@nancyra I have had allergic asthma for years and use a rescue inhaler only most of the time. I do have a preventative inhaler (Qvar) that is really expensive, and I can't afford it, so I keep it and only use when I really need it. Other things I do that help are to sniff methylatum (Vicks) for a few minutes, inhaling steam that is not too hot, sucking a cough drop, HEPA filtration in my home, etc.

Just recently, I have been spraying a mist of hydrogen peroxide on the couch to kill off dust mite dander. No matter how much you vacuum, there is always some. I usually get along just fine. What I find that exacerbates my asthma is exposure to something like smoke or cologne, or a sinus infection that moves down into my lungs. For that, my doctor has me use Mupirocin antibiotic ointment in my nose for a few days. It clears up an infection, and then within a day or 2, I can clear the phlegm left over and breathe a lot better. I do also have a physical problem with one side of my chest being too tight and not expanding enough, so physical therapy helps that.

My rescue inhaler is Xopenex, and the generic for that is Levalbuterol Tartrate. According to my doctor that is a better form of regular albuterol.

I don’t know if Arnuity is like Symbicort, a maintenance inhaler as well as safe to use for rescue. Please read Volunteer Mentor Sue’s comments above on albuterol, which reports that it should not be used without a maintenance inhaler.

I was fired from a pulmonologist when I told her I was going to rely on only albuterol for my asthma. As Sue points out, that can indeed be dangerous.

If you have mild asthma with only cough symptoms (like me) you may not have to stress out over your condition. When I finally found a rational lung doctor he looked at my pfts, which apparently had improved over the months I had been using inhalers, told me my allergic asthma is not something I needed to worry over (I have problems during pollen season and smog conditions), and that I could take puffs of Symbicort (a corticosteroid) only when I thought I might need it.

I don’t know anything about Arnuity, but I hope I have given you a little info (ammunition maybe) to help with your condition.

I don’t have asthma . I am a stage 4 (they say) Emphysema patient . I have used the inhaler Trelegy for two years . I didn’t have any symptoms besides low air. So they put me on Trelegy. They asked me shortly after if it helps . I could not say . I felt no difference . I am on 24/7 4 ltr oxygen . I have been taking Guaifenesin and a prescription for acid reflux . I have good days more than bad . I have occasional chest/lung pain. I am not able to walk long distances or exercise. My oxygen gets down to 85 when I dress myself . Even with my air on . I still say that I do not know what Trelegy does for me . I have never been an advocate of medicines . Looking back I don’t think I should have started it . I sure would not start it again . I don’t think anyone should start an inhaler or drug if they are not sure they need it . That is my “4 Ltrs” on the subject. 🧐Blessed Be, Crystalena