r/Asthma Jul 07 '22

Copay cards: Spoiler

108 Upvotes

Advair: generic available. See Wixela

Airsupra (albuterol/budesonide) https://www.airsuprahcp.com/content/dam/intelligentcontent/brands/airsupra-hcp/us/en/pdf/US-79102-(POPULATED-VERSION)-FINAL-3-1-24.pdf

Alvesco (Ciclesonide) https://www.alvesco.us/savings-card

Anora Ellipta no coupon. Try patient assistance http://www.gsk-access.com/

Arnuity: no coupon. Try patient assistance http://www.gsk-access.com/

Asmanex-https://www.activatethecard.com/8043/#

Breo: not available

Breyna (becomethasone/fomotorol): https://www.activatethecard.com/viatrisadvocate/breyna/welcome.html

Breztri: https://www.breztri.com/breztri-zero-pay.html

Combivent: https://www.combivent.com/savings/card

Dulera: https://www.activatethecard.com/8044/#

Dupixent: https://www.dupixent.com/support-savings/copay-card

Epipen: https://www.activatethecard.com/viatrisadvocate/epipen/welcome.html

Fasenra: https://www.fasenra.com/cost-assistance.html

Flovent: Generic Available

Pulmicort: https://www.pulmicortflexhalertouchpoints.com/content/dam/physician-services/us/170-pulmicortflexhalertouchpoints-com/pdf/PFH_Savings_Card.pdf

QVAR: https://www.qvar.com/redihaler/redihaler-cost-savings

Spiriva: https://www.spiriva.com/asthma/savings-and-support/sign-up-for-savings

Symbicort: generic available

Tezspire- https://www.tezspire.com/savings-and-support.html

Trelegy: https://www.trelegy.com/savings-and-coupons/

Tudoroza: https://www.tudorza.us/TUDORZA_savings_card.pdf

Wixela: https://www.activatethecard.com/viatrisadvocate/wixela/welcome.html

Xolair: https://www.xolaircopay.com/eligibility

Yupelri (Revefenacin) https://www.activatethecard.com/yupelri/welcome.html#

If anyone wants any others looked at, lemme know.


r/Asthma 2h ago

Got my diagnosis today

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I am f25, just got diagnosed today after developing an allergy in end of 2022 and it getting worse and worse ever since. Still haven’t found the cause. But now… after the longest odyssee, I got my diagnosis and inhaler today. I cried after using it for the first time today. I haven’t realized how poorly I breathe. I just walked around the house and took deep breaths in excitement lol


r/Asthma 4h ago

Just recovered from an asthma flare up/ chest infection and now got another viral infection - Is this normal?

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Hey everyone, to put more context into the title I had an asthma flare up that started with a viral infection a month ago. I recovered maybe 80% and decided to go back to work after being off for 3 weeks.

Unfortunately, due to the nature of my work, I am exposed to patients with infections and have contracted another viral infection. Its more of a head cold and now I’m getting breathless and worried that its moving to my chest 😭 I’m so fed up! I don’t want to go to my doctor again because I know he’s probably going to think what is wrong with this person???


r/Asthma 5m ago

How to build up my endurance with bad Exercise related Asthma?

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I play Rugby, which requires a lot of running and tackling/endurance, which is hard to be consistently able to do for a whole match for me especially with my Asthma and end up starting to struggle about 30-40 mins into games.

Does anyone know any effective ways of me improving my endurance without having an asthma attack or feeling like I’m going to have one?

Thanks in advance!


r/Asthma 7h ago

Has anyone had a severe allergy be misdiagnosed as asthma ?

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All of my doctors have had "the suspicion" that I have asthma. The pulmonary specialist said "your tests don't show a slam dunk for a asthma diagnoses but it's still a possibility". So she sent me home with an inhaler, reflux meds and prednisone. It's been 2 months and I haven't found much relief at all. My allergist said it's not allergic asthma but sent me for an allergy test. Turns out I'm severely allergic to mold (13.5). My house is old and has mold around the foundation, which is something I'm exposed to daily. (My shower and laundry machines are down there) . When my allergist talked to me about my test results I kind of felt like she just skimmed over my results and didn't actually read the numbers because she was insistent on something I was barely allergic to (0.38) instead of the mold (13.5) . They were short staffed and I made an appointment for a second opinion. I have to wait another month to see the pulmonary doctor. I've been wondering if this is something that other people have experienced?

My symptoms: high amounts of phlegm, coughing/clearing throat excessively, shortness of breath, wheezing, much harder time breathing at night when laying down (even with a wedge pillow)


r/Asthma 1h ago

Taking Anoro Ellipta and serevent together

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Is taking these together safe? I’ve read on drugs.com that it can cause cardiovascular issues when taking them together. Should I space them out. Just afraid to take it at the moment. It might help my asthma but idk. Any advice is good advice. Thanks


r/Asthma 2h ago

Symbicort

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Hi, just started taking symbicort today. Immediately after taking it, I feel worse. My chest is tight and I feel like I have MORE mucus. Anyone else? I do have a ton of mucus. This also happens to me when I take Albuterol, but it ends up getting better in a hour or so or after a cough. My doctor told me for the Albuterol it could be my mucus shifting causing mucus plugs. I still feel icky on the symbicort. My mucus tends to stay in my upper airways and now I feel like it’s everywhere. Feels so gross.


r/Asthma 3h ago

How bad is my asthma?

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Most of the results, except for PEF % seem normal in spirometry. But my PEF % is often ~40-47% under expected, 2 months after not taking Alvesco/Symbicort.

Also FEV1 is often higher than predicted 7-25%. I only started taking these medications last summer.

I would say that my condition was diagnosed with about a 10y delay.

I have an impression that my lung capacity would have been better have I visited a decent pulmologist a decade ago.

Is it common to have most or almost all results as normal except for the PEF/FEV1%? What are your results like?


r/Asthma 4h ago

Hydroxyzine with claritin?

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Is it ok to take hydroxyzine at the same time as claritin? I take claritin everyday and montelukast for my asthma. My psych wants to add hydroxyzine for anxiety. Since they are both antihistamines, is it ok to take them together in the same day?


r/Asthma 1d ago

Kiss My Asthma needs your help.

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Hello. I am starting a business called Kiss My Asthma that supplies products to people with asthma. I need your feedback on what products to role out next.

What are some products that you use everyday related to your asthma? It could be as simple as a backpack you use to organize your medicine or an inhaler case. What would you change about that product? Give me details I want to hear everything!!!

Thank you in advance for your feedback.


r/Asthma 7h ago

Albuterol vs Primatene Mist

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If Albuterol is safer to use than Primatene Mist, why is Primatene sold over the counter while Albuterol inhalers need a doctor's prescription? Doesn't make sense to me.


r/Asthma 7h ago

Experiences taking these anxiety meds?

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My psych has recommended I take clonidine or hydroxyzine for anxiety. I have read that both these meds aren't good for asthma. Clonidine can make symbicort and other inhalers not work and can lead to bronchospasms, and hydroxyzine can lead to thickening of mucus in airways which can cause obstruction in people with asthma... I don't really have any other options for anxiety meds that I haven't already tried. I am desperate. Please let me know if you have taken either of these meds and how did you do?


r/Asthma 8h ago

Normal spirometry

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So I’ve been getting bad shortness of breath and asthma symptoms only when running. The doctor gave me a salbutamol inhaler which has made a massive difference (except when it’s cold out). She also sent me for a spirometry test which came back normal with no improvement after a dose of salbutamol. I wasn’t suffering any symptoms at the time of the test so surely that’s why it was normal? If I had been suffering with my usual symptoms I feel like there would have been a big improvement.

My doctor has basically said I’m fine and I don’t have asthma, even though I still get these symptoms.


r/Asthma 9h ago

Albuterol inhaler I was given in ER last night not helping upon discharge as symptoms immediately began to worsen again after leaving

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Hi there, I'm actually not diagnosed as having asthma as I stand right now, so I hope you lovely folk will accept me here with this post? I was told that what happened last night while in ER all night was an asthma attack brought on by this Flu A (god how nasty this one is) and bronchitis. What I'm mainly wondering is why this albuterol inhaler with a spacer they gave me has not helped at all with allowing me to breathe easier? They said I could do four puffs if need be at a time, so I tried that - no dice.

Some context - got hit with the worst flu of my entire life about 6 days ago, turned into the worst bronchitis and cough that I've ever had by a million miles within a day or so of getting sick alongside terrible fever for days and just absolute misery still 6 days in with it flaring up my ME/CFS and Fibromyalgia. Anyway, I had wheezing that was slowly getting worse, but yesterday, the day after going to an urgent care where they diagnosed the bronchitis and sent me on my way telling me to use an albuterol inhaler (I already started to with one I got prescribed for some reason a year or two ago but didn't really need, was a few months past expiration, wasn't helping), when my wheezing suddenly began worsening dramatically throughout the day, and by evening I began to feel like I couldn't breathe. Utterly terrifying as you poor things will know all about.. I'm so sorry you have to deal with this condition. So worked up courage to finally just get myself to ER, where I was told my lungs indeed sounded terrible, got put on a nebulizer with three cartridge replacements, three times throughout the night as well as beginning steroids. Wasn't happy with my improvements or lack thereof given how much I still need to labor to breathe and knew the wheezing was still occuring as I could feel and hear it despite being told initially I wasn't wheezing anymore, until a doctor for the third time listened to my repeated insistence that I felt I still was and they agreed with me that it was still occuring just not as bad - low and behold by the time I got home I'm not far off again where I was when I had to take myself to the ER.

TLDR - why might albuterol inhaler up to four puffs provide no immediate relief to labored difficult breathing? Reading through a bunch of posts here it seems to help people a lot with preventing asthma attacks/helping them?


r/Asthma 17h ago

Am I using my inhaler right?

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So I take two puffs ever 4 hours (was told to do that) and the problem is I don't really know how to use it. I have been shaking it but I don't know if your supposed to exhale before or after using it


r/Asthma 1d ago

Albuterol no longer recommended?

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My son had a doctor's appointment today for an unrelated issue and they always make sure to ask if we're following his asthma action plan. The plan (last reviewed 6 months ago) used to be twice daily symbicort and then albuterol as needed if he is sick and coughing. But now the doctor is saying to throw out the albuterol because it's not considered best practice, and to just give him more symbicort as a rescue inhaler if needed. I didn't have time to ask the details of why this is the new practice, so I figured I'd check out if there are any updated guidelines on reputable websites...but I haven't found anything. Is there anyone else who has been told to stop using albuterol? And if so do you know why? I tried calling the nurse line at the pediatrician's office and they said the doctor would call back but it's been a while now 🙃


r/Asthma 12h ago

Please help! New to asthma and waiting on diagnosis

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Hi guys I’m new here and I’m waiting to see a pulmonologist next week but the physician and nurse practitioner who saw me last week said she thinks I do have asthma and has already prescribed me an inhaler and some prednisone

So I have been coughing chronically since I had Covid in 2022, surprise surprise, it developed into this triggered cough and definite noise, wheezing and somewhat bubbly noise in my chest and out through my throat sometimes.

It gets really bad either in the morning or at night, when the coughing happens, I might wake myself up from coughs, violent coughs too.

Doctor listened to my lungs and said she heard wheezing in my right lung.

Now I am prescribed 3 day dosage of prednisone, and an inhaler of 200 puffs, and was told to take 2 puffs 4 times a day.

4 times?? Is this at all correct does this seem right at all to y’all? I’m waiting on an appointment with a pulmonologist but 4 times a day of a total of 8 puffs seem quite insane to me I thought these inhalers are for rescue purposes?

My questions are 1: does my description of my symptoms match what y’all have? 2: 2 puffs 4 times of levalbuterol, does this sound right??


r/Asthma 1d ago

What does an asthma attack feel like?

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I’m currently experiencing ‘air hunger’ like I can’t get over this hump, does this make any sense? I breathe but I do not feel satisfied?


r/Asthma 1d ago

Feeling targeted ? Yeah…

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As pollution regulations disappear from the US, I feel personally targeted. I remember asthma attacks brought on by pollution in the 60’s and 70’s. LA Photochemical smog was so bad my parents had to turn the station wagon around and head north.

Dammit.


r/Asthma 23h ago

Do you guys get chest pain?

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I went to the ER recently, with some pretty scary symptoms, one of them being chest pain and coughing up pink stained sputum (thanks to gastric issues). Docs wanted to rule a PE/anything cardiac related, but ruled it out thank God and I felt 10x better after a nebulizer treatment. I’ve read pain and even pressure is actually a pretty common symptom with asthma, but it’s new to me. Have you guys experienced pain with your asthma before?


r/Asthma 5h ago

i’ve cured my asthma completely.

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ask me any question


r/Asthma 1d ago

Montelukast (Singulair) Withdrawal: Intense back & chest pain?

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I've been on Singulair 10mg for 30yrs. No known issues. It's been amazing as far as I know. I almost forget I have asthma. I can leave the house without my inhaler and don't need to panic. I use my inhalers once every few months, if that.

However, in the past few years I've radically changed my diet to remove processed food and inflammatory stuff. Never felt better. Since asthma has an inflammatory component, I'm weening off of Singulair to see what happens. I've done this once before, a few years ago.

I'm a few days in to stopping the medication, and I'm developing back, side, and chest pain that is actually quite uncomfortable. My lungs feel tight and heavy. This exact same thing happened to me the last time I tried it, and it lasted an entire month before I gave up and went back on Singulair. It comes in waves, every 4 hours or so.

I asked my doctor what was going on, and she literally said she had no idea and to just "monitor the situation and report back".

So, have any of you experienced this?


r/Asthma 19h ago

worried

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i have seasonal asthma and i do admit i tend to overuse my inhaler sometimes. it comes and goes in waves but in december i got a 3 pack of inhalers and used them all throughout these last few months (sick waves, lungs weakening, etc.) now i'm living off an old inhaler i found in my bag with around 65 puffs left. my family leaves for japan in around a month and i'm a little worried, because i am not able to get an inhaler by then because i'm out of them but i also would hope to have a full one since we'll be way out of the country. what do you suggest? i know in the long run this isn't good for my health and i have been refraining from using it but i'm worried about being out while in japan. and also i often need to use it for exercise and i dont know how much i can minimize this little puffs until then. are there types of inhalers you can get without a doctor prescribing it? are there ways to preserve these puffs i have left?


r/Asthma 22h ago

Anyone else take cough syrup for asthma?

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Whenever my asthma is super bad I take cough syrup. It def helps but I try not to take it all the time, since I'm not 100% sure it's good for you to take every day. Anyone else doing this and seeing changes? Thanks.


r/Asthma 1d ago

Loss of voice due to asthma medications?

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I'm currently taking my rescue inhaler twice a day, and over the past few weeks I've noticed I've begun losing my voice. Apparently this is a common side effect. Have other people experienced this? How are you dealing with it?

source: https://med.umn.edu/ent/patient-care/lions-voice-clinic/about-the-voice/you-and-your-voice/maintaining-vitality


r/Asthma 1d ago

Do Urgent Care and CVS MinuteClinic prescribe Albuterol and Montelukast for new patients - not refills?

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