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Default Asthma - question about medication? - 04-15-2010, 06:12 AM

I've had asthma my whole life and am used to my near constant attacks. I am on two prevents and still need to take Ventolin at least three times a week. I'm a little worried about the constant medication, does anyone know if there are any side effects to using asthma prevents? I don't like using Prednisone as much as I'm having to either... Also does anyone have any pros/cons of using a nebulous? I prefer to use my nebulous when I'm at home because I find that it works a lot better than my inhaler with a spacer. My doctor is unconvinced saying it should be of equal or lesser effect. I'd appreciate any answers.
   
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Default 04-16-2010, 06:12 AM

Hi, I have been using inhalers for the last 25 years and it hasn't done me any harm.
I agree with you, my nebulous works better than the inhalers.
   
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Default 04-20-2010, 06:12 AM

I, too, have asthma. The mobilizer contains the same melds as your rescue inhaler. Your daily preventive inhalers contain steroids and work to keep your airways open. I use my mobilizer first before I take my daily inhaler. The theory (from doctors) is that once you've used the mobilizer, you've opened up the airways and your daily inhaler will reach further and be more effective. My doctor orders the number of Nebulizer treatments according to my condition. She gives me leeway to choose how often I use it. If I'm doing fairly well I do the mobilizer once in the am and once in the pm, followed by the daily inhaler. If I am bad I can use the mobilizer every 4 hours=6 times a day, but only do the daily inhaler as ordered. I also am on steroid pills. There are side effects of all of them--fast heart rate, anxiety, shaking. Long term=eye sight can get worse, swelling of face and body from steroids, and probably more that we don't know about.
   
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Default 04-25-2010, 06:12 AM

Nebulisers are not recommended for regular use and in New Zealand have been associated with increased mortality risk. They are however useful in acute attacks. Even here however it is claimed that they work no better than MDIs with a spacer. There are long term issues with inhaled steroids in moderate dose as adrenal suppression can occur. However in chronic asthmatics the benefits outweigh the possible risks.

Unfortunately many asthma drugs have not stood the test of time and this has left only a relatively small selection to chose from. The best current options are inhaled steroids, long acting beta2 arsonists and antiquarians.NWes
   
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Default 04-29-2010, 06:12 AM

Do your own research, there are cures for asthma, stay away from your doctor and his medicine as they will never treat the cause of asthma and they will encourage you to be pharmaceutical customer for life.

Asthmatic children with low blood vitamin D levels may have a greater risk of suffering severe asthma attacks.
A study followed more than 1,000 children with asthma for four years, and found those with vitamin-D insufficiency at the outset were more likely to have an asthma attack that required a trip to the hospital.
Reuters reports:
?When the researchers considered other factors -- including the severity of the children's asthma at the stud's start, their weight and their family income -- vitamin D insufficiency itself was linked to a 50 percent increase in the risk of severe asthma attacks.?
Vitamin D never ceases to amaze, and research into its impact on non-bone related diseases continues to yield positive results.
Vitamin D deficiency has been linked to a variety of health conditions, from depression to autoimmune disorders, to colds and flu, to cancer, and now asthma, and even cognitive function.
This is good news.
Asthma has increased by more than 300 percent over the last two decades, now affecting some 20 million Americans, and if vitamin D is even partially responsible for this meteoric rise in prevalence, then the answer is literally right outside your door.
Millions of people are needlessly exposing themselves to the dangers inherent with the standard drug treatments for asthma. Advair, for example, contains the long-acting beta-against (LABA) sultrily, which can actually increase the severity of an asthma attack.
Researchers estimate that sultrilyILay contribute to as many as 5,000 asthma-related deaths in the United States each year. Conventional asthma treatments can also increase your risk of heart disease and osteoporosis, just to name a few.
This is why it?s so important to start focusing our attention on simple, effective, and infinitely safer methods, such as increasing vitamin D levels, to combat the underlying cause of this growing health problem.
Vitamin D Deficiency and Asthma at All Time Highs
Right now, only 5 to 37 percent of American infants meet the standard for vitamin D set by the American Academy of Pediatrics, which will make them prime candidates for a slew of future health problems related to vitamin D deficiency ? one of them being asthma.
At the end of 2008, the American Academy of Pediatrics doubled its recommended dose of vitamin D for infants, children and adolescents, raising it from 200 to 400 units per day. But research published earlier that same year revealed children may need ten times that amount in order to receive the health benefits that optimal vitamin D levels have to offer.
Many mothers also are vitamin D-deficient, which is another contributor to asthma. A 2007 study showed that poor diet and lack of vitamin D during pregnancy were the determining factors in whether their children suffered from asthma by the age of five.
In addition, this latest study published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology confirms previous findings, showing that asthmatic children with low blood vitamin D levels also have an increased risk of suffering severe asthma attacks.
According to this study, vitamin D insufficiency itself was linked to a 50 percent increase in the risk of severe asthma attacks.
This makes sense, as a number of other studies have confirmed that there?s an inverse association between respiratory infections and vitamin D levels in children. This is likely because vitamin D upregulates a specific gene that produces over 200 anti-microbial peptides, some of which work like a broad-spectrum antibiotic.
In addition, optimizing your overall immune function is an essential part of treating asthma, and vitamin D is proven to be an incredibly powerful immune modulator, which is why optimizing your vitamin D levels is so essential.
Beware: Conventional Vitamin D Recommendations are Still Too Low
Based on the latest research, many experts now agree you need about 35 IU?s of vitamin D per pound of body weight. This recommendation also includes children, the elderly and pregnant women.
This is a far cry from the 200-600 IU?s currently recommended by our health agencies.
?Avoid all commercial milk products. They are notorious for making asthma worse. If you consume milk at all, use only raw milk products from grass-fed cows, but even then be careful and take note of whether or not the raw milk is making your asthma better or worse.
   
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Singulair (Montelukast) inhibits leukotriene. Singulair is used in treatment for asthma to prevent asthma attacks. It is useful in adults as well as for children above the age of one year. Montelukast is available in different forms like: tablet, chewable tablet and oral granules.
   
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