singulair than you do from your Ventolin .
Really. Statistically. I'm not kidding either -...
... going into cardiac arrest because someone gave them ventolin but it's exceedingly rare.
The body-under-stress...
... are for me randomly developing a hypersensitivity to Ventolin and dropping dead the next time I've taken it, nevermind...
- asthma cough 23rd February 2003
... you the best way to manage your asthma is to take ventolin every 4 hours, the internet'll teach you differently...
- I HATE it....every DAY!!!! 4th February 2003
... supposed to be having symptomatic days. Using your ventolin too much isn't horribly good for you. Increasing the...
- Advair Side Effects 4th February 2003
... should also be on some kind of rescue medication like Ventolin that'll take care of any kind of serious problem that...
... inflammation already present, and helps make drugs like ventolin more effective.
It blocks happy substances your body...
- inhaler 27th January 2003
... into cardiac arrest just because somebody gave them Ventolin . But that doesn't mean everybody goes into cardiac ... arrest if you give them Ventolin . As far as that kind of thing goes, these drugs are ... wrong in the case of an overdose, (when it comes to ventolin anyway,) should be when someone's been admitted to ... daily dosage on the side of the package says. (Think ventolin 2x every 20 minutes for an hour, then 2x every hour...
- what is with the cold air? 25th January 2003
... if you start having coughing fits try taking some ventolin , and see if it helps you cough up whatever's causing...
- Albuterol 21st January 2003
... Berotec seems to be a good standby for people where Ventolin has failed them. (Even though Ventolin is the drug...
... Is albuterol the same as ventolin ? The names for the meds seem to be different depending...
... albuterol equals salbutamol equals ventolin equals proventil equals airomir.
Dead serious.
All ... LOL.
In most all of europe and Canada it's called Ventolin , generic name Salbutamol, and in the United States...
- Prednisone 21st January 2003
... with an occassional puff of a quick relief med like Ventolin if you get into a problem. And you may sometimes get...
- preschooler with asthma? 17th January 2003
... drugs to the kid, and that's the cheap stuff. Generic ventolin , 60 ampules, $120. Pulmicort I can't imagine is any...
- Can anyone help me? 12th January 2003
... The medications im on are: pulmicort, serivent, and ventolin , (i do use predisolone, but i havent used it for awhile...
- Asthma Worsened by Stimulants? 9th January 2003
... Sympathomimetic stimulants, like ephedrine (ephedra) and ventolin , have a slight bronchodilating effect, but not all...
- Buteyko theory - your opinion of? 6th January 2003
... course last October, I have gone from using an entire ventolin puffer every 3 weeks, (8-10 puffs a day), to 8-10...
- Side effect of asthma meds 29th December 2002
... 500, extra Flovent for good measure, theophylline, Ventolin and/or Bricanyl ... and prednisone most of the time...
- Inhaled Steriods and Neck & Shoulder Aches 25th November 2002
... taking last year.
I tried to narrow it down to either Ventolin , Serevent, Singulair or Pulmicort. The aches seemed...
- Asthma? 23rd November 2002
... If you've given her ventolin a couple times and it hasn't helped, that would be ... medical help. Or at least, it'd be a good idea.
Since ventolin didn't help, there could also be a (slim) chance that ... prescribed so this doesn't happen again -- as much as ventolin does work wonders, it's also a powerful drug and its...
- all my life 22nd November 2002
... has less a control on my life. I have always used ventolin and albuterol adn shudder when I think of how much...
- Asthma? 5th November 2002
... it is something that changes.
The bronchodilator ( Ventolin / Salbutomol)made little difference.
I do use an...
... Have you tried anything for anxiety yet? Since the Ventolin didnt help, maybe the anxiety meds would make the...
- breathlessness 3rd November 2002
... asthma, and takes flovent 250 twice a day, as well as ventolin as needed. While he does have attacks that are treated...
- New, Severe Asthma 20th October 2002
... missing out, really.
Are you talking about Airomir? Ventolin 's HFA is marketed under the name Airomir, by 3M.
...
Yes, yes, yes, yes, take your ventolin . Take it before you go to bed, take two puffs, give ... some of the most common drugs used for asthma.
Your Ventolin and Serevent can also be lumped into the same category ... Serevent is taken twice daily and lasts for 12 hours. Ventolin is usually taken on an as-needed basis and lasts for ... 4 hours. Ventolin is useful when there's gunk in your lungs you can ... up to 2 weeks to work fully, but your serevent and ventolin will work almost immediately. (within 15 minutes....
... In the US Ventolin HFA is marketed under Ventolin HFA just like Proventil HFA,not airomir.
...
... Originally posted by rugratsmomma:
In the US Ventolin HFA is marketed under Ventolin HFA just like Proventil...
... like exercise-induced asthma. I found that taking Ventolin would help sometimes, but not all the time. I also...
- Alpha-1 diagnosis often mistaken for Asthma 13th October 2002
... instant and ask him why the drugs aren't working. Ventolin , Serevent, Pulmicort, these are powerful drugs that...
- Foradil Aerolizer help 10th October 2002
... storage. This is why it's a good idea to actuate a ventolin puffer once or twice or even three times until it...
- Need Advice/Support...PLZ!!! 8th October 2002
... leads to more and more infections.
I have found Ventolin to be extremely good at cleaning gunk out of my lungs...
- Is there other things that are like asthma 20th September 2002
... definetely would have been if it hadn't have been for my ventolin (which is what we call albuterol in canada).
Bad...
- Wrin - thanks! 25th August 2002
... t even all that asthmatic... and opposite with the Ventolin ....
- CAN I EXPECT THIS? 14th August 2002
... drugs (like salbutamol) go by two names (albuterol and ventolin ) and other drugs (like berodual) are combination preparatio ... berotec. Berotec is almost the exact same thing as ventolin , which gave you the shakes, and you are already on...
- Confused when to take inhaler 13th August 2002
... does not have as much of an effect on the heart like Ventolin does.
I have had symptoms like yours and found myself ... bronchospasm. As much as atrovent lasts longer than ventolin does, talk to your doctor about going on something...
... is they only come in one strength -- except for the ventolin diskhaler, which comes in 100 and 200 per actuation ... actuation anyway.)
Oxeze takes effect as quickly as ventolin does (though you can't just keep taking it because ... build up if you take lots of doses like you would take ventolin ) and also comes in two strengths, the standard strength ... The nice thing about taking nebulizer solutions like ventolin is that you can get them in bottle format (I think...
- vocal cord dysfunction? 12th August 2002
... stethoscope but it's hard to mistake with one) and ventolin does nothing to help.
There are exercises you can...
- Sudden worsening of long term asthma. 8th August 2002
... September.
Does anyone have any ideas or suggestions? Ventolin inhaler seems to ease the symptons but only for a...
... a combination drug and one of which is similar to Ventolin . I've always been having rashes and often vomit when ... I take in Ventolin and it doesn't seem to work for me. How come Berodual...
... inhaler?
berodual has berotec in it. Berotec is LIKE ventolin . It is not ventolin. It works kind of the same, it ... does the same thing, but it's not ventolin ....
- when do I go to the hospital? 23rd July 2002
... clammy, I am swallowing air with anxiety, puffs of ventolin don't touch them and yet I'm just barely in the yellow ... bronchitis and I'm mostly good but I don't respond to my ventolin (which is really common when I'm that sick) is that...
- Is this Asthma Or Not? 15th July 2002
... going to have to make assumptions -- that Blue's on ventolin -- and I'm not sure why it's not working. However...
- Sports Asthma 9th July 2002
... despite running for almost 2 years), he said to try Ventolin . And if it worked (which it did), I may have to be ... a chronic condition and needs to be managed. I use Ventolin before running and am also on Advair. However when ... have asthma cause I had a therapeutic response to Ventolin . I've never fully found out what that means. You should ... go and get checked out. Ventolin aids by opening up your airways and loosen any congestion...
... cause shortness of breath will respond happily to Ventolin ; except asthma.
Ventolin worked for you (a therapeutic ... likely, that the bronchoconstriction is due to asthma.
Ventolin opens up your airways so trapped secretions can be...
- Please, does this sound familiar!! 3rd July 2002
... because decongestants tend to be sedative, unlike the ventolin .
It's most important that you get that guck out of ... chest (which is what it sounds like you did). The ventolin will help. If you don't have any on you, the wheezing...
- Singulair Users-Please Read 27th June 2002
... coughing. Azmacort wasn't helping anymore and I needed Ventolin , 8 puffs a day; so I went to a new doctor who wanted ... tried Flovent inhaler and it has worked; I still use Ventolin , 2 puffs a day. He wanted me to try Advair but I...
- i find it hard to get my breath back after laughin? WHY? 11th June 2002
... may not last and may or may not need treatment with ventolin ....
- asthma in early pg 8th June 2002
... (4 weeks maybe), I started having to use too much ventolin again. It got totally out of control. Any ideas?...
- What do I do....steroid for DD or not? 8th June 2002
...
In the meantime, don't be too afraid to use the ventolin nebs. (edit: WITHIN REASON) It will help her cough...
- Dr switched DD from Flovent &Serevent to Pulmicort. Have questions. 4th June 2002
... stronger than Pulmicort. They're just different. Like Ventolin (or Albuterol) vs. Berotec or Bricanyl. Oxeze vs....
- Do any of you have children with asthma? 18th March 2002
... of an attack. Normally, he should take Atrovent or Ventolin first or whatever preventer meds he is on. These...
- hello everybody 31st January 2002
... of crud and you can't cough it up, take a dose of ventolin . It will open up your lungs and let you cough it out...
- Puffers use CFCs! 14th September 2001
... albuterol, the white puffer,) but in a brand-name one like Ventolin , the blue puffer, it doesn't touch me at all.
I have...
... Proventil HFA,the powder ones don't use them,and I think ventolin makes a ventilin HFA.
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... ventolin is available in a cfc form -- they haven't phased ... them all out yet, and they're currently doing so. The ventolin cfc free one's name is Airomir, so next time you're ... having a prescription filled out by him for ventolin ask for the airomir.. apparently it works better ...
- Has anyone tried Intal Cromolyn? 2nd September 2001
... curious about Intal. the inhaler you use, is it like a Ventolin Inhaler? I am thinking about asking my doctor about...
... years..you can expect similiar side effects as with Ventolin (albuterol)...it can cause heart palpitations, twitching...
- Symptoms Other Than The Obvious 27th August 2001
... bronchodilator medicine -- sometimes when I take enough ventolin to knock over an attack I take a smidge too much and...
- Albuterol and the shakes 6th August 2001
... is just basically salbutamol/albuterol/proventil/ ventolin that lasts for 12 hours. It's a little different but ... your dr. perhaps. He should know about the shakes the ventolin gives you anyway. [img]http://www.healthboards.com...
... a little trivia about xopenex ---
xopenex IS ventolin . It's a different isomer of ventolin. (everyone remember ... their organic chemistry?)
ventolin in its molecular form contains two isomers -- one ... inert isomer, they've come out with a new isomer of ventolin that is only the effector isomer. They called it xopenex ... .
So if you're having problems with ventolin giving you the shakes, xopenex should probably not ... top of your list considering how similar it is to ventolin ....
... correction to your post,
Xoponex is one isomer of ventolin BUT the other isomer has been proven to not have much ... started on xoponex due to the side-effects I had from ventolin -it worked wonders for me.xoponex also lasts 6-8 hours...
... from what I understand it works a lot better than ventolin for most people generally because of the smaller particle...
... better management program.
I found that when my ventolin stopped working, I thought perhaps I had developed ... lung testings done and they basically said that the ventolin didn't do me much good anymore -- but instead of relying...
- 15 yr. old son asthma/blebs 3rd August 2001
... someone with asthma related blebs. Corey has been on ventolin mostly and we have a nebulizer just incase the ventolin...
- Singular 1st August 2001
... November it was under good control with Azmacort and Ventolin inhaler. During the last several months the Azmacort...
- the Miracle Drug 17th July 2001
... blob_fire.gif[/img]anyway i use flovent azmacort albuterol ventolin and proventil. [img]http://www.healthboards.com/ubb...
- Asthma Drugs 20th June 2001
... different combinations of Meds
including at one time: Ventolin , Atrovent and Budisinide NEBs and then prednisone...
... choice. then again having bricanyl in turbuhaler and ventolin nebs isn't a big crime either, but I'm very confused...
- Need Help Dealing with Asthma in South Korea 30th March 2001
... probably need some kind of a rescue inhaler such as ventolin . that you use as needed. it can make you shakey for...
- Bed time-hard to breath 15th January 2001
... they all give me the shakes-I've tried: proventil, ventolin , azmacort, etc. What I am wondering, does this sound...
- Smoking and asthma 14th January 2001
... asthma and used to smoke... cigaratte in one hand, ventolin in the other. It was really sad....
- Any Answers to exercise asthma? 17th November 2000
... and Serevent 2 puffs 2x a day. I also have a generic Ventolin which does nothing. I am going to go to a lung specialist...
... and Serevent 2 puffs 2x a day. I also have a generic Ventolin which does nothing. I am going to go to a lung specialist...
