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For the past seven years, i've been dealing with a condition that i'm unsure whether it's asthma or a cold-related ailment. I take monti cope daily, but when it's time for the next dosage, I often experience symptoms such as cold, cough, and chest congestion.

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For the past seven years, i've been dealing with a condition that i'm unsure whether it's asthma or a cold-related ai...
Since many days same symptoms is there means. You should undergo detailed evaluation of your conditions do spirometry, basic blood test like cbc with aec, s. Ige and chest xray if needed do sputum tests and ct scan chest.
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For the last 10 years, I was taking budecort200 and serubid. Now serubid discontinued. Then started budecort200 with duolin inhaler. And it is working well. Can I continue this daily. Is this safe?

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Pulmonologist, Thane
For the last 10 years, I was taking budecort200 and serubid. Now serubid discontinued. Then started budecort200 with ...
Long acting bronchodilator helps to control asthma for 12 hrs with each puff so better to take formoterol budesonide twice a day followed by gargles.
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My 8 year old child has asthma, our family doctor has prescribed him duolin 3 respules. Is it safe for him?

MD - Pulmonary Medicine, MBBS, DNB ( Pulmonary Medicine), Fellowship in Pulmonary and critical Care Medicine, Certificate in Interventional Bronchoscopy and Thoracoscopy
Pulmonologist, Thane
My 8 year old child has asthma, our family doctor has prescribed him duolin 3 respules. Is it safe for him?
If you're child has asthma don't deprive him of any respules or mdi pump infact he/ she should be given duolin respules twice or thrice a day with budecort respules twice a day once chest is better can shift to mdi / pump formoflo / budamate child one with lesser dose with spacer can be started.
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I am 52 years old male and asthma little and I do not take any medication for that. I have been taking triphala 2 tab and ashwagandha 2 tabs at night for one year. Is this ok. Also I want to keep diabetes under check.

MD - Pulmonary Medicine, MBBS Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery
Pulmonologist, Delhi
I am 52 years old male and asthma little and I do not take any medication for that. I have been taking triphala 2 tab...
If you have symptoms like recurrent cough and cold breathing difficulty on exertion or season change you shud consult a chest specialist.
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I am a 26 year old man, I was prescribed clonafit plus tablet for 10 days, three years ago. But I did not know that I had to stop. I have been taking that ever since, once before hitting the bed every night. I have a medical history of asthma and hypothyroidism. I want to taper it down, and eventually stop. Please guide me through with your expertise. Thank you in advance.

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Dietitian/Nutritionist, Delhi
I am a 26 year old man, I was prescribed clonafit plus tablet for 10 days, three years ago. But I did not know that I...
Dear lybrate-user, clonazepam is habit forming and over time it starts to lose its efficacy. Meaning, in the beginning, a 0.25 mg dose would put you to sleep, over a period of time, you will find difficulty sleeping at same dose. Now that you have completed 3 years with clonazepam, I would suggest you to try to find an alternative before stopping it. There are several herbal medicines available that help in sleep management. You may consult me for that. As for clonazepam + escitalopram combination. Escitalopram is an ssri, a weak antidepressant. There are better antidepressants available for sleep than that. Good thing is that you are only 26, you can bounce back, since you didn’t mention your bodyweight, I am assuming you are on higher side coz of hypothyroidism. One thing that helps in sleep is adequate skin exposure to sunlight as well practicing diaphragmatic breathing. You should also workout and try to minimise any type of stress. I wish you all the best for your recovery.
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I am male, 52 years, I have a long history of allergic asthma to dust. I am keeping asthalin inhaler as sos and using it rarely as and when required. Is asthalin same as salbair transhaler?

DM - Pulmonary Med. & Critical Care Med., MD - Internal Medicine, MBBS Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery
Pulmonologist, Gurgaon
I am male, 52 years, I have a long history of allergic asthma to dust. I am keeping asthalin inhaler as sos and using...
Hello lybrate-user! salbair and asthalin have similar action and both are used as needed in bronchial asthma. While asthalin contains salbutamol, salbair contains levosalbutamol. Levosalbutamol is a isomer of salbutamol with comparatively lesser side effect potential. Recent international guidelines don't support the preferred use of either salbutamol or levosalbutamol for asthma. Ideally a inhaled corticosteroid with a long acting bronchodilator combination should be used as and when required.
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Hello doctor my son son 3 years 5 months old was suffering from cough from 2 months, he was on inhalers of budecort n levolin for one month, now cough is reduced. But not stopped completely, few days he has cough few days he does not have, like this on n off he is having cough. His paediatrician says it's allergic cough. Give inhaler if he has more cough or just leave it. I just want to no is there no permanent solution for this apart from inhalers. Usually till wat age does kids suffer like this with frequent cough n cold. And wat test we must take to confirm what cough is it, whether allergic or asthma.

MD - Pulmonary Medicine, MBBS, DNB ( Pulmonary Medicine), Fellowship in Pulmonary and critical Care Medicine, Certificate in Interventional Bronchoscopy and Thoracoscopy
Pulmonologist, Thane
You can't stop inhalers for adult or child if they have breathlessness asthma allergy etc. Do absolute eosinophil count do total serum ige and inform then continue nebulisers and mdi inhaler any doctor who says your child just has allergy or just bronchitis is doing a crime of not recognising your child's problems and diagnosis as asthma treat with mdi and continue for at least 5 years. Sometimes childhood asthma withers / goes away by 12 years of age and may come back in 40's.
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Doctor I am an asthma patient and also have acidity problem what died should I take.

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Ayurvedic Doctor, Zirakpur
Doctor I am an asthma patient and also have acidity problem what died should I take.
You must introduce our herbal breathe care kit besides your usual med. Once the effects come in few weeks, you ll withdraw drugs (your doctor will/ may withdraw) but herbs will continue. See betterment in few months. Pl talk by booking call so that category of asthma may be decided.
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My 13 year old son is asthmatic and he is not befitted with the inhalers asthalin and foracort instead he feels better with a nebulization with budecort and levolin. Please guide.

MD - Pulmonary Medicine, MBBS, DNB ( Pulmonary Medicine), Fellowship in Pulmonary and critical Care Medicine
Pulmonologist, Thane
My 13 year old son is asthmatic and he is not befitted with the inhalers asthalin and foracort instead he feels bette...
The technique of using mdi or pump is not correct probably you can use a spacer with mdi inhaler foracort twice mrng puffs and twice night puffs followed by gargles asthalin pump can be used 2-2-2 or sos when required nebulisation can be done with lupi neb kit which prevents wastage of nebs / medication any other doubts contact via Lybrate call for further assistance.
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