Frequency of flareups for COPD enough to have to go on anabiotic’s

Posted by romoney1 @romoney1, Jul 6, 2025

I was wondering how many frequencies people seem to have say a month six months mine seem to be every month and a half or two I have to go to the hospital and get antibiotics and steroid shot in order to get rid of the excess phlegm. I can’t get rid of enough of it. It just keeps producing. Can anybody give me the light up on that?

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joyfulsun1961 | @joyfulsun1961 | Sep 5, 2025

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I agree!!!

hicopd | @hicopd | Sep 6, 2025

What does your lung doc say? Is there a reason you don’t have a nebulizer at home and can’t do treatments there? I bought my home nebulizers decades ago and can give myself any treatments my docs and I agree upon. It’s under $50 to get a nebulizer at CVS with coupons they apply, either your doc’s prescription for one.

I’d tell your doc you don’t feel the Breezetri is adequately controlling your condition and you’d like to try something different. I’ve had great success with once/day trelegy.

bobarb | @bobarb | Sep 7, 2025

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Great advice

hicopd | @hicopd | Sep 9, 2025

If you want a nebulizer you can travel with that is a JET nebulizer (instead of a mesh or ultrasonic), I strongly recommend the Pari Trek. It plugs in or you can buy the lithium ion battery pack. (I'm cheap so just have the plug.) Be sure you always carry it aboard and don't tempt TSA or others to take the nebulizer apart to be sure it isn't something dangerous (you will have to discard and replace it if they do--yup it was done to me). Many different vendors sell it and it works with the same mouthpiece and tubing that the desktop nebulizer uses.

pattymc | @pattymc | Sep 22, 2025

Im 74 & my Dr has me on azithromycin 200mg or 500mg, 3X a week..ask ur Dr about this..

mrmover | @mrmover | Sep 23, 2025

I take Mucinex dm twice a day, which really helps cut down on phlegm.

kdalda75 | @kndaustin71 | Sep 23, 2025

A good pulmonary hygiene program at home will help if you are consistent with it. It will include drinking lots of fluids, deep breathing, postural drainage, postural percussion. If you can do this several times a day you may be able to stay ahead of it. There is nothing worse than coughing so much that you are left weak.