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Coronavirus and asthma - should I stop using my inhalers?
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carolineF
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@Trcy72 Stay strong! Hopefully if we all do this together it will all soon be over! xx
Kereena
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More so bored and on Facebook with friends more. I still run my group online and speak to them all once a day. Because we can not meet in person and some video chat with me who are alone with health conditions I run a group for hidden disibilties in the community. I am on the autisic spectrum along with my asthma and health needs. I call my 80 year old uncle daily at home too!
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Kereena
Amunro
Morning everyone, has anyone received their letter from NHS yet? I'm currently on flutiform 250/10 which is on asthma UK list and I am on Doxycycline and prednisolone at moment. I'm anxious I haven't received letter yet as need it for work.
Trcy72
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@Amunro I haven’t received anything as yet either I same as you have inhalers on list and been taken prednisolone for past ten days and on and off them since October and like you would need something to prove this to my employer as I work in a care setting . I’m confused and anxious about the whole thing.
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Trcy72
Trcy72
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@carolineF Thank you and you.
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Trcy72
Sarah39
Does any one take Montelukast for their asthma, and does it weaken your immune system?
Rubykins2008
I take montelukast just finished a course of steroids very anxious wonder if this is making things worse at present
Sarah39
I know Asthma puts us in the vulnerable group (unless it’s severe), but taking steroid tablets puts us in the highly vulnerable group, I just can’t work out which one I’m in. I’ve googled Montelukast and all I can find out is that it can affect the immune system but not to what extent. I haven’t had a letter from the NHS but neither has my neighbour who’s on Methotrexate!
Courtney_J
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Hello everyone, thank you for posting. Please continue to update us on how you are feeling or if you have any news from your GPs or specialists. I think it's important that we stay strong as a community and help each other get through this!
@Trcy72 Hello Trcy72, how are you feeling? Have your symptoms improved?
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linda Reilly
Hi just wondering anyone on stelera injections for psoriasis are we at higher risk with Covid 19 ?
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carolineF
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Hello all,
I haven't been on in a while since I've been busy, but with this coronavirus business I've become a bit worried. Since the virus is so hard on the respiratory system I'm worried that my inhalers (I'm on Ventolin and Qvar) are putting me at a greater risk. Do you think we should cut down our use of them? Especially the Qvar? I've heard that steroids really do a number on the immune system. Does anyone have any thoughts or advice?
Thanks.