Flare ups !

[davecarol2]

Hi everyone what are the symptoms of a flare up ? as we all struggle to do normal every day things and get sob just cooking washing ect ect ect ! while out now I get so bad I have to stop and try realy hard to get my breath back any advice greatly revived regards Davy boy xx

[stone-UK]

Hi

Experience of flare up.

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Examples of COPD exacerbation symptoms include:

breathing in a fast and shallow pattern, as if you’ve just exercised very intensely

coughing

experiencing shortness of breath at rest or with minimal activity, such as walking from one room to another

feeling excessively sleepy or confused

having lower oxygen levels than normal

noticing increasing amounts of mucus, which is often yellow, green, tan, or even blood-tinged

wheezing more than usual

Full article

healthline.com/health/copd/...

Basically it’s a worsening of you condition, from your normal. As we are all different, we may have different experiences.

[davecarol2 in reply to stone-UK]

Thanks stone does confuse me as I got those symptoms the other day and get them often when I'm out anywhere ! so I would say I get regular flare ups now but not bad enough for me to panic and feel I should go to a+e although saying that they do imobalise me for say 15 to 20 minutes

[stone-UK in reply to davecarol2]

Hi

If it’s fairly regular and brought back under control in a reasonable short time! You could count this as your normal. If you can’t fetch it under control or it continues to worsen then you are probably heading for a full blow exacerbation. Do you have a management plan, and rescue medication.

Typical management plan.

lothianrespiratorymcn.scot....

[davecarol2 in reply to stone-UK]

hi stone I do manage to keep it under control although they do scare me . and got antibiotics just need to get some more steroids to go with them thanks m8 👍🏻