suffocating feeling

Hi all just wondering have been unwell for a while been on steroids and antibiotics since xmas , cant get rid of this choking feeling in my throath like im squeezing air out of a straw , and wheezing with it has anyone had this have to sleep uprite at night cant lie down am very worried any thoughts

[Hidden]

If your still very worried you should speak to your GP again but if your on antibiotics then you obviously have an infection that will have to clear up before you feel much better

I get a lot of infections aswell so I can sympathise

[Hidden]

thanks for advice

hi all well i posted another message but cant seem to find it due to the replies i went off to ane monday evening was just very short ob breath and coughing couldt get up stairs somone told me to get myself off to ane was so glad i did o2 in blood gas was extreamly low although i have been worse in other times i was just so short of breath they acted really quockly so im home again after benn treated with mega doses of iv steroids and mega oral dose to come home with so here we go again , just wanted to no i overheard my con say to hs sho that i was actually in respitory failure when i went in , i was shocked as i just thought it was just another attack , any thoughts guys and thanks for all the help xx

[Hidden]

hudson, was this it?

Something thats changed recently is that you can no longer see in your own profile your own previous posts, bit of a pain when looking for something.

[p3smith]

Hi

My asthma has been diagnosed for 20 years, (I am now 61) although as a child my cough always stayed for a lot longer than the cold. I have always had a 'bark' when I cough. However, once diagnosed I have used an inhaler night and morning and have not really noticed any real problems until this year. I had a bad cold which kept me off work for two weeks at the beginning of the year which meant I was coughing really badly. I doubled my medication but this did not help the cough and I was eventually put on steroids for the first time in my life for 5 days. This was the first time I experienced the 'trying to breathe through a straw' syndrome. It was very frightening at the time and every time I coughed I was worried I would not be able to breathe properly.

I slowly got better and although I can't laugh without coughing I am nearly back to my 'normal' asthma cough. However, we were out at the weekend and I had another coughing attack in which I could not breathe. This time people around me were very kind and tried to help, but there is nothing they can do. My husband also feels so helpless when I can't breathe.

Has anybody out there any advice in this situation. The only thing that helps me, is to swallow heavily several times until I can get air into my lungs. The only plus is that it has not yet happened at night. I don't enjoy good sleep every night, but at least I don't get coughing fits......yet!

Just worried for the winter to come and more colds......................................