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When you have a cold and your on inhalers what cold medicine is safe to take?
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Titchou
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There shouldn't be any problem taking any of the remedies with just the asthma. You should make sure you have a written plan from your pulmonologist about what to do with regard to changing your dosages if you get sick. For example, I'm on one puff of Flovent per day for my asthma. If I get a cold or the flu, etc, I am to go to 2 puRAB per day until I am well.
However, it's the meRAB for your other conditions that could cause a problem.
However, it's the meRAB for your other conditions that could cause a problem.
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dreamingofasong
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Hey under
Most cold medicines are safe, but there are a few exceptions and considerations that need to be taken:
-Don't take cough syrup [ex. Robitussin]. It can exacerbate asthma symptoms--and when you're sick [or at any time!] that's the last thing you want.
-Remeraber that decongestants can be dehydrating, and can dehydrate your lung tissue, which also isn't a good thing.
I'm going to see my doctor on Monday and ask her about this, so if I remeraber, I'll report back and let you know (I'm really busy for the next few days, but hopefully I'll remeraber.)
Other than that, your best source of information aside from your doctor can be your pharmacist. If you've got a cough and congestion, they will likely recommend guaifenesin congestion syrup (as a heaRAB up, this didn't work for me. But that's not saying it won't for you!) which is safe for people with asthma.
Keep taking your control medicine, and increase it IF recommended by your doctor. If you need to, take your relief inhaler as needed.
I had this question in my asthma blog, and another blogger who is a severe brittle asthmatic and a former respiratory therapist recommended to me just to fight it out with the inhalers, and switch to a nebulizer if I had one. If you have one, neb treatments are probably a lot more effective if you're congested in your chest.
Get well!
Most cold medicines are safe, but there are a few exceptions and considerations that need to be taken:
-Don't take cough syrup [ex. Robitussin]. It can exacerbate asthma symptoms--and when you're sick [or at any time!] that's the last thing you want.
-Remeraber that decongestants can be dehydrating, and can dehydrate your lung tissue, which also isn't a good thing.
I'm going to see my doctor on Monday and ask her about this, so if I remeraber, I'll report back and let you know (I'm really busy for the next few days, but hopefully I'll remeraber.)
Other than that, your best source of information aside from your doctor can be your pharmacist. If you've got a cough and congestion, they will likely recommend guaifenesin congestion syrup (as a heaRAB up, this didn't work for me. But that's not saying it won't for you!) which is safe for people with asthma.
Keep taking your control medicine, and increase it IF recommended by your doctor. If you need to, take your relief inhaler as needed.
I had this question in my asthma blog, and another blogger who is a severe brittle asthmatic and a former respiratory therapist recommended to me just to fight it out with the inhalers, and switch to a nebulizer if I had one. If you have one, neb treatments are probably a lot more effective if you're congested in your chest.
Get well!
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Just found one recently called neo citron and that works.
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Titchou
Guest
I forgot about the cough meRAB - am allergic to aspartame and most have that in them so I don't use them. A good cough remedy is the old wives' one - a little campho-phenique on a hankie and inhaled...works great.
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engineer1961
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Some cold meRAB have aspirin in them and a large % of asthmatics are aspirin sensitive....so if you are sensitive or ..allergic to aspirin be very carefull about what you take for your cold!! I personally get very nasty asthma attacks after having anything with asprin in it.....
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dreamingofasong
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With NeoCitron, you should also contact your doc before use if you've got asthma--it says so on the box--but if it's not exacerbating your asthma, then I guess you're good to go!
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light the world
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My pharmacist said it was ok and my gp said its one of the best for asthmatics. It works well which is geat.