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Carbocisteine

My Asthma was really bad and not having luck with any meds, my lungs filled up of mucus really bad and could not swallow at all with out swallowing thick mucus...

My Asthma was really bad and not having luck with any meds, my lungs filled up o...

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Book recommendation

Here's a good (and quick to read) book about being poorly. It talks about loneliness, loss (of your previous life), betrayal (of you by your body) and fear of...

Here's a good (and quick to read) book about being poorly. It talks about loneli...

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•14 years ago

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exercising shock

hi everyone! Im new here and having read a few of the posts I decided to give it a go myself... Im 20 years old and starting my 3rd year at college soon....

hi everyone! Im new here and having read a few of the posts I decided to give i...

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Gyms - beware

I would like to warn anyone considering a gym membership about an experience I have just had. I joined the Teddington Fitness and Pools Centre and was getting...

I would like to warn anyone considering a gym membership about an experience I h...

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•14 years ago

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Alendronic Acid

Hi all, just wanted to pick your brains again. Has anyone ever used Alendronic Acid whilst on long term prednisolone? What effects has it had and will it help...

Hi all, just wanted to pick your brains again. Has anyone ever used Alendronic ...

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•14 years ago

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How do you know

How do you know when it's time to see the dr? I've got an appointment to see my GP on Thursday as I don't think the inhalers are doing a great job (up several...

How do you know when it's time to see the dr? I've got an appointment to see my...

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•14 years ago

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Books

Hi there, As you know I'm fairly new to all this and I thought I would read all I could about asthma and allergies. Having admitted to myself that I've...

Hi there, As you know I'm fairly new to all this and I thought I would read all...

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•14 years ago

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delayed reaction/symptoms?

hi :) I've always been a bit sensitive to grapes but sometimes eat them anyway as it tends to only result in mild symptoms, its usually accompanied by...

hi :) I've always been a bit sensitive to grapes but sometimes eat them anyway...

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this cant be right!!!

omg something very depressive - im going to be 41 soon and even worse i have a 19year old! sad or what!!! where did the last 10years go-and if you have them or...

omg something very depressive - im going to be 41 soon and even worse i have a 1...

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Count down to going back school panic

Ryan goes back to school in 11 days and I am so panicked about it all. Last year he did amazingly well with his attendance and hit 95% which is the lowest they...

Ryan goes back to school in 11 days and I am so panicked about it all. Last year...

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•14 years ago

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Embarrassing problem!!

I have had it pointed out to me that I have really bad breath at the moment which is so embarassing, I just wondered if it could be a side effect of using...

I have had it pointed out to me that I have really bad breath at the moment whic...

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•14 years ago

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methotrexate or ciclosporin?

just an enquiry to see if any of you guys out there have any personnal experience of using either of these drugs to help obtain better control of your asthma?...

just an enquiry to see if any of you guys out there have any personnal experienc...

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•14 years ago

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Life insurance

Does anyone know of any insurance companies that will insure people with unstable asthma? I have been turned down twice in the past for life insurance because...

Does anyone know of any insurance companies that will insure people with unstabl...

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•14 years ago

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Red sores in corner of mouth

I have just changed my seretide 125 to a seretide 250 accuhaler. I have been troubled by sores in the corner of my mouth which just don't seem to heal. They...

I have just changed my seretide 125 to a seretide 250 accuhaler. I have been tro...

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•14 years ago

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fed up!

Hi again. well am on my 5th attack of the day I feel extremely tired I could just pass out now... currently I am on my jones but my brother is driving down...

Hi again. well am on my 5th attack of the day I feel extremely tired I could jus...

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Funding of treatment

Apologies if this sounds like a moaning e-mail but I'm at my wits end. I've had a fungal infection now for over 18 months and due to tolerance problems and...

Apologies if this sounds like a moaning e-mail but I'm at my wits end. I've had...

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•14 years ago

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What a Birthday!!!!

Hi everyone Just feeling sorry for myself, I was vented last weekend for a few days until Monday night surely now the aches and pains and general feeling of...

Hi everyone Just feeling sorry for myself, I was vented last weekend for a few d...

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•14 years ago

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Return from hols

Hi everyone Just got back from a holiday in the Algarve, and all the planning of getting all the meds labeled, letter from doc/cons and repeat prescriptions...

Hi everyone Just got back from a holiday in the Algarve, and all the planning o...

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Thank you woody! (travel insurance)

Following on from my other thread I looked and looked for reasonably priced worldwide travel insurance to no avail. My bank was willing to cover me only if I...

Following on from my other thread I looked and looked for reasonably priced worl...

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A few questions from a newbie to asthma!

Morning all, I went to the doc three weeks ago after failing to shift a cough/wheeze for 6 months despite antibiotics. A test revealed there was no bacterial...

Morning all, I went to the doc three weeks ago after failing to shift a cough/w...

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Fatigue

Strange one. I'm so fatigued these past two days but haven't really been doing anything energetic. Last night out with friends, was designated driver. Normally...

Strange one. I'm so fatigued these past two days but haven't really been doing a...

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Portacath recovery

Hello folks, I haven't been around much for quite a while now, but I've come back to you to ask for a little advice. My veins are rubbish these days and it's...

Hello folks, I haven't been around much for quite a while now, but I've come bac...

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•14 years ago

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change in the weather, change in me !

weathers on the turn :( its cooling right off now and thee rain seems to be here to stay. its 10degrees :( im missing the summer already. over the last few...

weathers on the turn :( its cooling right off now and thee rain seems to be here...

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•14 years ago

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Good Doc!

After reading all the post abouts how Docs are always stumped when it comes to no wheeze. I thought i should let you all no, that there are some docs who are...

After reading all the post abouts how Docs are always stumped when it comes to n...

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new on here, daughter bad asthma worse in winter

hi everyone, i am new on here, i have a now 5 year old daughter just coming in to her bad seasons of the year, she was diagonsed at 16months old with asthma...

hi everyone, i am new on here, i have a now 5 year old daughter just coming in t...

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is this possible ?

hi, when i joined asthma uk i had to use my mum's email because for some reason mine was all messed up and not working, but about a week later i got a laptop...

hi, when i joined asthma uk i had to use my mum's email because for some reason ...

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Reducing Pred?

Hi, I've been reducing my pred for the past few weeks and I'm now down to 15mg (YAY!). But since I got it down I've been getting a really upset tummy (TMI...

Hi, I've been reducing my pred for the past few weeks and I'm now down to 15mg ...

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Is it possible to be allergic to preds!

can a person be allergic to preds? i keep getting reoccuring asthma flare up's i have changed so many things round and still had another flare up. could i be...

can a person be allergic to preds? i keep getting reoccuring asthma flare up's i...

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•14 years ago

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So uncomfortable

I'm feeling a bit sorry for myself again. I'm so tired from poor sleep - trying to sleep propped up on 4 pillows as if I lie down I can't breathe. But...

I'm feeling a bit sorry for myself again. I'm so tired from poor sleep - trying...

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•14 years ago

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Anyone find pain makes their breathing worse

I've just had to get out of bed as I can't sleep. I've had back problems on and off for over 8 years (I hurt it in my teens on a Duke of Edinburgh's Award...

I've just had to get out of bed as I can't sleep. I've had back problems on and ...

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•14 years ago

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Posts - Asthma Community Forum | HealthUnlocked

Asthma Community Forum

All posts for August 2010

Carbocisteine

Book recommendation

exercising shock

Gyms - beware

Alendronic Acid

How do you know

Books

delayed reaction/symptoms?

this cant be right!!!

Count down to going back school panic

Embarrassing problem!!

methotrexate or ciclosporin?

Life insurance

Red sores in corner of mouth

fed up!

Funding of treatment

What a Birthday!!!!

Return from hols

Thank you woody! (travel insurance)

A few questions from a newbie to asthma!

Fatigue

Portacath recovery

change in the weather, change in me !

Good Doc!

new on here, daughter bad asthma worse in winter

is this possible ?

Reducing Pred?

Is it possible to be allergic to preds!

So uncomfortable

Anyone find pain makes their breathing worse

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