lomomike: My younger brother use ventolin salbutamol USP inhaler, when he was still a child, he used the ventolin tablet. Anytime he goes into fits, he's rushed to ICU where he's placed on O2 gas, and Ventolin is transfused into his system intravenously. When he moved back into Nigeria, we had to purchase an electric powered jet nebulizer. But now, he's out grown the emergency fit and rarely uses his ventolin inhaler due to lessened asthma attacks he even plays soccer and actively participates in sports once a while.


Many times, he's been a subject of ridicule because of his asthmatic state. One example was when he was playing with a kid, his inhaler suddenly fell off his pocket, the mother of the kid saw it and called the child immediately and started doomsday preaching that asthma is a contagious and communicable disease.

kennygee:

Lwkmd. Many people are ignorant of asthma, dome think it is contagious, someone once asked me if I could have sex. I was so shocked my mouth dropped opened. He thought I could get attacks when in getting intimate.

smartchoice:

Really.....he thought?

smartchoice:

Really.....he thought?

chidyhels:
pls can asthama be genetic?

kennygee:


Lwkmd. Many people are ignorant of asthma, dome think it is contagious, someone once asked me if I could have sex. I was so shocked my mouth dropped opened. He thought I could get attacks when in getting intimate.

kennygee:
Okay, Been living with this menace since i was six years old and i have transitioned from Ventolin tablets to Franol, now i use Perilon tablets.

I have gone between Ventolin Inhaler to Seretide and back to Ventolin.

My experience with Ventolin Inhaler is that it makes me so dependent on it.

Does anyone experience this?

kristen12:
I use ventolin tablet and piriton, then ventolin inhaler. When it gets serious to the extent of causing chest pain I use prednisolone.
Anytime the ventolin tablet and inhaler isn't working it means I have malaria, most times I'd have to treat the malaria before the other drugs work.
And I'm kinda used to ventolin tablets and inhaler that when I use any other drug apart from them it doesn't work

drered:
Why are you using both ventolin tablet and inhaler? How often do you use them?

kristen12:

It works for me that way. I use the tablet when I'm about to sleep, when I'm going out or if the weather is cold. Like 3times daily but not everyday. I use the inhaler anytime my breathing isn't stable or when I'm choking

drered:
Have you tried staying off the ventolin tablet and your symptoms got worse? Most times I use it to prevent attacks and the attacks still comes so imagine how it will be when I don't use it at all
Any particular reason why u take it before you sleep? As above
Do u usually wake up coughing? Sometimes
Do you use the inhaler more than twice a week? ☀̤̣̈̇ː̖́​Ɣξah☀ ......depends on how I'm feeling sometimes more than twice in a day

drered:
Hi. What dyu mean you use perilon tablets? Like daily or a short course when you get severe attacks?

chidyhels:
I use Xasten. Its a steroid, not advisable but it works for me.

chidyhels:
I use Xasten. Its a steroid, not advisable but it works for me.

kennygee:


Just googled it, the side effects are enormous, be careful honey.

Jenams:
nne, wat r u usin dat for?

chidyhels:

To grow my breast

drered:
oral salbutamol (tablet) does not prevent attacks per se and it isn't advisable you take it routinely to prevent tolerance .. Try and stick to your inhaler and see how that goes. If you use your inhaler more than two days a week then your asthma is poorly controlled and your therapy would have to be re-evaluated. If you want to to stay symptom free then there are steroid + LABA combinations that will keep u symptom free and prevent worsening of your asthma.