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Living with Asthma

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The Healing Power of Breath

Check out the work of Richard Brown MD and Patricia Gerbarg MD. Their book is "The Healing Power of Breath." Their coherent breathing may be of great help to...

Check out the work of Richard Brown MD and Patricia Gerbarg MD. Their book is "T...

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•5 years ago

Pills make breathing worse?

Struggling with asthma and one of the things I’ve noticed is drugs/supplements in pill form (including prednisone) make my breathing worse. At first I...

Struggling with asthma and one of the things I’ve noticed is drugs/supplements i...

•5 years ago

Living with Severe Asthma

Hi, my name Steve, or as some of my friends and blog readers know me.....Breathinstephen. I was born 6 decades ago with an extremely severe form of asthma...

Hi, my name Steve, or as some of my friends and blog readers know me.....Breat...

•5 years ago

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Asthma with no wheeze?

My daughter is six years old. She has had severe food allergies and asthma since birth. Her tiggers are food eatin, food particles fine enough to...

My daughter is six years old. She has had severe food allergies and asthma since...

•5 years ago

Meatcutter

I have had asthma for 6 years. I have something I happen I am not sure about. When I came in the house today my chest had a burning feeling . I used my inhaler...

I have had asthma for 6 years. I have something I happen I am not sure about. Wh...

•5 years ago

New diagnosis. So tired.

I am newly diagnosed with asthma. Likely have had it most of my life. I am having pulmonary function tests done tomorrow. My question is: Will my energy...

I am newly diagnosed with asthma. Likely have had it most of my life. I am havi...

•5 years ago

Are steroid tablets safe?

My doctor has given me tablet steroids to take becuase I had a really bad asthma attack but i don't like the idea of taking steroids in this form. Is it safer...

My doctor has given me tablet steroids to take becuase I had a really bad asthma...

•5 years ago

Asthma Triggers at Home

Just wanted to see if anyone has made changes in their home to help with their asthma... I am removing the carpet in my bedroom-hoping it will help me!

Just wanted to see if anyone has made changes in their home to help with their a...

•6 years ago

Reducing Prednisolone

Hi all I wondered if anyone here has any experiences of tapered prednisolone reduction, particularly around side effects. My consultant decided this week to...

Hi all I wondered if anyone here has any experiences of tapered prednisolone red...

Asthma Captain•6 years ago

What can i do to get better

My asthma been acting up all year. But it really started acting up right when hurricane florence hit us. I been in emergency room 9 times already havin asthma...

My asthma been acting up all year. But it really started acting up right when hu...

•6 years ago

What I wish I had asked (when first diagnosed)

Hi everyone I’ve recently read an article about shared appts with doctors, and whilst it’s not something I would like personally, it does bring up an...

Hi everyone I’ve recently read an article about shared appts with doctors, and w...

•6 years ago

Asthma tips

- Always take your medcations as prescribed even if you're feeling well; - never ever reduce your dose on your own; - track your peak flow, it will help to...

- Always take your medcations as prescribed even if you're feeling well; - never...

•6 years ago

Coping with Asthma

My best advice that I’d give others who are living with asthma: - long hot showers help a lot, relieves stress from having asthma and helps my airways - eat...

My best advice that I’d give others who are living with asthma: - long hot showe...

•6 years ago

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My top tips for coping with asthma

1. Always visit your doctor when symptoms start to get bad and/or your medication isn’t working so well. Don’t be afraid to keep going back until you get what...

1. Always visit your doctor when symptoms start to get bad and/or your medicatio...

•6 years ago

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My best tips for living with asthma

I've noticed that when many people talk about managing their asthma, they name their medicines. I'd never tell anyone to chuck their medicine, and I don't want...

I've noticed that when many people talk about managing their asthma, they name t...

•6 years ago

Tips for coping with Asthma

I would suggest that you take your medications that your doctor prescribes you and try you best to avoid your triggers which is hard sometimes I know. Try not...

I would suggest that you take your medications that your doctor prescribes you a...

•6 years ago

My asthma and me

My family is unsupportive. They don't want to educate themselves about asthma, and they have no clue about this condition. I have to constantly fight with them...

My family is unsupportive. They don't want to educate themselves about asthma, a...

•6 years ago

Dealing with social situations

One of the most annoying things about asthma is the way it interferes in my social life. I am not an extrovert by any means. However that's what makes it...

One of the most annoying things about asthma is the way it interferes in my soc...

•6 years ago

How asthma impacts my life

My asthma (generally) isn’t severe enough to really impact my social or family life. There have been occasions where i’ve been off work for doctors...

My asthma (generally) isn’t severe enough to really impact my social or family l...

•6 years ago

Ways that my Asthma has affected my life

Well it has greatly impacted my life in every way due to the fact that my main trigger is irritants. Anything that is scented. it has impacted my family life...

Well it has greatly impacted my life in every way due to the fact that my main t...

•6 years ago

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I wish I knew

- original medicines work so much better than generics; - you can be symptomatic even if your PF is good; - some doctors judge their patients only by...

- original medicines work so much better than generics; - you can be symptomatic...

•6 years ago

What I wish I had known (and what I have learnt through trial and error 😅)

In no particular order: 1. Asthma is different for everyone. Obvious now, but starting out to me asthma was asthma - a blue pump fixed it and a brown pump...

In no particular order: 1. Asthma is different for everyone. Obvious now, but st...

•6 years ago

THINGS I WISH I KNEW!

The big one, that when a doctor examines you, it’s just a snapshot in time. In five minutes you could sound completely different. That you can have great...

The big one, that when a doctor examines you, it’s just a snapshot in time. In f...

•6 years ago

What I know now

The doctors who diagnosed me with asthma were emergency-room staff. I believe one stressed the importance of following up with a visit to my regular doctor. My...

The doctors who diagnosed me with asthma were emergency-room staff. I believe on...

•6 years ago

Things that I know now after my asthma diagnosis.

I know now what my limits are and that my lungs will never be the same. I know what I need to stay away from to keep my breathing better. I also know now that...

I know now what my limits are and that my lungs will never be the same. I know w...

•6 years ago

Asthma and sickness

When I was diagnosed with asthma, I was not aware that going untreated could lead to irreversible damage. I spent years using my rescue inhaler 6-8 times a day...

When I was diagnosed with asthma, I was not aware that going untreated could lea...

•6 years ago

What can a child with asthma eat to calm asthma? I’ve given him ginger tea n a lemon to suck on.

I’m coughing I’m five I’ve been given my inhaler what can I eat naturally to calm my asthma?

I’m coughing I’m five I’ve been given my inhaler what can I eat naturally to cal...

•6 years ago

Do you ever feel that there is a stigma associated with asthma?

Share your responses and interact in the comments! :)

Share your responses and interact in the comments! :)

•6 years ago

What has been your most useful information source for learning about living with asthma?

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Comment and interact below! :)

•6 years ago

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