I live in South America, on October 13 I had a crisis where they gave me hydrocortisone 500 mcg, I did not improve, on the 14th I went to the emergency room again and they gave me the same thing, from then on the improvements were slight, I am on budesonide and formoterol with powder dry and ipratropium bromide and taking prednisone for 2 days, even so, I feel slight discomfort that prevents me from being well, spo2 at 100 even in crisis, normal bp, the pulmonologist mentioned that I have a hyperreactivity to an allergen, I don't know what to do, It's been almost a month and I'm looking for help here, sorry for the bad English, I'm using Google Translate

It’s my first time buying inhalers in America. And it took 2 months to find the cheapest option — 180 dollars. What?!?

I have been skipping my morning doses while I try to sort this out. But, I had to cave. I need to breathe.

Please help me. What do you all do? Where can I get an inhaler for a more manageable price? I can’t do this every month. I have 2 kids and am on a teachers salary.

My chest is killing rn and its tight . Why cant i enjoy a cold drink in peace ??? this sucks soo bad

I work at a Steak house & our fans have been broke or vents I think? So the restaurant has been getting filled with smoke the last 2 nights. I think it’s starting to affect me ( getting mucusy, congested etc) does this happen to anyone else ?

I don't even have asthma. I went to my doctor complaining about sinus symptoms, brain fog, sleep issues. It really only helps me fall asleep and I still wake up after about 4 to 5 hours and have a hard time falling asleep again. I'm going to stop taking it, but how likely will I have withdrawal symptoms with only taking it for around 2 1/2 months?

My asthma has been controlled since I was 8, but this recent pregnancy (2nd) I suffered with coughing fits and labored breathing almost since conception. I was prescribed singulair and took it daily since I was 8 weeks pregnant. My ENT/Allergy doctor said to stop after I give birth because it could cause post partum depression. I’m 8 weeks post partum now and the cough hasn’t gone away. No signs of post partum depression at the moment but I know it’s still early. I took Allegra but it’s not as effective and I caved and went back to singulair. Should I just continue it anyway since it’s the only thing that works or go back to the doctor and ask for something else?

Due to acid reflux. Would recommend sitting up or walking until your body (digestion perhaps) is ready to lie down at night.

Edit: sitting up but not reclined sitting

I’ve just been diagnosed with adult onset Asthma and I’m looking for a bit of advice with my peak flow meter. I know to disregard the reading when I cough but I tend to make a noise like I’m clearing my throat when I get a high reading. Should I disregard those readings as well?

Long story short, I'm too wheezy and cranky to give a good long winded explanation, how do I achieve remission again?

I've had asthma since I was 6 and it was generally always severe, then when I moved to a new city at the age of 26 it went into remission immediately for 2 full years, no inhaler of any kind needed. No drugs, no symptoms. Then I lived in the same building as a smoker and it came back and hasn't gone away since, that was 10 years ago.

I need to get off of all steroids to test my desperate theory that I have adrenal suppression from steroidal inhalers and steroidal topicals rather than Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. I need to know for sure.

No other changes happened during those 2 years, same pets, same diet, same lifestyle.

Anyone else having this issue? I finally found a maintenance inhaler that works great for me and now I’m struggling to get it and it’s stressing me out and making me super mad 😭😭 I tried the disk kind but it gives me thrush so I don’t want to deal with that again. What are you guys using maintenance wise??

I understand that caffeine is a bronchodilator, but could it have opposite effects? I just drank someone with caffeine, but it also has sugar so I don't know if it is mainly sugar affecting it or the caffeine, I'm not very smart when it comes to these things lol.

so i just started azithromycin. My asthma doc described my asthma as a shit show basically . in may my PFT was 87 % in july it was 75 % now its 69 % when it was 75 % i was on symbicort and spiriva but id keep ending in the hospital with bad asthma flares but on dulera and spiriva i havent had anything bad happen - just crappy lung function . which is better symbicort or dulera ? i mean - should i suffer with the bad lung function or have better lung function but be at risk for bad asthma flares where i need aggressive treatment ? usually after i bad flare i end with pneumonia or some chest infection . Not only that but my mental health is ruined cause of all this and i cant live a normal life with out fearing i am gonna end in ICU . my respiratory doctor even told me it can happen with some of my triggers . whats your experience with dulera and spiriva or symbicort and spiriva ? And those on azithromycin has it helped you ?

For anyone that has had depression or anxiety as a side effect from steroid inhalers did it go away over time, whilst continuing to take the same type inhaler ?

Or also if you changed inhaler type did this help?

So recently my doctor increased my inhaler dose and prescribed me abflo tabs I.e acebrophylline tabs..

Now I've had 4 doses since then and I've already gained 3 pounds! With no change whatsoever in diet or excersise routine

Has this happened to anyone?

I'm 18 I didn't have asthma as a child but now I got diagnosed with it at first I thought it was phenomenia but doctor said it's not as I told him my gets worse at night and somtimes in morning too

He did not give me any inhaler just meds that's it it's good I think because my asthma is stage 2-3 only but there was a time when it got trigger and I was basically a doll sitting on a chair because I had use all my powder to just breath

Does doing the dirty cause asthma attacks?

I wanted to describe this incident I had before and learn what kind of attack this is. Back then I had asthma before I knew it was called asthma. At night, I would wake up extremely hard to breathe due to inflamed Airway. But that’s not the worst kind of asthma. Once, a couple of days after I finally learned about asthma and got an inhaler, I woke up with a heart that felt crushed by a stone. I had extreme, heavy breathing because of my diaphragm. The odd part was that my bronchus was so clear, nothing was blocking the way. At the same time, I felt like I had to puke. I went to the toilet bowl and tried to puke, but nothing came out (if I recall correctly). Then, I kind of collapsed and sat down on the floor next to the toilet bowl because I was feeling lightheaded. That’s when I finally realized that I should take my Salbutamol, two puffs. After a minute, things calmed down.

About 4 years ago I started getting asthma in the spring and fall due to allergies. I've never had an asthma attack, but it got bad enough to where my Dr. prescribed me Flovent HFA inhaler to prevent wheezing. I would use Flovent one puff per morning only during the spring and fall, and was fine the few months in between when my allergies weren't so bad.

Now that it's fall I needed a new supply of Flovent but found out that it's been discontinued. I was prescribed Qvar and Asmanex to try, and after calls to my insurance to get coverage and then pharmacies to get it filled, I finally got a hold of Asmanex. I didn't realize how hard it is to get a steroid inhaler right now, I was told both inhalers were on back order and then one pharmacy finally got just one Asmanex inhaler in their entire stock.

I've been using one puff of Asmanex for the past week, and my asmtha seemed to go away. But the last two days my throat suddenly feels tight and it's been harder to speak. It feels like it's gotten worse each day. I decided I will need to stop using Asmanex for now and hope I can be ok with just my rescue inhaler.

Does anyone have a similar experience and have any advice or recs on which steroid inhaler to use next? I understand how hard it is to get fluticasone (Flovent).

Also, has anyone tried allergy shots to help with seasonal asthma? My ENT says it will help, but I just haven't had to the time to go get a shot every week for 7 months straight.

Hi all!

Recently saw a pulmonologist for wheezing and coughing. Possible asthma or some sort of reactive airway thing.

He gave me a dry powder inhaler (breo ellipta). I’ve never had asthma or anything before and I’m not sure if I’m using it properly. Google has been unhelpful.

Should I feel the powder in my mouth? Yesterday when I did it I got a lot of powder on my tongue so today I opened my throat more and tried to take a faster breath in. This time I felt the powder in the back of my throat and swallowed it so it seemed better than yesterday.

Am I doing it right? Am I supposed to feel the powder or does that mean it’s not going in my airway?

Thanks!

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We all know republicans love cutting healthcare access and Im worried this guy is gonna bring back pre-existing conditions as a thing, where insurance companies can deny us or charge us much more cause we have a pre-existing conditon...

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I’ve had asthma all my life - when I got in my 20s it pretty much subsided and I haven’t had an issue or had to use my inhaler. I caught an upper respiratory infection a couple weeks ago and it just triggered it. I woke up every morning with an awful cough that left me wheezing and gasping for air (it literally felt like baby asthma attacks after each cough). I had an asthma attack a few days ago. First doctor prescribed me a rescue inhaler and cough medicine - cough medicine worked then it didn’t. Second doctor put me on a liquid cough syrup and prednisone. It worked until it didn’t. I woke up this morning with an awful cough again, wheezing and gasping for air. I truly don’t know what to do anymore and every morning I’m scared I’ll have another attack. Is it worth going to the ER? I don’t have a PCP where I’m at yet. Any help is appreciated as I’ve went so long without any issue from my asthma.

i folks, I figure some people here may have some good advice/tips for what I'm experiencing.

Me: 29M, fit, healthy, active, no history of food borne allergies or allergies to weed/grass/pollen/trees/dander/pets/interestingly didn't show up as fully allergic to dust or mold either

Slightly lactose intolerance and a slight chest tightness when I consume specifically cow's milk so I try and avoid it

On no medication, was taking omeprazole 20mg for some stomach burning but that was over a month ago and stomach is fine thankfully,

The (alleged) cause: Moved into a new apt, and after a humid summer air vents started to become very dusty/irritating; in an old NY building wherein dust accumulates quickly. There's a small air vent in the bathroom (where I consistently notice my symptoms get worse) that I think is growing some mold due to steam/humidity of heat and moisture from the bathroom, etc. Building staff are coming to take a look tomorrow and hopefully clean it.

I've invested in air purifiers, vacuums, dusters etc but still feeling the following symptoms:

Symptoms:

Chest tightness

Tightness/tightening at the "bottom" of lungs/bronchoconstriction - two docs/allergists have said my lungs and breathing sound good/normal. Same with heart

Very congested/blocked sinuses

Dark rings under eyes and often eyelids are slightly swollen and itchy

The last time I felt any of these very consistently was when I was in a very dusty college dorm many years ago.

Medications:

Azelastine spray - kinda helpful, but not really

Claritin - when needed, but quite drowsy

Airsupra inhaler - helpful, usually just one dose needed per day

Thank you so much and appreciate everyone's input and time!

Hi y’all. So I had an asthma diagnosis as a kid when I would get pneumonia a lot. “Grew out of” it. Grew up, it’s never really been an issue aside from the fact that every cold I get goes into my chest. My husband will get a head cold for a couple days and I’ll get a cough for 2 weeks. The latest one, the whole household got a cough and I am just hacking miserably and so short of breath that I’ve been on the albuterol every couple hours! I haven’t needed it since childhood, even got through covid (during which I was much sicker than this) without it. What gives? Should I go to the doctor? How can I get better? I panic when my airways feel constricted and my breaths are shallow. I don’t know much about asthma or how to treat myself.

sometimes when I'm exercising and push it a little too far and can't breathe too well I start to have a panic attack. I've mistaken this for an asthma attack before but realised it wasn't when getting some fresh air helped and blue inhaler didn't really help, it's almost as if my body is defending me from even getting to the point of asthma attack by jumping straight into panic mode which is kinda cute of my body. does anyone else get this?

it's like my asthma and anxiety have worked together to help add this extra defence mechanism to my body lol

Hi! Curious to hear if taking singulair/montelukast has caused hives for anyone here?

I’m on day 3 and my forearm areas continue to hive up for some reason, then it goes away in 30-45 mins.

Very well could be my dog or something else but thought I’d ask. Thanks!

If so, how do you prevent this?

I said I'd do this years ago but I'll do it now.

back in 2022 I had three surgeries that are called brachial thermoplasty. what it is during the surgery is you're asleep and they use this probe in your upper Airways and what it does is it burns away the inflamed bit of that airway it's probe that's about the temperature of a hot cup of coffee and it's three surgeries. they do the right side first then the left side then the middle there's a month in between each surgery. 2 weeks after the surgery is when the coughing and the inability to breathe stops so for two weeks you're sitting there coughing wheezing everything feels like an asthma attack it's horrible just horrible you can't go to work you can barely get out of bed. but once it stops you're good.

what it does is it's designed to get you off a lot of medications and it does one month after I finish all three surgeries I stopped taking prednisone not by myself my doctor told me to stop. I've been on Prednisone every day for 10 years every day! I won't tell you what the dangers of Prednisone are but if you're on it go look it up it's a lifesaver but it's also a very dangerous drug. I'm in Canada so I didn't have to pay for it and the UK NHS covers it in the US I've heard it cost anywhere between 1500 to 4500 and a lot of insurance companies cover it as it gets them off medication that they've been paying for for years.

well it's not a cure for asthma as nothing is but my God doesn't help I used to go through a blue rescue inhaler every two weeks because I needed it I couldn't leave the house without one maybe two cuz I'd lose one now a days two years later I don't even know where they are they're probably in my bedside drawer but I don't know for sure. I still take medication like montelukast symbicort Advair and I have my rescue inhalers but I don't use them it's been a huge transformation in my life I went from having an attack once or twice a day to maybe maybe once a month. I haven't been in the hospital for an attack since the surgeries I used to go at least three or four times a year to get steroids and get myself breathing again. I'm sure many of you know that feeling in the hospital.

if you have any questions about it feel free to DM me or obviously comment on the post but let me tell you this surgery has been a lifesaver.

After being sick last fall/winter with persistant pneumonia, I never fully recovered. The chest congestion, wheezing and shortness of breath never went away! I have undergone lots of x-rays, C-T scans, bloodwork, and even had sinus surgery this year to figure out that I have severe Adult Onset Asthma (I am 36 and have always been healthy). I have been really struggling as my symptoms are constant. I am on Enerzair in the mornings and recently started Dupixent as the inhalers aren't helping. My chest congestion is unreal and have strained every muscle in my abdomen from coughing the last year. I am just wondering if anyone else has a similar story and if they found anything that helps relieve the congestion? I have been so physically limited that it's really starting to play with my head.
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