SMoritz

Close Asthma
Type: Adult Asthma

Because I suffer from asthma

Treatments

Breathing Exercises Somewhat Helpful

Have tried the Buteyko technique for breathing -which basically allows you to control/reduce reliance on breathing your mouth and more through your nose - you need to do it every day for it to be useful.

Immunotherapy Somewhat Helpful

OCTAGAM - a blood product infusion given monthly as a ward attender at a local hospital is very helpful in cutting down the num,ber of chest infections -has to be prescribed by a specialist physician after blood tests.I have been having it monthly for 6 years and it has helped a lot.Side effects -you can get a rash ( or hives) after an infusion which then has to be treated with an antihistamine -usually piriton and a hydrocortisone injection.

Inhaler Somewhat Helpful

salbutamol inhaler -used as a reliever spay -sometimes effective - sometimes has no effect at all.

QVAR Working / Worked

It is used as a prevernter - 4 puffs a day.It mostly works

Serevent Somewhat Helpful

Used as a long term reliever - two puffs twice a day./Helps to reduce my dependance on salbutamol inhalers

Singulair Somewhat Helpful

I take 1 tablet at night - side effects strange dreams, excessive sweating and a coated tongue but it prevents coughing up a lot of stuff in the morning