Asthma

[E44E44]

can asthma make you feel run down and tired and cause mouth ulcers?

[Homely2 Administrator]

I think the short answer is, Yes.

I find asthma a bit of a battle, I have been consigned to the sofa this morning. by a very sudden, vicious asthma attack, lots of salamol, so now recovering.

Something like asthma that keeps attacking you, can make you feel run down and tired, it certainly does it to me.

I think you have got to keep trying new things. I have found out recently that my asthma is much happier walking in the winter in a wood than out in the open. This is a real godsend to me, as it makes it easier for me to exercise in the winter time.

Re mouth ulcers I have always read that if you take inhalers, you should use a spacer, regularly clean your teeth and generally do good oral hygiene to prevent mouth ulcers, gum issues etc.

[E44E44 in reply to Homely2]

Thank You , I just feel really run down atm and tired , I have be fighting of a cold and coughing now for two weeks, waking at night coughing never do this with my asthma normally , feel so tired that I haven’t got the energy to go to work but I have too as I work in a school I only have this week and next Mon , Tues and half day Weds mai need to be signed off a couple of days.

[Homely2 Administrator in reply to E44E44]

Lovely bath, then Lemsip before I go to bed and fresh sheets, is my favourite approach when I get like that.

[Patk1]

You might well be run down after2 colds close together with viral coughs, disturbing Yr sleep b4 work.asthma can add to it due to inflammation x

[E44E44 in reply to Patk1]

yes I went to GP yesterday and GP said I sounded like I had Laryngitis as my voice was hoarse GP said I was having an asthma exacerbation so on 8 steroids a day till the weekend.

[Patk1 in reply to E44E44]

Hope it eases things for u.gargling mY help throat ! I find tspn clear honey coats throat for a while xx

[ReedB]

Yes, I'm still getting over a chest infection and now another cold virus. I work in school too and have kids in primary school so it's relentless at times. Thankfully it's my last day today. Feeling very rundown too. Nearly there! I always try to make sure I have mini breaks in the day where I'm not pushing my lungs too much along with obvious things like vitamin C,D etc, hot drinks... Hope you feel more you again soon x

[E44E44 in reply to ReedB]

Thank you , so do I been off work since Monday the steroids seem to have settled the asthma symptoms but the Laryngitis is now taking over I had a temperature of 38 last night it is 37.7 this morning if I can keep it down today then I will go back in tomorrow then all I have left is Thursday and Friday this week then Monday , Tuesday and half day next Wednesday then that is me finished.

[ReedB in reply to E44E44]

Good luck! I hope all things health improve and no more viruses, steroids or antibiotics 🙏

[E44E44 in reply to ReedB]

Thank You x