Re: One or two puffs with advair

June 28, 2011

VERY IMPORTANT::::

You follow your doctor's instructions. If he wants you to take one

puff, you take one puff. There are several different formulations of

Advair as well as one or more of the diskus type.

Ora

On Mon, 27 Jun 2011 22:41:13 -0700, Wolf

wrote:

>We were talking about taking two puffs with a spacer to make sure you

>get all the meds. Advair doesn't use a spacer do I still need to

>inhale twice?

>Thanks

June 28, 2011

You should be good with one inhalation...but if you arent sure, it wont hurt to do it twice. The advair discus meds are in a blister pack..when you activate it, you break one dose open at a time so you could only get that dose. Advair is breath activated so the med will be sucked into your lungs with your breath.

One or two puffs with advair

We were talking about taking two puffs with a spacer to make sure you

get all the meds. Advair doesn't use a spacer do I still need to

inhale twice?

Thanks

--

Take care,

June 28, 2011

Thanks Ann. That's what I needed.

You should be good with one inhalation...but if you arent sure, it wont hurt to do it twice. The advair discus meds are in a blister pack..when you activate it, you break one dose open at a time so you could only get that dose. Advair is breath activated so the med will be sucked into your lungs with your breath.

One or two puffs with advair

We were talking about taking two puffs with a spacer to make sure you

get all the meds. Advair doesn't use a spacer do I still need to

inhale twice?

Thanks

--

Take care,

-- Take care,

June 28, 2011

My advair is not in a blister pack. If you are using the blister pack

you should not do it twice.

Ora

>You should be good with one inhalation...but if you arent sure, it wont hurt to

do it twice. The advair discus meds are in a blister pack..when you activate

it, you break one dose open at a time so you could only get that dose. Advair

is breath activated so the med will be sucked into your lungs with your breath.

>

> One or two puffs with advair

>

>We were talking about taking two puffs with a spacer to make sure you

>get all the meds. Advair doesn't use a spacer do I still need to

>inhale twice?

>Thanks

June 28, 2011

Okay. thanks.

My advair is not in a blister pack. If you are using the blister pack

you should not do it twice.

Ora

>You should be good with one inhalation...but if you arent sure, it wont hurt to do it twice. The advair discus meds are in a blister pack..when you activate it, you break one dose open at a time so you could only get that dose. Advair is breath activated so the med will be sucked into your lungs with your breath.

>

> One or two puffs with advair

>

>We were talking about taking two puffs with a spacer to make sure you

>get all the meds. Advair doesn't use a spacer do I still need to

>inhale twice?

>Thanks

-- Take care,

June 28, 2011

It wont hurt to breathe the blister pack twice...since you can only get one dose from it. The discus only allows for one dose to be inhaled at a time because the doses are contained in a blister pack type container. When you slide the lever over, it rotates the dose and pops the blister so that you can breathe it in.

As long as you dont actuate the inhaler (any) more than the right amount of times, it wont matter how many times you breathe in because you will only get one dose. I think you are confusing breathing in with actually activating the inhalers Ora...

Btw...for anyone interested, in this video some guy takes apart an Advair inhaler and it shows the inner workings..

http://wn.com/A_Look_Inside_The_ADVAIR_Diskus!

Ann

One or two puffs with advair

>

>We were talking about taking two puffs with a spacer to make sure you

>get all the meds. Advair doesn't use a spacer do I still need to

>inhale twice?

>Thanks

June 28, 2011

That was an interesting article, thank you.To: asthma Sent: Tue, June 28, 2011 8:58:08 PMSubject: Re: One or two puffs with advair

It wont hurt to breathe the blister pack twice...since you can only get one dose from it. The discus only allows for one dose to be inhaled at a time because the doses are contained in a blister pack type container. When you slide the lever over, it rotates the dose and pops the blister so that you can breathe it in.

As long as you dont actuate the inhaler (any) more than the right amount of times, it wont matter how many times you breathe in because you will only get one dose. I think you are confusing breathing in with actually activating the inhalers Ora...

Btw...for anyone interested, in this video some guy takes apart an Advair inhaler and it shows the inner workings..

http://wn.com/A_Look_Inside_The_ADVAIR_Diskus!

Ann

One or two puffs with advair

>

>We were talking about taking two puffs with a spacer to make sure you

>get all the meds. Advair doesn't use a spacer do I still need to

>inhale twice?

>Thanks

June 28, 2011

We were discussing using a spacer with the HFA inhaler.

SPACERS ARE NOT USED WITH THE BLISTER PACK.

When asked about inhaling twice I did not know whether she

meant using the HFA or the diskus.

Ora

>It wont hurt to breathe the blister pack twice...since you can only get one

dose from it. The discus only allows for one dose to be inhaled at a time

because the doses are contained in a blister pack type container. When you

slide the lever over, it rotates the dose and pops the blister so that you can

breathe it in.

>

>As long as you dont actuate the inhaler (any) more than the right amount of

times, it wont matter how many times you breathe in because you will only get

one dose. I think you are confusing breathing in with actually activating the

inhalers Ora...

>

>Btw...for anyone interested, in this video some guy takes apart an Advair

inhaler and it shows the inner workings..

>http://wn.com/A_Look_Inside_The_ADVAIR_Diskus!

>

>Ann

>

> One or two puffs with advair

>>

>>We were talking about taking two puffs with a spacer to make sure you

>>get all the meds. Advair doesn't use a spacer do I still need to

>>inhale twice?

>>Thanks

>

June 28, 2011

Thanks Ann. I actually just wasn't explaining myself well. I know only to rotate it once. Just wanted to make sure I was getting all of the medication with one inhale.

Thanks much.

It wont hurt to breathe the blister pack twice...since you can only get one dose from it. The discus only allows for one dose to be inhaled at a time because the doses are contained in a blister pack type container. When you slide the lever over, it rotates the dose and pops the blister so that you can breathe it in.

As long as you dont actuate the inhaler (any) more than the right amount of times, it wont matter how many times you breathe in because you will only get one dose. I think you are confusing breathing in with actually activating the inhalers Ora...

Btw...for anyone interested, in this video some guy takes apart an Advair inhaler and it shows the inner workings..

http://wn.com/A_Look_Inside_The_ADVAIR_Diskus!

Ann

One or two puffs with advair

>

>We were talking about taking two puffs with a spacer to make sure you

>get all the meds. Advair doesn't use a spacer do I still need to

>inhale twice?

>Thanks

-- Take care,

June 29, 2011

This is advice from asthma UK on how to use a spacer: http://www.asthma.org.uk/all_about_asthma/medicines_treatments/spacers.htmlAnd this is how to use each type of inhaler: http://www.asthma.org.uk/using_your_inhaler.html Not all will be relevant as someone on here has said before you can't get the inhaler my salbutamol is in in America (or you couldn't a few years ago, anyway), and you may have styles of inhaler we don't, but it's got all the common ones on thereJennTha can tek t'lass outta Yorkshire...! Don't brand me, don't classify me, don't tell me what to wear. I'll be who I want to be, and I'm proud to be me.

>You should be good with one inhalation...but if you arent sure, it wont hurt to do it twice. The advair discus meds are in a blister pack..when you activate it, you break one dose open at a time so you could only get that dose. Advair is breath activated so the med will be sucked into your lungs with your breath.

>

> One or two puffs with advair

>

>We were talking about taking two puffs with a spacer to make sure you

>get all the meds. Advair doesn't use a spacer do I still need to

>inhale twice?

>Thanks

June 29, 2011

Ora...please dont yell at me. I think we were talking about using spacers in general, at least I was. The same thing applies whether its with HFA Advair or any other HFA inhaler....as long as you dont actuate the inhaler, you can inhale as many times as you want- you cant get more medication than was dispensed.

Ann

One or two puffs with advair

>>

>>We were talking about taking two puffs with a spacer to make sure you

>>get all the meds. Advair doesn't use a spacer do I still need to

>>inhale twice?

>>Thanks

>

June 29, 2011

I was surprised that you inhale slowly with the albuteral inhaler but quickly with the Advair type inhaler.KathyTo: asthma Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2011 2:19 AMSubject: Re: One or two puffs with advair

This is advice from asthma UK on how to use a spacer: http://www.asthma.org.uk/all_about_asthma/medicines_treatments/spacers.htmlAnd this is how to use each type of inhaler: http://www.asthma.org.uk/using_your_inhaler.html Not all will be relevant as someone on here has said before you can't get the inhaler my salbutamol is in in America (or you couldn't a few years ago, anyway), and you may have styles of inhaler we don't, but it's got all the common ones on thereJennTha can tek t'lass outta Yorkshire...! Don't brand me, don't classify me, don't tell me what to wear. I'll be who I want to be, and I'm proud to be me.

>You should be good with one inhalation...but if you arent sure, it wont hurt to do it twice. The advair discus meds are in a blister pack..when you activate it, you break one dose open at a time so you could only get that dose. Advair is breath activated so the med will be sucked into your lungs with your breath.

>

> One or two puffs with advair

>

>We were talking about taking two puffs with a spacer to make sure you

>get all the meds. Advair doesn't use a spacer do I still need to

>inhale twice?

>Thanks

June 29, 2011

Depends on the inhaler - my salbutamol is a metered dose inhaler, but you don't press the canister down. It has a mechanism inside that pulls the canister down when you breathe in, so can't be used with a spacer. Though hte end doesn't fit anywayJennTha can tek t'lass outta Yorkshire...! Don't brand me, don't classify me, don't tell me what to wear. I'll be who I want to be, and I'm proud to be me.

>

>>You should be good with one inhalation...but if you arent sure, it wont hurt to do it twice. The advair discus meds are in a blister pack..when you activate it, you break one dose open at a time so you could only get that dose. Advair is breath activated so the med will be sucked into your lungs with your breath.

>>

>> One or two puffs with advair

>>

>>We were talking about taking two puffs with a spacer to make sure you

>>get all the meds. Advair doesn't use a spacer do I still need to

>>inhale twice?

>>Thanks

>

June 29, 2011

We dont have that kind here I dont believe. Thanks for that information though...

Ann

One or two puffs with advair

>>

>>We were talking about taking two puffs with a spacer to make sure you

>>get all the meds. Advair doesn't use a spacer do I still need to

>>inhale twice?

>>Thanks

>

June 29, 2011

If you have a look at the link I sent earlier t the Asthma UK website and hte inhaler demos, it's the Easibreathe inhalerFor some reason, the standard MDI salbutamol inhaler doesn't work for me, and this does, even though it's exactly the same ingredients and propellant. I also had this one when I was still just taking beclometasone (Qvar), as the standard one was so strong it made me cough really badly, but again, this one is fine as it's a much finer spray. Unfortunately they've not produced one for seretide, and the canister is a different shapeJennTha can tek t'lass outta Yorkshire...! Don't brand me, don't classify me, don't tell me what to wear. I'll be who I want to be, and I'm proud to be me.

>

>>You should be good with one inhalation...but if you arent sure, it wont hurt to do it twice. The advair discus meds are in a blister pack..when you activate it, you break one dose open at a time so you could only get that dose. Advair is breath activated so the med will be sucked into your lungs with your breath.

>>

>> One or two puffs with advair

>>

>>We were talking about taking two puffs with a spacer to make sure you

>>get all the meds. Advair doesn't use a spacer do I still need to

>>inhale twice?

>>Thanks

>

June 29, 2011

Thanks. That was helpful. I'm doing it right

This is advice from asthma UK on how to use a spacer: http://www.asthma.org.uk/all_about_asthma/medicines_treatments/spacers.html

And this is how to use each type of inhaler: http://www.asthma.org.uk/using_your_inhaler.html Not all will be relevant as someone on here has said before you can't get the inhaler my salbutamol is in in America (or you couldn't a few years ago, anyway), and you may have styles of inhaler we don't, but it's got all the common ones on there

JennTha can tek t'lass outta Yorkshire...!

Don't brand me, don't classify me, don't tell me what to wear. I'll be who I want to be, and I'm proud to be me.

>You should be good with one inhalation...but if you arent sure, it wont hurt to do it twice. The advair discus meds are in a blister pack..when you activate it, you break one dose open at a time so you could only get that dose. Advair is breath activated so the med will be sucked into your lungs with your breath.

>

> One or two puffs with advair

>

>We were talking about taking two puffs with a spacer to make sure you

>get all the meds. Advair doesn't use a spacer do I still need to

>inhale twice?

>Thanks

-- Take care,

June 29, 2011

Sorry, Ann. I was not yelling at you. Caps are also used for

emphasis. She was apparently referring to a blister pack which does

not use a spacer.

Ora

>Ora...please dont yell at me. I think we were talking about using spacers in

general, at least I was. The same thing applies whether its with HFA Advair or

any other HFA inhaler....as long as you dont actuate the inhaler, you can inhale

as many times as you want- you cant get more medication than was dispensed.

>Ann

>

> One or two puffs with advair

>>>

>>>We were talking about taking two puffs with a spacer to make sure you

>>>get all the meds. Advair doesn't use a spacer do I still need to

>>>inhale twice?

>>>Thanks

>>

>

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