How to Use Flovent to Treat Asthma

Asthma symptoms range from chronic cough and wheezing to a full-blown "attack," in which bronchial tubes tighten and breathing is restricted. Earlier asthma medications treated only emergency symptoms, but new-generation drugs manage lesser symptoms while preventing acute ones. Inhaled corticosteroids, such as Flovent, are taken daily to stabilize lungs and air passages so that the conditions for asthma are minimized. Treat your asthma with this and other preventive measures. Read on to learn more about how to use Flovent to treat asthma.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Asthma diagnosis from a doctor
• Lung capacity tests
• Water
• Flovent prescription

1. Seek a diagnosis from a health care provider to see whether you need Flovent and/or other medications. Tell your doctor how many attacks you have suffered, how severe they were and how much time usually passes between episodes.

2. Take lung capacity tests to determine your suitability for Flovent or other corticosteroids. These are used to treat chronic asthma that shows frequent symptoms, such as coughing or wheezing, in addition to periodic episodes of breathing difficulties.

3. Learn how to use Flovent once it is prescribed. Your doctor will discuss the medication with you, and you should also read the product literature before taking it. The process may differ slightly from other inhaled drugs that you are used to taking.

4. Follow your doctor's dosage directions for Flovent. It is usually inhaled in pre-measured doses twice per day, with or without food.

5. Prime the Flovent inhaler before your first use, in order to get a full dose. Remove the cap and spray the inhaler away from your face one or more times, according to package directions.

6. Prevent and treat daily asthma symptoms with Flovent. Remove the inhaler cap. Exhale fully, and then inhale your dose of the medication slowly and completely.

7. Rinse your mouth out with water and spit after using Flovent. This helps to avoid side effects, such as thrush.

Tips & Warnings

• You'll need to keep track of how many Flovent doses you use, or ask your doctor for a dosage meter. This way you can refill your prescription before you run out and can avoid missing doses.
• Get the most out of your Flovent regimen by recognizing and avoiding your asthma triggers. Many of these can be controlled in your diet and personal environment.
• Prevent mouth thrush by following the manufacturer's product directions. Thrush is a fungus that can have serious effects for asthmatics.
• Always keep a fast-acting relief inhaler on hand. Flovent does not help to ease symptoms during an emergency asthma attack.
• If medication fails to restore your ability to breathe during an attack, go to the hospital immediately.

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