astma treatment

[andrug]

Hello everyone!

I read about astma treatment with such drugs as Antihistamines, Cromolyn sodium, Nasal steroid sprays. Can you tell me how good is this staff?

[vik]

Not so sure how good each thing is since I think it depends more so on how severe your athesma is.

For me, I had a minor case when I was younger and I just used the over the counter spray which seemed to help a little, but what I found more effective was not trying to 'force' my breathing, but rather just slow it down and let things relax on their own. I would take slower and deeper breathes which helped. I haven't had any major athesma issue in the last few years now which I believe is normal since for some people it goes away.

I don't think there is really any 'treatment' since most of the sprays are just for 'relief'. I think the most important thing is to TRY not to force your breathing too much when you get an attack since it causes your lung tissue to tear and scar tissue can form which makes things worse.

I'm guessing that the sprays are supposed to relax the swelling that occurs allowing for easier breathing which would prevent the tissue tearing thing.

Anyways, I'm not a doctor, so I would suggest seeing one if you have some serious attacks and have him prescribe something. Typically they start you off with some of the 'weaker' sprays, but if those don't help, they can prescribe some stronger stuff.

[Italianangel]

I don't use those but I am a severe chronic asthmatic with bronchitus and allergies.
I use singular for the allergies which make my the rest all act up.
I find advair, flovent, atrovent and singular the best if you are really severe.
Caffiene and ephedrine are suppose to help but they do the same as the ventolin, you get shaky etc.
Linda

[karenbenn]

My grandfather takes prednisolone tablets (glucocorticosteroid) and budesonide (inhalator) for astma with good results. Steroid drugs are very potent and effective for astma, but have a long list of side effects.

[DarrylC]

Hi,

Asthma is usually treated with a long acting or short acting beta two agonist such as allbuterol, salmetrol or others. They are related to clen but work mostly on the bronchi however have some effect on the heart so you should not take Clen and another stimulant together.

Then usually an inhaled steroid because it goes directly to the lungs, such as budesonide or others are added. This kind of steroid is not the same as an AAS it takes away the inflammation.

The effects of the beta 2 agonist can be felt immediately and depending the length of action will work for a long or short time.

Steroids work more slowly but decrease the inflammation and you need to take them chronically (for a while) to get a positive effect.

There is a lot more to it such as taking glucocorticoids orally but most people don't need to go that far to get good success and the side effect profile is much better with inhaled steroids.

Cromolyn is mast cell stabilizer it blocks packets of histamine from being released. If you asthma is brought on by allergies then this kind of drug my also be used in combination with the ones I told you about earlier to help your symptoms.

Good luck go see you doctor and feel better.

[Italianangel]

prednison................I grew up on that, until the past few years, the drugs I listed has kept me from getting sick nor needing pred anymore but I was on that at least 3 x per year most of my life. Eventually the drug causes atrophy........ironically.
My dog was on it for cancer, within a few weeks his head had shrunk, he was a pittie, so he has a big muscle head but the pred affected that, although he was old and did not live past a few weeks.
Linda

[falconfootball]

See your chiropractor. Getting adjusted regularly, and exercises has taken me from 4 prescription drugs a day, just for asthma, to off all of the drugs.

Subluxations are a major cause of disease. Fix these and watch your health dramatically improve

[Italianangel]

I do chiro regularly, some of us are super severe..........but I am doing all I can.
Linda

[i am jovian]

i'm a severe asthmatic as well.i'm on albuterol,advai and singulair.i use prednison about 4 times a year-usually when the seasons change.darryl c is correct pred is not a anabolic steroid but a cortico steroid which has catabolic tendancies,the last thing we want.