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Q: Unable to take full breath
asked by: entrepreneur1 on January 7th, 2009
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ok so i've been coughing for over 4 months now..used to smoke around 5-7 ciggarettes a day but i quit since i started coughing.....quit drinking too....it all started with bronchitis..i've been to the ER 4 times...for excessive coughing and shortness of breath..i recently got sent to a lung specialist..he diagnosed me with asthma..gave me advair 500/50 and albuterol pump..and prednisone because i think i had bronchial spasm...things got a littlle bit better..then i caught a cold and i had bronchitis again...got a z pack again and more prednisone...i still cant get a full breath of air..its like i have to sigh every couple of breaths or yawn to make my lungs feel full..the right side of my chest always feels heavy and it hurts at times..i dont know if its from the coughing or something else...went to the doctor again today..had a spirometer test done..he it twice .,..one regular..and one after giving me a puff of some inhaler...he said it was unusual i did better on the test without the inhaler..he gave me symbicort 160/4.5 and a prescription for a albuterol nebulizer.....i am really frustrated and depressed now..i feel like crying at times..i dont know whats wrong with me..i've had x rays done...i've had an ekg test done...blood tests...all came out normal but that was a month ago....im literally sick of all this...i have loss of appetite...i dont eat because then i get full and bloated and it gets worse for me to inhale..i want to feel healthy again... i want to feel like the old me and not worry about my breath all the time...can someone please help me and tell me what this is???
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destinys07
replied on January 9th, 2009
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re: Unable to take full breath
i have the same problems as you do,ive been diagnosed w/ asthma since i was a child.it actually went away until last year.whenever i inhaled something like fumes,sprays,smoke,detergents etc. it gives me difficulty in breathing.its annoying and i feel frustrated because this breathing problem keeps me from doing my regular activities.i feel like im being choked inside,i could feel my muscle in the throat area has tighten up or inflammed causing the problem in breathing.the doc has prescribed me salmeterol fluticasone (seretide250 diskus),it does help i admit but im worried that if i keep using it,there will be a chance to affect on having a baby(im trying to conceive this year).i always have asthma attack 3times or more a week and its not healthy for the baby(soon-to-be) if i will keep taking this med just to help me breath.i just couldnt stand it anymore,like you i hated this feeling of worrying the next breathing problem will occur.just right now i didnt sleep for the whole night because i have trouble sleeping again,i tried to relaxed and hoping my breathing will become normal again but disappointed in the end. i have no choice but to take some puff (asthma med) just to end this dilemma,im also worried that i might be conceiving at this moment & if i do it might affect the baby's health(i could not forgive myself that).i hope we can find a way to cure this,pls. let me know if u get some answers.thanks...
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