What do doctors give you to take when you are having an asthma attack?
my moms asthma is severe and they gave her presidonze which is a steriod and some antibiotic medicine to prevent an infection in her throat/lungs. Will she get better? she hasnt had an asthma attack? but has some inhaler which is i think albertrol
I take Albuterol, Singulair, Advair and Spiriva. During a severe attack I was prescribed with Prednisolone, which is also a type of steroid of some sorts. That helped a lot, especially since my oxygen level was low.
Albuterol is used as a rescue inhaler. Like the term, it rescues you from an attack that is occurring. The other medications I mentioned will not stop an asthma attack. Rather, it works to prevent them from happening and reduce inflammation in the airways.
asthmatics don’t ever fully recover – you have asthma for life. However, the medications are used to keep it under control. Keeping your doctor updated on your condition and having him evaluate you on a regular basis will help you keep it under control and learn how to manage it.
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July 27th, 2010 at 11:59 pm
Sounds to me like medicine you give for COPD – chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. But, if your mother has very frequent asthma attacks they might indeed give her this. One thing you must know is asthma cannot be cured – one needs to learn to live with it, which is very possible (many many athletes have asthma). In the Netherlands, Salbutamol 400 mg as needed is the drug of first choice. I don’t know about the US.
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July 28th, 2010 at 12:45 am
I take Albuterol, Singulair, Advair and Spiriva. During a severe attack I was prescribed with Prednisolone, which is also a type of steroid of some sorts. That helped a lot, especially since my oxygen level was low.
Albuterol is used as a rescue inhaler. Like the term, it rescues you from an attack that is occurring. The other medications I mentioned will not stop an asthma attack. Rather, it works to prevent them from happening and reduce inflammation in the airways.
Asthmatics don’t ever fully recover – you have asthma for life. However, the medications are used to keep it under control. Keeping your doctor updated on your condition and having him evaluate you on a regular basis will help you keep it under control and learn how to manage it.
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Fellow asthmatic