Asthma question?

[Perfectwings]

When do you use your inhaler?I know really I should when I start to get wheezy but i prefer to try breath slowly and get through ot that way so i dont become too reliant on my inhaler.

[morningstar6707]

i have to use mine every morning and every evening along with my advare,i hate it but i have to breathe.

[ALAN B]

Using your inhaler at regular intervals keeps the air passages open all the time, and not in a stop/go situation. Why become distressed before using the inhaler? It is not habit forming, and using it makes life much more comfortable.

[disturbed A]

"if i only touch his cloak , i will be healed"--Matthew 9:21

[Telf]

You will know best yourself when you need it or not. I am a great believer in avoiding unneccesary medication, but with inhalers if you leave it too long it can take a bit more than the inhaler to settle you down, then you are looking at a visit from me and my colleagues with our nebuliser.Moral of the story is yes, try and control it yourself but dont take chances!Avoiding triggers if you can would be good. prevention is always better than cure. try and get to know what will set you off.

[Eric the Red]

First of all Disturbed A, WTF?!?!?! Secong it depends on what inhaler you have whether it be beclovent(sp?)(brown) or the fast acting one. The first is supposed to be long term to open up the airways slowly.the later is incase of shortness of breath due to overexertion...I honestly haven't touched mine in 5 yrs though.If in need of air, Caffeine opens up your airways too...

[blue dolphin]

You really should use it every time you start to struggle to breathe, it is a knock on effect, you start to struggle, you panic and it gets worse, using your inhaler opens the airways to allow you to breath much easier, they will just help you over the problem. I have 3 inhalers at the moment, Purple inhaler Seretide (a preventer), Grey inhaler Salbutamol Spiriva (which is a long lasting one i take once a day in the morning) and Serevent the blue inhaler when needed, which is a reliever, the blue one is not addictive in any way so you don't need to worry about using it, you only need to consult your doctor if you find it is not easing your breathing as it should.Please use it as your doctor told you to, why suffer for nothing.

[Krimi]

sometimes if i already feel tightening of the chest, i dnt usually start on inhaler, i start on lip breathing, u knw u inhale in ur nose and exhale in ur mouth wid lips pursed.. if i feel better den i dnt need to use inhaler, but if nothing happend, i immediately use inhalr to prvent agonizing asthma.. also rcmend every morning u do deep breathing, jas be xur d air is clean dts y i prefer it about 6 am, to expnd ur lungs. another is if u i strtd coughing or sneezing, better if u do deep breathing then coughing as in u inhale n hold ur breath n cough out. i do this as well as increasing water in dat way u dnt nd a lot of medicines dat cud damag ur kidneys.