 Poster: A snowHead
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so I left my back pack at Munich Airport. In it are my asthma inhalers, anyone know if I can buy over the counter or do I have to get a prescription if so where from?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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@Mother hucker, I don’t know, but walk into an Apotheke first thing tomorrow and ask. They are generally only open in the mornings on Saturdays so go early, but if you need to see a doctor they might be able to direct you to someone.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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I expect you’ll be able to get an emergency one at a pharmacy. If you have evidence of a repeat prescription in your NHS app, it might help.
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@MotherHucker, if you’re in Ischgl, I might have a spare I could bring. I arrive tomorrow (Saturday) evening.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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@Scrunch77, cheers for that I'm in Mayrhofen though . hopefully the apotheke will sell me one.
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all sorted. Apteka sold me one over the counter. It was a drama in Poland when I needed one, trip to hospital for a consultation. Had to get proof from UK I was prescribed them only then would Apteka sell me one
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@Mother hucker, jeez! I went to Canada once and only realised mine was empty when I got to the middle of nowhere  $5 in the pharmacy, no questions.
Mind you, Ventolin is the devil's work. very bad for you.
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Ventolin is the devil's work. very bad for you.
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It is very overused. Part of our current workload is ensuring asthmatics are on the appropriate treatment and only using Ventolin less than three times a week.
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In the 15+ years since I switched my preventer from Becotide (which never worked for me in the preceding 15 yrs) to Sereride, and subsequently Flutiform (Fluticasone) at my doc’s suggestion, I have hardly ever needed Ventolin (Salbutamol). It really has been life changing. It has also improved my enjoyment of skiing holidays.
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@Hells Bells, @Scrunch77, having gone onto the French system with a proper resp consultant I haven’t used my ventolin in nearly 2 years!
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Ventolin is the devil's work. very bad for you.
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It is very overused. Part of our current workload is ensuring asthmatics are on the appropriate treatment and only using Ventolin less than three times a week. |
Why is it so bad for you? I try not to use mine, but do quite a bit during hayfever season. And is salamol equally as bad? (I don't think I've had an actual ventolin inhaler for years)
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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@Timmycb5,
Ventolin is the brand name, salbutamol is the generic name.
Like
Nurofen/ibuprofen
Panadol/paracetamol
Anadin/aspirin
Etc
And don’t get me started on inhaler use technique, I can bore for England on that one 
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@NE1, Ah ok, cheers. I wondered if there was a difference when there was a big change in the blue inhalers about 4/5 years back. Thought it might be a different drug.
Why is it so bad though? What does it do?
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You know it makes sense.
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I've bought prescription medicine (without one) over the counter in Austria after a pleading chat to the pharmacist.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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| In the 15+ years since I switched my preventer from Becotide (which never worked for me in the preceding 15 yrs) to Sereride, and subsequently Flutiform (Fluticasone) at my doc’s suggestion, I have hardly ever needed Ventolin (Salbutamol). It really has been life changing. It has also improved my enjoyment of skiing holidays. |
Flutiform has a terrible carbon footprint due to the propellant it uses. There are other inhaler devices with fluticasone you can use, Dry Powder Inhalers (DPI) tend to be much better, perhaps ask your practice once again. (practice nurses/practice pharmacists can often be better to ask than the GP)
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Poster: A snowHead
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@Timmycb5, salbutamol forces the small airways open as wide as they can, so you can get some air into the alveoli where your blood can take up oxygen. Asthma is hyper-reactivity to a stimulus (cold, polluted air, pollen etc), causing thickening of the tube walls and secretion of mucus, which leads to narrow tubes. If you force open the tubes without dealing with the cause, it’s a bit like hammering on the brakes, while the accelerator is still down. If you keep doing it, things wear out. Steroids, often mixed with a long acting version of salbutamol, suppress the whole cascade of events, leading to fewer episodes which in turn stops long term and recurring inflammation, which then means less scarring and normal-ish lungs for much longer.
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