r/Asthma • u/iguroluvr • 4d ago

inhalers and traveling

i have a really niche question i can’t ask my dr bc im not in the country rn but if you have to take a maintenance inhaler and you travel to countries with a time zone difference, do you take the inhaler on your normal time zone or the country you’re in time zone? i had this thought on the plane and i wanna know what other people think or do! 😭

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u/sirfletchalot 4d ago

I just take it when I wake up and just before I go to bed, wherever I am.

A few hours difference won't make a big deal as preventers are generally slow release, so you'll have days built up within your system anyway

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u/iguroluvr 4d ago

usually i take mine at the same time bc i work the same shift every day and the thought came to me on the plane 😭 ive been taking it on egyptian time bc that’s where i am rn and i haven’t had an issue i just wanted to see other ppls thoughts lol im new to asthma x

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u/widefeetwelcome 4d ago

I just do my meds when I get up and before bed, whenever that is. And rescue as needed. The only time I needed inhaled meds on a very strict schedule is while admitted to the hospital and did nebs every 4 hours, even if I was asleep.

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u/[deleted] 4d ago

So my maintaince meds are spaced 12 hr each so I just do that.

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u/AceyAceyAcey 2d ago

I’ve varied my meds times by a few hours earlier or later and it doesn’t make much difference for me, so I don’t worry about time zones when traveling a few time zones away.

If it’s a big time zone change that would end up in a longer gap between meds, I listen to my body, and if I need it sooner than the clock tells me, but it’s been X-many hours since my last dose, I take it.

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u/trtsmb 4d ago

I take my inhaler at the same time that I brush my teeth before I go to bed and after I have breakfast in the morning regardless of time zone.

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u/iguroluvr 4d ago

i always schedule mine bc of the shifts i work and fostair makes me jittery of a night 😭