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Sport proper warmup

Dear all, about two weeks ago I had my frst ever asthma attack. I'm a 40 year old woman who never had great lungs (somewhat smallish, peak flow always some...

Dear all, about two weeks ago I had my frst ever asthma attack. I'm a 40 year o...

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•10 years ago

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needing advice on VCD

hi all im new im looking to hear from others who mite have VCD i started having breathing difficuties when i was pregnant with my daughter 9 years ago had...

hi all im new im looking to hear from others who mite have VCD i started havin...

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•10 years ago

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argh, side effects

So I was feeling better again over the last week and thought there's hope I get rid of the side effects by eventually taking less meds. This morning my lung...

So I was feeling better again over the last week and thought there's hope I get ...

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•10 years ago

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One lung (only!) misbehaving

My asthma is behaving itself pretty well considering the weather, hay cutting time and the fact that our village is full of diesel generators while they...

My asthma is behaving itself pretty well considering the weather, hay cutting ti...

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•10 years ago

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Medication timings

I am just about to start a clinical trial, that new drug which is similar to Xolair. I am quite keen to know if the drug is effective in me, my consultant has...

I am just about to start a clinical trial, that new drug which is similar to Xol...

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•10 years ago

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Really Confused!

I've had Asthma since I was 7, which has got much worse over the last few years (now 39), and is now classed as ""Difficult Asthma"". I'm taking medication at...

I've had Asthma since I was 7, which has got much worse over the last few years ...

cliffhopper

•10 years ago

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asthma and autoimmune syndrome

I am 64 and suffer from late-onset asthama which I have endured for at least 7 years. After a very bad bout of bronchitis followed by weeks of asthma, I...

I am 64 and suffer from late-onset asthama which I have endured for at least 7 y...

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•10 years ago

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Pregnancy (not yet but planning)

My partner and I are having serious conversations about trying to have a baby in the next few months. We are getting married in September and want to start...

My partner and I are having serious conversations about trying to have a baby in...

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•10 years ago

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Medication Woes

Hello all, I'm just wondering if anyone struggles with the function of their inhalers. I have previously been on QVAR DMI beclamethasone and about halfway...

Hello all, I'm just wondering if anyone struggles with the function of their in...

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•10 years ago

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Ride 100 - I am raising money for Asthma UK

Hi, I am taking part in the Prudential RideLondon-Surrey 100 on Sunday 10 August 2014 to raise money for Asthma UK. Currently 5.4 million people in the UK...

Hi, I am taking part in the Prudential RideLondon-Surrey 100 on Sunday 10 Augus...

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•10 years ago

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How to know if I need steroids?

Hi. I'm new here, unfortunately I'm not new to asthma. I have been diagnosed with mild-moderate asthma since young childhood, I don't have mild asthma...

Hi. I'm new here, unfortunately I'm not new to asthma. I have been diagnosed wi...

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•10 years ago

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Nosebleeds and dry air

Hi! Got brittle asthma and decided to go on a holiday to Dubai but find the air quite dry over here and been having lots of nosebleeds and a cold since i...

Hi! Got brittle asthma and decided to go on a holiday to Dubai but find the air...

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•10 years ago

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Hi, new to this, new diagnosis?

Hi im 29 and recently felt unwell started feeling faint and then developed progressive breathlessness. A couple of weeks back someone was cleaning in front of...

Hi im 29 and recently felt unwell started feeling faint and then developed progr...

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•10 years ago

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Asthma, or panic?

Hello all, I've been on a strange trip these past few days. The night from Wednesday to Thursday I woke up not being able to exhale. So I woke my husband,...

Hello all, I've been on a strange trip these past few days. The night from We...

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•10 years ago

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Not used an inhaler and my asthma has improved? Confused!

Hi all I haven't use any inhaler now for about a month due to me not being able to afford prescriptions. I had free ones, tried to renew it and they messed up...

Hi all I haven't use any inhaler now for about a month due to me not being able...

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•10 years ago

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Light headed - spaced out

Hi I just wanted to ask if anyone else feels like this ? I had an asthma atrack 1st July and they kept me in for 5 days, I am still on antibiotics and...

Hi I just wanted to ask if anyone else feels like this ? I had an asthma atrack...

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•10 years ago

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Inhaler changes

So I have had an exercise induced wheeze for years, always taken salbutamol inhaler. For months possibly years my mum and stepmum have been on about my...

So I have had an exercise induced wheeze for years, always taken salbutamol inha...

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•10 years ago

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High doses of medication and still having attacks

Hi, I am very new to asking for help and advice fir my asthma. I have been having many many exacerbations of asthma since beginning of April and have been...

Hi, I am very new to asking for help and advice fir my asthma. I have been havin...

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•10 years ago

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Hayfever treatment .

As like a lot of people I suffer from hayfever that of course can make asthma worse , the over the counter treatments actually send me loopy , im either...

As like a lot of people I suffer from hayfever that of course can make asthma w...

Maurveen

•10 years ago

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Air driven vs. oxygen driven nebs

Hi guys! I ended up being admitted to a different hospital from my usual local one last week and they had to ring up my normal consultant. She asked them to...

Hi guys! I ended up being admitted to a different hospital from my usual local ...

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•10 years ago

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Still Welcome?

Hi All, I had an interesting difficult asthma clinic visit yesterday whereby my consultant said I now don't have asthma! He did clarify this by saying I have...

Hi All, I had an interesting difficult asthma clinic visit yesterday whereby my...

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•10 years ago

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Yoga?

Hi, I might be clutching at straws here but doing lots of reading and internet searching while stuck at home. Do any of you lovely ladies or gents do yoga? If...

Hi, I might be clutching at straws here but doing lots of reading and internet s...

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•10 years ago

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Bad attack. Prednisolone, low phosphate

Hi Long story. Had pneumonia. Wound up in hospital. Treated with 20 days of antibiotics. Was better from that but not 100% but then got a cold. Then had 4 day...

Hi Long story. Had pneumonia. Wound up in hospital. Treated with 20 days of anti...

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•10 years ago

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any one else get this

Hi guys, I'm 14 and relatively new to asthma and I had my first real attack earlier this week, followed by two others. For the last two I was taken to a and e...

Hi guys, I'm 14 and relatively new to asthma and I had my first real attack ear...

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•10 years ago

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Frustrated & Dont believe i have asthma..help!

Hi all. My names Stacy and im 31 from Glasgow. Ive come here to seek some opinions on my situation and thought here would be best as today ive been told my...

Hi all. My names Stacy and im 31 from Glasgow. Ive come here to seek some opini...

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•10 years ago

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Asthma Consultants

Hi I have been living with brittle asthma since 1996. I have been on a syringe driver using Bricanyl from then until now, 18 years in total, also with using...

Hi I have been living with brittle asthma since 1996. I have been on a syringe...

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•10 years ago

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Awaiting formal diagnosis

Hi newbie here im waiting to get a formal diagnosis of Asthma, but after reading posts on here am pretty sure I have cough variant asthma. Started with a cold...

Hi newbie here im waiting to get a formal diagnosis of Asthma, but after reading...

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•10 years ago

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How can anyone maintain any job with this?

Hi! I got brittle asthma and had university and a job as a private tutor but lost them both. Tried to keep at least my job working about 6-8 h each week...

Hi! I got brittle asthma and had university and a job as a private tutor but lo...

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•10 years ago

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Asthma Worrys

Hi all, I have had Asthma since I was a toddler, im now in my 30's. I always get chest infections guaranteed every year but over recent years when I have been...

Hi all, I have had Asthma since I was a toddler, im now in my 30's. I always ge...

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•10 years ago

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Non wheezy asthma & steroids

Hi I don't know if anybody else experiences asthma as a direct result of hay fever, I am fine the rest of the year, this year I am very bad & am now on my 3rd...

Hi I don't know if anybody else experiences asthma as a direct result of hay fev...

Tre

•10 years ago

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Posts - Asthma Community Forum | HealthUnlocked

Asthma Community Forum

All posts for July 2014

Sport proper warmup

needing advice on VCD

argh, side effects

One lung (only!) misbehaving

Medication timings

Really Confused!

asthma and autoimmune syndrome

Pregnancy (not yet but planning)

Medication Woes

Ride 100 - I am raising money for Asthma UK

How to know if I need steroids?

Nosebleeds and dry air

Hi, new to this, new diagnosis?

Asthma, or panic?

Not used an inhaler and my asthma has improved? Confused!

Light headed - spaced out

Inhaler changes

High doses of medication and still having attacks

Hayfever treatment .

Air driven vs. oxygen driven nebs

Still Welcome?

Yoga?

Bad attack. Prednisolone, low phosphate

any one else get this

Frustrated & Dont believe i have asthma..help!

Asthma Consultants

Awaiting formal diagnosis

How can anyone maintain any job with this?

Asthma Worrys

Non wheezy asthma & steroids

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