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Anoro vs Inhaler nebulizer for Bronchiectasis
MAC & Bronchiectasis | Last Active: 17 hours ago | Replies (7)Comment receiving replies
wasylowski @wasylowski
The meds you mention, except for the albuterol, are not specifically for bronchiectasis. Perhaps he has asthma and/or COPD? I agree that that it seems like a lot of meds. If it were I, I would like to know what each medication was supposed to do and why. Sometimes less is more.
Lung clearance is top of list for bronchiectasis. After clearance I breathe more freely. To set the lungs up for maximal clearance -- to get as much gunk out as possible, my routine is:
1. With a full glass of water, swallow 1 tablet of NAC and/or mucinex
2. Nebulize liquid albuterol -or- take 2 puffs of albuterol inhaler with a spacer
3. Wait 15 minutes
4. Nebulize with 7% liquid saline
5. Begin lung clearance (see https://bronchiectasis.com.au/physiotherapy as starting point, better yet, ask doctor for referral to respiratory therapist).
Not sure I answered your specific questions so please followup with more, there is a lot of combined experience on this site.
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@scoop - sorry to resurrect this two year old post but do you notice any difference between NAC and Musinex? Do you use them interchangeably? Also I see you take yours first thing along with your inhaler prior to nebulizing and airway clearance. I may need to switch that up as I’ve been taking mine later after breakfast so I have something in my stomach. Do you tolerate the NAC ok without any issues? I didn’t do well when nebuizing NAC but so far am doing ok on NAC tablets but it’s only been a few weeks. Haven’t noticed any change regarding being able to bring up any mucus though.