i was on inderal 40 mg three times a day for 20 years until recently despite asthma and emphysema treatment. Chemists kept telling me they were counterindicative but I stayed on the inderal: I had been put on it for migraine.

I weaned myself off it earlier this year but have gone back on 1 tablet a day. I was also put on spiriva once a day two months ago. I think it works quite well though am not sure how well since I have now developed a bulla on my lung, ie a blister, which is making me breathless. To answer your question re inderal my own experience is that everyone says it makes your asthma worse but if you have need to be on it for any reason I don't think it affects your breathing much at all.

Tom older

As far as spiriva goes most of the people I know love it, I am still using atrovent in neb and pulmocort neb, as far as the inderal is concerned it must be the aspirin component in it, which is a no no for people with asthma. Lindy

I sure hope that helps a little. Lindy

First time i've heard of aspirin having bad effect on asthma. I have to take it once a day for angina, and don't, and have never, seen a problem there in relation to asthma. In relation to ulcer, yes defiitely, a prob with me as I have an ulcered (barrett's) osophegus, but take med to counteract asprin there. But i'd be reluctant to tell anyone not to take aspirin because of asthma - aspirin is such a great drug for so many disorders, as they keep finding out.

Tom