Coping With Mental Health: Medications...Treating mental health conditions with prescription drugs is common. About 16 percent of American adults take medicine for a mental health condition...
Mental Health Myths and Facts...There are many myths and misconceptions about mental health. Because of the stigma around mental health conditions, it is important to know...
What Is Mental Health?...Mental health is the range of thoughts, emotions, and behaviors that affect your well-being and how you relate to others. Just like...
Elusive Exercise Motivation...Before I acquired asthma in 2014, I was fit and active. I swam regularly, hiked, did tai chi, and took regular walks...reactions2comments
Paying to Breathe...One of our community members commented: “What frustrates me the most is paying to breathe.” And I have to say I agree...reactions24comments
What We Put Up With to Have a Pet...Years ago, the neighbor’s cats decided to move in with us. Tabby and Siamese figured out that we were suckers. We made...reactions2comments
My Experience With Allergy Shots for Asthma...As a kid, I endured at least 5 years of allergy shots. I started when I was 10 years old in 1980...reactions19comments
Doing Hard Things: Patient Motivation...I was recently surprised by a question that I was asked: “What motivates you as a patient?" It happened during a routine...reactionscomments
Preventing Re-Infection From an Illness...I wrote an article about how I am afraid of getting sick. Because when I get sick, my body is like “I...reactions5comments
Blood Sugar Issues with Steroids...It is no secret that steroids can wreak havoc on our bodies. I have been on and off of them for years...reactions4comments
Can Someone PLEASE Just Put a Darn Dose Counter on ALL of My Inhalers?...At 12:10 am, I send the following text to Dia: "Omg I’ve had a cough/super mild shortness of breath for like...2.5 days...reactions2comments
Useless Facts About My Asthma...I was diagnosed in 1972. I was 2 years old. That’s a useless fact I suppose you could go without hearing. Still...reactions6comments
Chest Infections: No Good for My Asthma...As all asthma sufferers are likely aware, by having this respiratory condition our immune systems are often weaker than the average person's...reactionscomments
How Does It Really Feel?...People with asthma are probably familiar with the question, "What are your symptoms?" I usually retort off the general names: shortness of...reactions7comments
Afraid of Getting Sick...I really marvel at people who go about their lives, never worrying about getting sick. Our family has always had bad luck...reactions31comments
What I Wish My Doctors Knew About Asthma...Treating someone with an asthma diagnosis can be very convoluted, and even the best doctors do not always completely understand it, unless...reactions13comments
Medical Review Board...The Health Union Medical Review Board is made up of board-certified healthcare professionals with extensive experience in their respective fields. They review...
Ashlen Wilder...Ashlen was previously a health leader on Asthma.net. Ashlen is a journalism student who has also been involved in many aspects of...
My Favorite Asthma Memories...Mom said I was diagnosed with asthma at the age of 2. So, that makes this year a huge year in my...reactionscomments
My Love/Hate Relationship with Prednisone...To me, prednisone can be described in three words - wonderful yet wicked. Prednisone, or oral corticosteroids, is often prescribed for short...reactions8comments
