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Breathing Problem, Severe Cough With Chunks Of Phlegm Due To Forest Fires. Using Ventolin, Atrovent, Flovent Inhalers. Should I Continue With The Routine Or Increase The Dosage?

I have been using my blue inhaler ( Ventolin ) for sudden attacks, my Green inhaler (Atrovent) 2 to 3 x a day to help prevent these attacks and I take my orange inhaler ( Flovent ) 3 x a day at the same time everyday. But with all the smoke (Forest Fires) near Edmonton Alberta right now I am having breathing problems 2 or 3 times a day. So bad, I am coughing up large bits of Phelm and chokeing while I cough. I don t see my doctor again until the 27th of July. Should I just continue my routine and then see my doctor when he gets back or can I up the doses which would seem like a lot.
Tue, 4 Jun 2013
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you have allergies and after some timeof taking inhalers they are not able to controlthe disease and their dose has to be increased or sa;lts haVE TO BE CHANGED TILL YOU GO TO DOCTOR INCREASE DOSE AND YOUR DOCTOR WILL CHANGE THE SALTS AND RETITRATE DOSE ACCORDING TO PHYSICAL EAMINATION
BUT FOR PERMANENT CURE I MAY SUGGEST YOU TO GO FOR ALLERGY TESTS AND IMMUNOTHERAPY
I MAY ADVISE YOU TO WITHDRAW MILK AND DIARY PROTEINS AS THEY TRIGGER ALLERGIES
ADD MONTELUCAST 10 MG BD ALONG WITH NHALERS THESE WILL TAKE CARE OF YOUR SYSTEM AND AFTER ADDING YOU MIGHT NOT NEED INCREASE OF INHALRS
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Breathing Problem, Severe Cough With Chunks Of Phlegm Due To Forest Fires. Using Ventolin, Atrovent, Flovent Inhalers. Should I Continue With The Routine Or Increase The Dosage?

you have allergies and after some timeof taking inhalers they are not able to controlthe disease and their dose has to be increased or sa;lts haVE TO BE CHANGED TILL YOU GO TO DOCTOR INCREASE DOSE AND YOUR DOCTOR WILL CHANGE THE SALTS AND RETITRATE DOSE ACCORDING TO PHYSICAL EAMINATION BUT FOR PERMANENT CURE I MAY SUGGEST YOU TO GO FOR ALLERGY TESTS AND IMMUNOTHERAPY I MAY ADVISE YOU TO WITHDRAW MILK AND DIARY PROTEINS AS THEY TRIGGER ALLERGIES ADD MONTELUCAST 10 MG BD ALONG WITH NHALERS THESE WILL TAKE CARE OF YOUR SYSTEM AND AFTER ADDING YOU MIGHT NOT NEED INCREASE OF INHALRS