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Originally Posted by lady_express_44 (Post 265181)

No, Barb. I think you described it quite well in your first posting, but I embellished it a little, and forgot a little by the time I got to thinking and replying. :D

I have never had asthma either, and my COPD tests came out fine, but I used a puffer back in 2003 when I had my BIG spinal lesion attack. My doc thought that I might have picked up some virus/cold thingy that was going around, coincidentally while the hug was bothering me so much, and I went along with it to see if it would help. It did, but I am not sure if he was right, or if it just made me feel less stressed (by using it) when the "tightness" came on. :confused:

If your insurance will pay for the puffer, I think you should give it a try. If it helps, it should be effective quite quickly . . . so then you wouldn't need to waste any time getting into the ER again (if it doesn't). Hopefully that won't happen again though . . . :hug:

Cherie

Would the steroids in some inhalers help with some of the MS symptoms, or are they not that type of steroid?

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Originally Posted by Erin524 (Post 265225)

Would the steroids in some inhalers help with some of the MS symptoms, or are they not that type of steroid?

Interesting point, Erin. I imagine Barb would be on a "short acting inhaler" though, and this is what I found on that:

"Methylprednisolone, prednisone, and dexamethasone are corticosteroids. These medications shorten multiple sclerosis (MS) attacks by reducing inflammation on the brain and spinal cord."

http://health.yahoo.com/ms-medicatio...-hw190201.html

"Medications delivered through inhalers

Inhalers are used to deliver a variety of asthma medications — some that assist with long-term control and others that provide quick relief of symptoms. Some medications may only be available in certain inhaler types. Inhaled asthma medications include:

 Short-acting bronchodilators. These medications, including albuterol (Proventil, Ventolin) and pirbuterol (Maxair), provide immediate relief of asthma symptoms.

 Long-acting bronchodilators. These medications relieve asthma symptoms for longer periods of time. They include salmeterol (Serevent) and formoterol (Foradil).

 Corticosteroids. Used long term to prevent asthma attacks, these medications include beclomethasone dipropionate (Qvar), fluticasone (Flovent), budesonide (Pulmicort), triamcinolone acetonide (Azmacort) and flunisolide (Aerobid).

 Cromolyn or nedocromil. These nonsteroidal medications are used long term to prevent inflammation.

 Corticosteroid plus long-acting bronchodilator. This medication combines a corticosteroid and a long-acting bronchodilator (Advair, Symbicort)."

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/ast...halers/HQ01081

Cherie