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Suggest Remedy For Breathlessness During Bronchitis

every year i get bronchitis following a heavy cold, at the moment i am taking amoxycillin 500mg 3 times per day, i have a bad cough where i get a tickly feeling at the back of my throat, and i cough and cough and bring up loads of mucus. i was given a ventolin inhaler to helpp with my wheeziness but it made me worse, i could not get my breath, it was quite frightening, and it set my mucus off again, which is large amounts, why would i be more breathless with an inhaler , its supposed to help me
Thu, 24 May 2018
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Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

You are worsening on Ventorlin. Ventorlin is a short acting inhaled bronchodilator, so it's action stays for only 2-3 hours. You were also not given mucolytic and expectorant drug along with inhaler. So your secretions are not coming out and you become more symptomatic.

So in my opinion you should start
1. Ultra long acting inhaled bronchodilators (Indacaterol and Glycopyrronium).
2. N acetyl cystine (NAC) along with inhaler. NAC is pulmonary anti -oxidant, mucolytic, expectorant and anti inflammatory drug.

Don't worry, you will be alright with all these.

Hope I have solved your query. I will be happy to help you further.

Wish you good health!

Thanks.
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Suggest Remedy For Breathlessness During Bronchitis

Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. You are worsening on Ventorlin. Ventorlin is a short acting inhaled bronchodilator, so it s action stays for only 2-3 hours. You were also not given mucolytic and expectorant drug along with inhaler. So your secretions are not coming out and you become more symptomatic. So in my opinion you should start 1. Ultra long acting inhaled bronchodilators (Indacaterol and Glycopyrronium). 2. N acetyl cystine (NAC) along with inhaler. NAC is pulmonary anti -oxidant, mucolytic, expectorant and anti inflammatory drug. Don t worry, you will be alright with all these. Hope I have solved your query. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health! Thanks.