Coronavirus and asthma - should I stop using my inhalers?

Hi all.

I am asthmatic & self isolating & being furloughed from work. I am a key worker & work in supported living. Due to me having underlying health issues I am on the 12 weeks self isolation. Work have been very good about me able to do this. I have been quite bad with a respiratory infection for the first 2 weeks of self isolation... now I am in my 5th week my asthma has started up again thankfully my inhalers are working.  Are there any others out there who are self isolating 

I use seretide 250 preventative inhaler morning and night but didn’t get a letter to isolate. I work in a nursing home  so have very close contact with residents who have Covid 19. Some staff have left and some are off sick with it. I can’t stay at home. Recently they made it compulsory to wear a mask for the whole shift of 12 hours. This is causing an issue with my asthma. It’s like being suffocated and is very claustophobic . This is making my job harder but I know I have to wear one for protection of us and the residents 

Surely if their was a risk it would be slot less. Having them than without? I definitely couldn’t stop any of my medication without ending up in hospital 

Hi I'm on Fostair and Salbutamol for my asthma I'm also on Montelukast at nigh.   I've got hay fever and currently feeling a bit tight chested with what feels like a itchy/burning throat which makes me want to cough.  I had a call from the GP who as issued me with steroids I then had a call from a Covid nurse who said it sounds like allergies.   but I'm extremely on edge about all this I was diagnosed with server anxiety when my husband passed away just over 18 moths ago it's that is now the worse it's been in a while is there anything I can do to manage my anxiety.

Thanks Kelly.

@Cathy64 I'm severe asthma I was the same as you they put mine down to coronavirus, it's different cough to chest infection but it's damaged my breathing sacks I got to see lung specialists now so get CT scan done if you can good luck 🤞

@Frusnup I'm using my inhaler blue more than  ever getting one each week from doctors tis week I got tight chest coughing all day worse at night doctors given me steroid tablets for 5 days and I'm on antibiotics. Still feel same not feel like I'm getting better. I'm worried this might b more than the asthma 

I'm off work for 12 weeks due to asthma and chronic kidney disease also the fact I've been classed as vunerable category I too have had panic attacks and now have tablets for that plus my hay fever is awful at the moment and my asthama worse, I am so afraid of going back to work in a supermarket, how do we stand after 12 weeks do I have to go back 

Thank you 

Sandra

I guys 

I am new to this group I have been bad with my asthma for 4 weeks been admitted to hospital 5 times in 4 weeks am now on my 4th course of steiods (p) ones am so confused my gp says am not high risk but everyone else is telling me I am am not in work at the minute but don’t know if I should stay of . 

@Frusnup hi am new on here i got a letter from the NHS telling me that I am high risk and I have to stay in for 12 weeks as I have sever asthma also for the last six months i have been on antibiotics and steroids i am on flutiform two puffs twice a day and I have ventolin and have been told i can take up to two puffs ten times a day if needed this was before the pandemic i have just resantly been put on one antibiotics on Monday. Wednesday and Friday for the rest of my life i am worried that i will get that antibiotics won't work for me just asking could someone please help me 

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