“Asthma”
I have an asthma attack, non stop caugh, i am taking symbicort turbuhaler twice a day but does not seem to be helping with the attack. I am from egypt but i sm in USA now for the coming 2 months, what can i do
Male | 47 years old
Complaint duration: Days
Medications: Symbicort turbuhaler and high blood pressure medication
Conditions: Asthma and high blood pressure
1 Answer
Hello,
There are few things that I can definitely recommend.
First and for most, You need to setup an appointment with a pulmonologist and have a pulmonary function test done. We need to make sure that besides asthma you are not having what is also called pulmonary hypertension. That is possibility due to you keep mentioning that you have a high blood pressure all the time. Which also has to get under control with proper blood pressure medication. Therefore, you need to see a cardiologist on top of that. As for asthma sounds like symbicort is not enough to control your asthma. We might need to add Spiriva and most likely singular to your daily maintenance medication.
If your asthma at this time is bothering you non stop there is a high chance that you also might have environmental allergies and your lungs are reacting to that.
If you have your albuterol rescue inhaler I highly recommend start using it on daily basis instead of as need 2 puffs 4 times a day till you start to feel better.
If you have combivent which is a mix of albuterol and iprotropium bromide in that case I would use that MDI inhaler 2 puffs 4x/ day.
Also try Cleritin D 12 hour for 5 days and see if that helps with your allergy symptoms.
Please schedule all those doctors appointments as soon as possible and if you still have any questions feel free to ask.
I hope I was able to help you out!
Thanks!
Irina
There are few things that I can definitely recommend.
First and for most, You need to setup an appointment with a pulmonologist and have a pulmonary function test done. We need to make sure that besides asthma you are not having what is also called pulmonary hypertension. That is possibility due to you keep mentioning that you have a high blood pressure all the time. Which also has to get under control with proper blood pressure medication. Therefore, you need to see a cardiologist on top of that. As for asthma sounds like symbicort is not enough to control your asthma. We might need to add Spiriva and most likely singular to your daily maintenance medication.
If your asthma at this time is bothering you non stop there is a high chance that you also might have environmental allergies and your lungs are reacting to that.
If you have your albuterol rescue inhaler I highly recommend start using it on daily basis instead of as need 2 puffs 4 times a day till you start to feel better.
If you have combivent which is a mix of albuterol and iprotropium bromide in that case I would use that MDI inhaler 2 puffs 4x/ day.
Also try Cleritin D 12 hour for 5 days and see if that helps with your allergy symptoms.
Please schedule all those doctors appointments as soon as possible and if you still have any questions feel free to ask.
I hope I was able to help you out!
Thanks!
Irina
