Your inhaler will help with phlegm but not directly.
An inhaler does help get rid of phlegm and make it easier to cough up the phlegm or mucus due to the relaxed airways but the inhaler medication does not loosen or get rid of the mucus on it's own.
It's safe to use an inhaler up to 12 times a day but you should not exceed 12 puffs of an inhaler within 24 hours.
An inhaler stays in your lungs for around 10 seconds until it opens up your airway although the inhaler medicine can remain in the lungs for 30 minutes or even an hour before it clears your lungs fully.
To clean your mouth after an inhaler gargle and rinse your mouth with some water but don't swallow the water.
Simply put some water in your mouth and gargle and swish it around for 10 seconds or so and then spit it out and repeat if you still need to rinse your mouth out.
Failing to rinse your mouth after an inhaler can lead to oral thrush and throat irritation.
After using an inhaler and when you have asthma the best way to sleep is to either lay on your back with your shoulders and neck elevated or lay on your back with your head elevated and your knees bent with a pillow under your knees.
Another good sleeping position to sleep in after an inhaler and when you have asthma is on your left side with a pillow placed between your legs.
You should rinse your mouth out with water but not swallow and wait at least 10 to 20 minutes or so before drinking water after the inhaler.
If you don't rinse your mouth after using your inhaler it can lead to dry mouth, irritation and even oral thrush.
The best time to take an inhaler is in the evening.
Some people need to use their inhaler once a day and some people need to use the inhaler twice a day.
A steroid inhaler stays in your system for around 14 hours and other non steroid inhalers stay in your system for between 2 hours to 3 hours.
Steroid inhalers do not cause any weight gain as the steroid inhalers contain too low of a dose of steroids to cause any weight gain.
The strongest steroid inhaler is fluticasone furoate inhaler.
The strongest inhaler for severe asthma is a corticosteroid inhaler and Fluticasone or Flovent Inhaler.
The blue inhaler is the color of the strongest inhaler for asthma which is also known as the reliever inhaler.
The other strongest inhalers for asthma are the orange and yellow prevention inhalers and the green asthma symptom controller inhalers.
You should wait at least 1 minute between puffs from one inhaler if you need to take 2 puffs.
You do not need to wait any amount of time between puffs of albuterol and steroid inhaler.
However if you are on a bronchodilator inhaler you should wait 1 minute between puffs.
You do need to rinse your mouth with some water after using albuterol inhaler or you can develop oral thrush.
If you take more than 2 puffs of albuterol at once it can cause an overdose and lead to tingling of the hands or feet, rapid heartbeat, chest pain, seizures, tremors, blurred vision, wheezing, rapid breathing, shallow breathing and chest tightness.
Taking too much albuterol can also cause high or low blood sugar as well as low potassium levels.
The drug that should not be taken with albuterol include the drugs of isoproterenol (Isuprel), levalbuterol (Xopenex), metaproterenol (Alupent), pirbuterol (Maxair), or terbutaline (Brethaire)
A combination of Ipratropium Bromide and Albuterol Sulfate is better than albuterol for COPD.
It's OK to use albuterol for as long as you need too which can be several years or for life although it's best to not use it long term if you don't need too.
Albuterol is also good for one year after you remove it from it's foil package.
You can use your albuterol inhaler up to 4 times in one day.
The amount of albuterol that is too much in a day is more than 32 mg per day.
The length of time you have to wait between puffs of albuterol inhaler is 1 minute between puffs.
The reason you rinse your mouth after albuterol is so that any of the albuterol medicine which is stuck in your mouth or throat is cleared away which prevents such effects like sore throat or oral thrush.
You should rinse your mouth after using albuterol inhaler or any other inhaler.
After you finish your dose of albuterol you should rinse your mouth with some water and spit the water out.
Albuterol can in some cases make cough worse by causing paradoxical bronchospasms which can become life threatening.
Albuterol does help stop coughing and wheezing and trouble breathing by increasing your flow of air through your bronchial tubes.
One puff of albuterol is enough for some people although some people may need 2 puffs of albuterol for relief.
If one puff provides relief for you then that is all you should take if you want too.
You should not take 4 puffs of albuterol in a single dose though and should wait around 4 or more hours between the 4 puffs of albuterol.
It is OK to use Ventolin everyday if you need too as long as you don't take more than 4 pumps or puffs of Ventolin in a 24 hour period.
You can take up to 4 pumps of Ventolin in a 24 hour period and 1 to 2 pumps of Ventolin as needed but no more than 4 pumps of Ventolin in a 24 hour period.
The side effects of too much Ventolin are dizziness, cough, nausea, changes in taste, throat irritation and dryness, headache and shaking or tremors and nervousness.
Ventolin also known as albuterol can sometimes raise your blood pressure although it's rare for your blood pressure to raise when taking Ventolin or albuterol.
If you do experience high blood pressure while you take Ventolin or albuterol then it should go back down within 2 to 6 hours.
If you become dizzy or lightheaded or the blood pressure does not go down go to urgent care or the emergency room.
Ventolin can cause anxiety and make anxiety worse in some people.
Ventolin also known as Albuterol does not make you sleepy or cause drowsiness.
Ventolin is an inhaler used to treat wheezing and shortness of breath that is caused by breathing problems.
Ventolin also known as albuterol belongs to a drug class called bronchodilators.
You cannot get ventolin over the counter as ventolin which is also albuterol inhaler medication is only available by a doctors prescription.
Ventolin and albuterol are the same thing and the same medications and Albuterol is the generic name of the medication and Ventolin is one of the brand names.
Albuterol is good for pulmonary hypertension as albuterol can improve pulmonary vascular reserve in people with HFpEF without worsening the left heart congestion.