Attacks?

Why do my attacks always come at night? Anyone else with the same problem?

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I get some at night and wake up puffed out and needing lot of reliever and usually afternoons am worse also.

Not sure why as on lot of meds and no allergies other than grass and diuretic tabs xxx

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yep most nights 2 am

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Attacks?

I had my most recent one that started about 0900 and by 1200 i was in hospital pretty soon after that. Ended up in Intensive care this time on a Ventilator. Scary. Missed 4 days of my life . Which is a STEP up from 16 years ago when I missed 5 weeks!! I am on every (heavy) asthma med there is now. I had pneumonia this time. Ouch. SStill recovering. Feedback off folks with similar would be supportive and helpful. Cheers guys

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I wish I had some sort of answer for you - for me too, really. When I had my first ever really bad time my asthma had its own little timetable - mornings were ok but it would get worse through the afternoon and evening and then start to ease off at around midnight, so I would get to bed at about 2 a.m. That routine stayed in place every day for about 6 months all told, although towards the end of that time the severity and duration of the attacks reduced and it was much easier to cope with.

I couldn't find any reason for the timing and my GP was no help so in the end I decided that it was just spite!

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Not sure. I have been often worse when I first wake up too. A lot better since starting medication for reflux recently which was a pleasant surprise.

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P.S. Taffyrocker, welcome to the AUK forum, there is several people on here who have been in a similar situation

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I believe it's supposed to be one of the classic signs of asthma that is not fully controlled. I have heard an explanation but can't remember it.

My asthma tends to be worse in the evenings and if I'm having a flare-up it will interfere with my sleep in various ways, either by stopping me getting to sleep for a while or waking me up a couple of times during the night, often not enough for me to realise what it is and take my inhaler.

Taffyrocker, welcome to the forum. That sounds like a nasty experience but as TJ says there are others who have experienced it on here and should be able to help.

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hi , i was awake neally all night with coughing had some through the day but main problems at night, ended up suffering with this for about a year getting antibiotics, various tests, now after seeing a consultant they told me this was classic for an asthmatic, so now on seretide 250 but while i now manage some sleep still seem to wake up at around 4/5 am with coughing so u are not alone

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Pam46,

Yeah, I too have coughing fits around dawn. I don't need an alarm clock to get me up for work, my chest does it for me.

Dave