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… or go to your nearest urgent care centre: https://www.nhs.uk/service-search/other-services/Urgent-Care/LocationSe… If … live well. Need our help? We're here for you. Our helpline team is trained to give you information on many aspects of … have a complaint, then please contact our Supporter Care Team: call on 0300 222 5800 (Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm) …
Looking after your mental health and well-being
… side effects can include mood swings. An Asthma + Lung UK survey of 3000 people who had taken oral steroids for … going through can be a big help. Join an Asthma + Lung UK support group to learn more about living with a lung … loneliness and improve your well-being. Mind and Age UK have useful information on practical things you can do and …
Using your inhalers
… or travelling with a lung condition, or just call us to say hello. Call us 0300 222 5800 Email us …
Who we are
… or background. Whoever said, “We all breathe the same air” didn’t grow up in any of the places in the UK where air pollution exceeds the World Health Organisation’s … more than £9 billion every year. So this issue needs to be at the top of the health agenda. People living with lung …
Emotions and asthma
… Emotions and asthma Find out why emotions can impact your asthma and how to manage this trigger On this … So can emotional responses, like laughing and crying. This is because your body’s response to different emotions changes … a written asthma action plan , so that you know exactly what to do if your symptoms come on. Manage your asthma well. …
Reliever inhalers
… On this page What is a reliever inhaler? Blue relievers MART and AIR relievers When to use your reliever inhaler … which quickly opens your airways and helps you breathe more easily. Reliever inhalers are also sometimes called … only have a blue reliever inhaler for your asthma, you’re more at risk of symptoms and asthma attacks. You need to use …
Relationships and lung conditions
… Join a support group Find out more Next Relationships and lung conditions You must have … this field blank Page last reviewed: 28 February 2023 Next review due: 28 February 2026 … Find out about going on …
Sex and medications
… time, you might get side effects . Side effects like ‘moon face’, weight gain, or mood changes might impact your …
How to quit smoking - the best ways to quit
… are three medicines available in the UK: Bupropion (brand name Zyban). You’ll need to take one to two tablets a day for seven to nine weeks. Cytisinicline (brand name Cytisine). You’ll need to take two to six tablets a day … your hands and mouth busy. Get outside for some fresh air. If the method you’re using isn’t working for you, try …
Vaping and e-cigarettes
… Join a support group Find out more Next Why is smoking bad for you? The effects of smoking You … . Leave this field blank Page last reviewed: 31 March 2024 Next review due: 31 March 2025 This content is currently …
Steroid preventer inhalers
… morning and evening, or at the same time as something else you need to do every day.” Dr Andy Whittamore, Asthma … inhaler correctly • rinsing your mouth out with water after using your inhaler • using a spacer if you have a …
Complementary therapies and asthma
… Breathing retraining is not a quick fix: it takes some time and commitment to learn the techniques and put them … breathing exercises at home can work just as well for some people with asthma as going to see a physiotherapist. … choose from to help you deal with stress and anxiety. Yoga Some studies have suggested that yoga, and especially yoga …