Is it ok to take two different inhalers within about 10 minutes?!
Question: Like, I have one that I'm supposed to take every four hours and one that I'm supposed to take twice a day. It's for bronchitis (as the people that've been answering my recent questions already know XD).
In the mornings, is it ok if I take the every-four-hours one and then take the twice a day one? Or should I do the twice-a-day one after school and then before I go to sleep? =/ The twice-a-day one said it'll take a few days (at least) to show any results, but the every-four-hours one actually helps almost immediatly.
Anyway, what should I do?
Answers: Like, I have one that I'm supposed to take every four hours and one that I'm supposed to take twice a day. It's for bronchitis (as the people that've been answering my recent questions already know XD).
In the mornings, is it ok if I take the every-four-hours one and then take the twice a day one? Or should I do the twice-a-day one after school and then before I go to sleep? =/ The twice-a-day one said it'll take a few days (at least) to show any results, but the every-four-hours one actually helps almost immediatly.
Anyway, what should I do?
the twice a day is most likely a steroid inhaler whereas the every 4 hours is probably an albuterol rescue inhaler. I've used both 4 asthma and was initially diagnosed with chronic bronchitis(mid 80z). I suspect the twice a day in the morning folllowed by the albuterol would not harm U but if would not be a bad idea 4 U 2 consult your doctor b4 doing so.
Timothy
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ur fireproof!!! no way thats sweet
Most likely your twice a day inhaler is a corticosteroid. Look at the box, does it have a -sone or -cone at the end of the medication? If yes, that's a steroid. It doesn't matter when you take your steroid (as long as you're doing it BID), but it IS important that you rinse out your mouth after you use it to avoid a fungal infection.
Your 4 hour drug is a bronchodilator - most likely albuterol or Xopenx (levalbuterol). These drugs relax the smooth muscle around your airways and dilate them to allow more air flow through them. They are used in conjunction with each other to achieve the overall goal of opening up your airways and allow you to get the crud out of your lungs through the natural process.