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Useful advice for an asthma attack
I phone the Asthma UK telephone helpline. The nurse couldn't work out what might have triggered the attack (though she had a very sensible checklist of common triggers), but she did have some useful advice for future attacks.
The recommended amount of ventolin that can be used in case of a bad attack is much higher than it used to be. The recommendation is now to take two puffs at two minute intervals for a maximum of ten puffs in total. That's a lot higher than I was taking last night.
Also, steroid tablets should always be taken in the morning (which I already know from experience tends to help the steroid-induced insomnia), but it's okay to do this even if you started the course the night before. I was concerned about taking two doses that close together, but she said it was okay, which is definitely a good thing.
I've just made them a donation via my Charities Aid account - and passed on some money to Marine Conservation, the Bumblebee Trust and a couple of others while I was at it. I believe it's doubly important to support charities when the economy is in trouble.
The recommended amount of ventolin that can be used in case of a bad attack is much higher than it used to be. The recommendation is now to take two puffs at two minute intervals for a maximum of ten puffs in total. That's a lot higher than I was taking last night.
Also, steroid tablets should always be taken in the morning (which I already know from experience tends to help the steroid-induced insomnia), but it's okay to do this even if you started the course the night before. I was concerned about taking two doses that close together, but she said it was okay, which is definitely a good thing.
I've just made them a donation via my Charities Aid account - and passed on some money to Marine Conservation, the Bumblebee Trust and a couple of others while I was at it. I believe it's doubly important to support charities when the economy is in trouble.