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Q: Asthma Getting Worse ..
asked by: jessica38 on July 8th, 2007
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lately my asthma has been getting increasingly worse. about 2 months ago i went to see my doctor because of this, and she added a new medication. while this worked at first, in the last few weeks my asthma has become worse than ever. i'm getting several asthma attacks a day (as opposed to several a week), my rescue inhaler is always needed in these asthma attacks (before in some of the attacks i could eventually work through the attack without an inhaler), the inhaler isn't quite as helpful or fast working as it used to be [ in these attacks ], and symptoms accompanying the attacks have been born (lips turning blue and oxygen-deprivation headaches). anyway, i was wondering why my asthma seems to be getting progressively worse lately, and more importantly if there is anything i can do about it.


thanks for any help in advance.
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robroy13
replied on July 27th, 2007
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My asthma began getting worse some months ago too, although it's more mild to moderate persistant in nature. I was put on Advair 500/50 (from Flovent) and I really have seen an improvement. I rarely use albuterol and haven't needed to take the inhaler before exercise as I had for years. If you are not on an inhaled steroid, be sure to ask your doctor about it. I had a few visits with my GP as my asthma felt worse, he didn't do much so I finally went to a pulmonologist, he put me on Advair. It may be worth seeing a specialist.
Good luck
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jessica38
replied on July 28th, 2007
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thanks. yeah i have a regular physical coming up within a month or so, and i'll discuss again with my regular doctor and then if that doesn't work i'll see if i can get my parents to bring me to a specialist. thanks again.
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