... My asthma started up quite suddenly last year, so I was officially diagnosed less than a week later. ... (1 replies)
... and it made a world of difference. I went from having 5 or 6 of the bronchitis episodes in a year to having 1 in the last two. I guess it was worth the horrible pain haha. My asthma is no where near under control though I go through 1 rescue inhaler a month. ... (21 replies)
... You should use it when you first feel the symptoms come on. If you wait, it won't work as well. If you are going to be doing cardio of any kind you should do two puffs 20 minutes or so before beginning your workout. I jog and that's my regimen. Have no problems running after that. ... (12 replies)
... Hi, i was just diagnosed about a week ago with reactive asthma. I stopped smoking but what brought mine on was long term exposure to bleach in my bathroom. ... (14 replies)
... this kind of thing done on TV. I tried to remember what they taught us back in high school health class, but I couldn't remember what they said about choking. Do you begin CPR? ... (4 replies)
... Oh boy, you really do have alot of questions. ... (7 replies)
... I had to be on very high doses of prednisone for LONG periods of time early on because my asthma was so out of control. ... (25 replies)
... When you first develop asthma, it is good to keep a journal of your symptoms and how you are feeling, both before and after using your inhaler, and how often you are using your inhaler, the time of day you use your inhaler, etc... ... (7 replies)
... Like you, it takes me a while to get things back under control but not as long as you. ... (17 replies)
... this is a long response. ... (7 replies)
... You are advised to use SERETIDE EVOHALER 25/250 mcg two puffs twice daily regularly even if you are asymptomatic. (8 replies)
... has been discontinued, and I do not want a cheap inhaler like ALBUTEROL, no matter how good anyone else says it is. ... (8 replies)
... up visits. He put me on an asthma action plan during our first meeting. He reviewed and tweaked the plan on my last two visits. ... (22 replies)
... My family has a long history of allergies, especially on my mothers side. My father's grandfather had asthma. When I was 12 years old I started getting this bad chronic cough. ... (6 replies)
... Funny how people can be against something they have no idea about. ... (11 replies)
... I worry about the long term effects. ... (7 replies)
... windy here too so I know how you feel. ... (41 replies)
... test name. You have to breathe in and out deep and then a few long breaths into a big machine. Then do it all over again after you take 2 puffs of albuterol. ... (10 replies)
... There is a LOT you can do to improve your situation. ... (1 replies)
... ed steroids can cause problems. But when you have asthma, you have no choice. You have to be on a maintainence medication along with the fast acting beta agonist inhalers like Ventolin. ... (7 replies)
