Why is my inhaler not working?????????????!

Why is my inhaler not working?????????????

My blue inhaler is not working,I still take my brown morning and evening, but I only have to stand up and walk 5 yards and I am out of breath.When I saw my doctor he prescribed another inhaler (bricanyl turbohaler) so I am now taking 2 ventolin,1 becotide and the new one every month.
If anyone out there has the same problem I would like to know.
I am normally not a person that takes things willy nilly,but I am getting to the stage where I think I am going crazy.
All I want is to lead a normal life, and take my prescription responsibly.OK I have had asthma for the last 12 years but I seem to be taking too much medication I used to be able to go out shopping, but I am getting to the stage where I cannot go out.
I even asked the chemist and he told me to take the brown (preventative) more often which is more medication.
If anyone can help me it would be appreciated..............

3 weeks ago
Panda M
As I said I have had this a long time,this has only happened in the last 3 months

Over the last 3 months something has caused loss of control of your disease. This might have been triggered by a viral infection, or possibly a new allergen has entered your life. The cause is probably academic, though it might be sensible for you to have an up to date chest X-Ray to exclude rarities. I assume your GP has already performed a new set of PFTs on the practice vitalograph, so that he can monitor your FEV1.

You should not be using Ventolin ( salbutamol ) at the same time as Bricanyl (terbutaline ), as they are the same type of drug just made by 2 different companies.

Becotide is the oldest and weakest of the inhaled steroids. You would almost certainly get some improvement with a change to a more modern drug, ideally in a more modern and reliable type of inhaler. Pulmicort ( budesonide ) is a significantly better drug and also comes in a Turbohaler. It is now most frequently given in combination with formoterol in a single inhaler called a Symbicort Turbo. This combines steroid with a 12 hour, long acting lung opener in the one inhaler. ( A valid alternative would also be Seretide mantioned in another answer, which is a similar steroid/long acting Beta 2 combination)

Even if you wre fairly well controlled some doctors might say your current therapy and inhaler types are quite dated.