FeaturedActive 4 days agoHave you ever discussed struggling with asthma with people who don't have it?Have you ever talked about struggling with your asthma with non asthmatic folks? Maybe you have, only to be met with answers like: "It's just the season." "This season is...Reactions 0 reactions Comments17 repliesCopingFriends & FamilyAwareness
FeaturedActive 8 days agoAsthma Comorbidities A comorbidity is a condition that occurs in addition to a primary illness. For some people, comorbidities make asthma more difficult to control. What comorbidities do you contend with in...Reactions 0 reactions Comments43 repliesComorbiditiesCoping
Active todayExercise warm ups?Hi all! I’m hunting for ways reduce my asthma symptoms during exercise. Elsewhere on this website I found the following: “For some athletes, a ten-minute warm-up can reduce exercise-induced asthma...Reactions 0 reactions Comments5 repliesExerciseTips & Advice
Active todayDupixentA while back, I developed an itchy rash. My only relief was a certain steroid. I tried all treatments. Meanwhile, I also suffered from chronic asthma and was using Zolair...Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 replies
Active todayMy Asthma StoryI have asthma and I've had it since I was a child. I constantly stayed in and out of the hospital all my life, getting pneumonia and bronchitis multiple times...Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 replies
Active todayThe Nose KnowsThe usual smells do not bother me in an acute fashion. Dust does not bother me. But if I walk near fresh paint, new carpeting, or if a building or...Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 replies
Active yesterdayDupixent is TERRIBLE for Joint Pain!Due to Dupixent, I had a terrible, jabbing pain in my knee and loss of use of my right leg. I lost much sleep and was on a walker for...Reactions 0 reactions Comments0 replies
Active yesterdayBiologic DisastersI took Xolair for 18 months and experienced anaphylactic shock. I took Fasenra for 8 months and stopped breathing, was in a bipap machine for a week and was given...Reactions 0 reactions Comments0 replies
Active 3 days agoWhat are your "Warning bells" of imminent asthma excabations?For me, it's usually an itchy neck, tight throat and chest, and getting jittery and shaky Does anyone else have "warning bells" before an asthma exacerbation? Also, just to let...Reactions 0 reactions Comments13 repliesAwarenessFlare-UpsSymptoms
Active 3 days agoI think im addicted or at least have a heavy reliance on my inhalerto be honest im not really sure what to say ive been using inhalers since i was a kid im now almost 26 i feel like ive been so poorly...Reactions 0 reactions Comments3 repliesSevere Asthma
Active 3 days agois asthma forever?I'm new to this site, and I recently had an asthma attack. before that, the last one I had was years ago. It was controllable most of the time, but...Reactions 0 reactions Comments2 repliesAwarenessTips & Advice
Active 4 days agoShould I use a spacer with Advair HFA generic?I used a spacer with Symbicort for many years and never had problems with thrush. Insurance dropped and I had to try Wixela. It worked fine except I got thrush...Reactions 0 reactions Comments23 repliesInhalersSide Effects