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Tight chest, irritated throat and eosoghagus. Constantly getting colds

Hi I'm in Bournemouth area, fit as a fiddle 47 yr make from carpentry background. Been having cold like symptoms for 10 years and always goes to my chest and...

Hi I'm in Bournemouth area, fit as a fiddle 47 yr make from carpentry background...

Leo1971

•6 years ago

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Can’t take much more :-(

Hi... I don’t normally post on here, just a lurker reading other posts generally. But I just have so much running through my mind at the min along with...

Hi... I don’t normally post on here, just a lurker reading other posts generall...

Lcr88

•6 years ago

16 Replies

Montelukast

Two weeks on montelukast and the asthma and breathlessless and lack of energy is better, but my memory and concentration are shot to pieces, very hard to think...

Two weeks on montelukast and the asthma and breathlessless and lack of energy is...

ohdearherewegoagain

•6 years ago

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Post Nasal Drip

My post nasal drip has been really bad now for about a year I'm now on a longer course of steroid drops but 2 weeks in they don't seem to be doing much. Its...

My post nasal drip has been really bad now for about a year I'm now on a longer ...

Beans1980

•6 years ago

1 Reply

Here we go again!!!

Well silly me forced myself to go back to work yesterday as: a) I don’t get sick pay yet b) our IT department are useless and can’t sort my remote access and...

Well silly me forced myself to go back to work yesterday as: a) I don’t get sick...

RD23

•6 years ago

12 Replies

Am I alone?

So there’s context, i had an asthma exacerbation a few weeks ago now after a chest infection and have been on a cocktail of different meds. I am now feeling...

So there’s context, i had an asthma exacerbation a few weeks ago now after a che...

Escala

•6 years ago

5 Replies

Despite News Today, Omega-3’s May Still Have Benefits

Today (18th July 2018) the Media carried a story that kinda implied you’d be wasting your time by pursuing Omega 3’s for health benefits. However, while Omega...

Today (18th July 2018) the Media carried a story that kinda implied you’d be was...

Matman

•6 years ago

1 Reply

I'm new here

I had asthma as a child, seemed to grow out of it as a teenager but in my thirties it started up again. I take Seretide everyday as a preventer and rarely use...

I had asthma as a child, seemed to grow out of it as a teenager but in my thirti...

busgirl5

•6 years ago

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Hopeless asthmatic

I have had severe asthma since I was 2 years old. I’ve been struggling with it all of my life and now that I’m 21 it’s still not well controlled. I’ve been...

I have had severe asthma since I was 2 years old. I’ve been struggling with it a...

lyndogg21

•6 years ago

6 Replies

Change of Medication

I'm an asthmatic from birth and have been using a Bricanyl Turbohaler 0.5mg/dose for many years but recently my repeat prescription returned an Easyhaler...

I'm an asthmatic from birth and have been using a Bricanyl Turbohaler 0.5mg/dose...

eric62

•6 years ago

1 Reply

My humour helps me cope!

I was searching on Pinterest for recipes for magnesium rich food and have discovered a whole host of asthma related quotes that definitely appeal to my warped...

I was searching on Pinterest for recipes for magnesium rich food and have discov...

RD23

•6 years ago

72 Replies

Never know what's going on with my asthma...

Ok. I'm new here so I'll give some background. I was diagnosed with asthma about 2. Apparently I was quite bad as a child. It runs in my family. Didn't need...

Ok. I'm new here so I'll give some background. I was diagnosed with asthma about...

Puddleduck12

•6 years ago

10 Replies

Hopefully may have the answer

After many years of flare ups and taken an asthma preventer and dosage for server asthma . I have been finally diagnosed with mild asthma. I was told today,...

After many years of flare ups and taken an asthma preventer and dosage for serve...

PadGill

•6 years ago

3 Replies

Any tips for commuting?

I’ve been off work for a couple of weeks after an acute asthma flair up resulting in two trips to A&E, steroids, antibiotics and lots of other things. I’m...

I’ve been off work for a couple of weeks after an acute asthma flair up resultin...

SBluesy

•6 years ago

4 Replies

PIP ASSESSMENT

Hello hope you are all able to enjoy the lovely weather we having, enjoy it while it lasts. I have a PIP assessment in August and just wondered how many of...

Hello hope you are all able to enjoy the lovely weather we having, enjoy it whil...

Erin001

•6 years ago

13 Replies

Update - Vitamin D and Lung Disease

The following link is to a recent review of Data concerning Vitamin D and Lung Disease. Worth a read. Elsewhere I read recently that as we age, our ability to...

The following link is to a recent review of Data concerning Vitamin D and Lung D...

Matman

•6 years ago

5 Replies

Alvesco with a spacer?

Is anyone using Alvesco and do you use it with a spacer? I've been on it for about a month now and it's working well but it does not fit n my spacer so I take...

Is anyone using Alvesco and do you use it with a spacer? I've been on it for abo...

Beans1980

•6 years ago

6 Replies

Steroid inhalers make me worse

I’ve tried several steroid inhalers, they all make my cough worse. I find using Serevent much better than a steroid. Anyone else have this problem.

I’ve tried several steroid inhalers, they all make my cough worse. I find using ...

Asthmapatient

•6 years ago

4 Replies

Difficulty sleeping,wheeze, and avoiding those paramedics!

It was this time last year my asthma decided to become brittle. I spent over a month with attacks on and off,in and out of hospital and over 6 weeks on...

It was this time last year my asthma decided to become brittle. I spent over a m...

Filobabe

•6 years ago

3 Replies

Asthma Phenotypes

The following (very recent - Summer 2018) short article on Asthma Phenotytes caught my eye. It highlights increased medication needs for overlapping asthma...

The following (very recent - Summer 2018) short article on Asthma Phenotytes cau...

Matman

•6 years ago

11 Replies

Progress with Monkelukast?

Having tried all of the inhalers for my asthma and having to use them very sparingly or not at all due to the side effects being so awful, I have now been on...

Having tried all of the inhalers for my asthma and having to use them very spari...

ohdearherewegoagain

•6 years ago

2 Replies

Travelling with asthma

Hey guys, I am going on holiday in a few days but am a bit nervous as my asthma as been really unpredictable over the last few weeks. I’ve been in regular...

Hey guys, I am going on holiday in a few days but am a bit nervous as my asthma ...

MrsCMK

•6 years ago

17 Replies

Does not stopping while breathless damage your heart?

I have been asthmatic since I was about 12. I would say it is well controlled. I am however having investigations for being very breathless following...

I have been asthmatic since I was about 12. I would say it is well controlled. ...

gandac

•6 years ago

5 Replies

Asthma unstable today

Just want to have a bit of a moan folks. Felt ok yesterday but since early this morn chest verytight, wheezing coughing , barely able to walk. Nebulizer...

Just want to have a bit of a moan folks. Felt ok yesterday but since early this...

Denae011

•6 years ago

6 Replies

Asthma History

I was a prem baby (2 lb 7 oz) in 1963. I had severe asthma until I was 9 requiring 12 weeks in hospital age 8 (Llangwyfan ‘chest hospital). No problems at all...

I was a prem baby (2 lb 7 oz) in 1963. I had severe asthma until I was 9 requiri...

Catsbd1

•6 years ago

2 Replies

Tight chest but normal PF

Hi guys, I had a flare up about 2 months back and after a tough couple of weeks when I moved from Qvar to Fostair it helped me get things back under control....

Hi guys, I had a flare up about 2 months back and after a tough couple of weeks ...

cris0105

•6 years ago

1 Reply

Humidity and air purifiers.

Anyone else totally done with this weather? It’s beautiful and all but my goodness does it play havoc with my asthma! Ended up in A&E again yesterday thanks...

Anyone else totally done with this weather? It’s beautiful and all but my goodne...

RD23

•6 years ago

27 Replies

Asthma as a disability

Hi, My daughter is 22yrs old and has had a diagnosis of severe life threatening asthma for over 15yrs allergy triggered. She has been on olimuzab (excuse the...

Hi, My daughter is 22yrs old and has had a diagnosis of severe life threatening ...

Nickytee

•6 years ago

8 Replies

Does rain trigger asthma?

Hi everyone, I’m new here and trying to work out what triggers my asthma. I’ve had it all my life but in the last 7 months it’s got worse, 7 asthma attacks, 4...

Hi everyone, I’m new here and trying to work out what triggers my asthma. I’ve h...

Jajoma1982

•6 years ago

5 Replies

Feeling rubbish!

Hi there My asthma has been really bad for the last twelve months. Repeated steroids which do work. Taking montelukast tabs symbicort inhaler ventolin and hay...

Hi there My asthma has been really bad for the last twelve months. Repeated ster...

Margerita

•6 years ago

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All posts for July 2018

Tight chest, irritated throat and eosoghagus. Constantly getting colds

Can’t take much more :-(

Montelukast

Post Nasal Drip

Here we go again!!!

Am I alone?

Despite News Today, Omega-3’s May Still Have Benefits

I'm new here

Hopeless asthmatic

Change of Medication

My humour helps me cope!

Never know what's going on with my asthma...

Hopefully may have the answer

Any tips for commuting?

PIP ASSESSMENT

Update - Vitamin D and Lung Disease

Alvesco with a spacer?

Steroid inhalers make me worse

Difficulty sleeping,wheeze, and avoiding those paramedics!

Asthma Phenotypes

Progress with Monkelukast?

Travelling with asthma

Does not stopping while breathless damage your heart?

Asthma unstable today

Asthma History

Tight chest but normal PF

Humidity and air purifiers.

Asthma as a disability

Does rain trigger asthma?

Feeling rubbish!

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