Asthma/COPD ~ What Medications Are You Taking?

I won't kid you, I smoked for many years and quit about 4-5 years ago.  I'm very lucky that my problems are not worse!   

So that's it for med.'s for me-oh, except the Albuterol Inhalor as needed. 

What breathing problems do you have?!, what helps you with your breathing problems?

Hugs, Teri

Tee, or Lil, do you have nebulizers (breathing treatment machines of your own at home)?  I never used to, but many years ago, I did get one, by prescription, and both my daughter and I have had to use it at home.  For the past few years, though, I, too have been getting the injections of steroids and the oral Prednisone.

I do want to warn you and others about these steroids...

Your immune response is lowered and your resistance to other illnesses goes down, so you need to take care around others that are ill. If you are diabetic, this medication can alter blood (sugar) levels and perhaps increase them.  Ask your Dr.'s re the side effects of steroids/injections and bone loss and the possibilities of osteoporosis and hip necrosis.

Hugs, Teri

I have cough variant asthma and I take Symbicort 160/4.5, Protonix, ZyfloCR, Zyrtec, Flonase, and albuterol as needed (both in inhaler and in my nebulizer). I used to be on Advair 500/50 but was switched to Symbicort on the chance that the mist would get to my lungs better than the dry powder.

I also have been on a prednisone taper three times this year following flareups. Two of the flares were due to respiratory infections. One was due to heat exposure that resulted in a trip to the ER. Now that the weather has changed I'm feeling a lot better.