Tight weave carpet reduces air born dust...I have suffered from the effects of asthma all of my life. As a child my complaints that breathlessness prevented me from activating in any form of sport, parents and...reactions1reply
Was it a stroke or a migraine?...I had an episode where one side of my face went numb and I couldn’t talk. My son raced me to the ER in the college town he lives in...reactions3replies
Wheezing...I have had wheezing that can be heard across the room while I am propped up reading but it is never heard by any doctor. Also some rattling never heard...reactions1replySymptoms
Multiple Broken Ribs and Asthma...I received a late-night phone call from another state that my family member had an accident and was in the hospital. The next morning, Hubster and I flew to be...reactions4comments
Broken Ribs and Asthma...Has anyone else had multiple broken ribs that impacted their breathing and asthma?...reactionsrepliesComorbidities
Severe Asthma Attack Out of Seemingly Nowhere? Anyone else have this experience? ...Has this happened to anyone else? I was following my medication regimen, I hadn't needed my albuterol in weeks. But for some reason, this past Monday (08/12), at 10:30 at...reactions21repliesFlare-UpsSymptomsTreatment
Is it normal to still have symptoms despite taking your medications? ...Hello, it's Thyme. I'm posting this because lately I've been having worse attacks than usual, which often happens in the summertime, this one giving me pretty bad chest tightness, wheezing...reactions13repliesSymptomsSevere AsthmaFlare-Ups
Seretide Keeps Me Alive But At a Huge Cost...In recent months I have been on a real mission to heal myself. I have chronic conditions and I resent the fact that I am dependent on all my medication...reactions2comments
10 Years On From an Asthma Diagnosis...Well, I have recently been thinking a lot about the last 10 years since an asthma diagnosis was confirmed. So many mountains to climb, so much change to adapt to...reactionscomments
Inhaler...Just went on medicare at 65. I wasn't paying a penny for my inhaler, now they want $285 for generic. $150 even with Blue Cross anthen advantage plan....reactions1reply
Edward Peters...I had found out I had no health insurance. I was at Walgreens. The pharmacist suggested the Good Rx card. It cost me $146 for Advair. This was several years...reactions1reply
Cost of Medications...I am a senior citizen getting around $1800 a month. With my insurance, my copay got to $300 when it was June! So I got an application from the website...reactions1reply
Choosing Inhaler or Not...I've moved over to the fixed income part of society and paying for asthma medication is now becoming a choice between breathing well or food and other bills. The beginning...reactions10replies
Mucus...I have asthma and allergies that have gotten worse since we moved to Florida. It is always the left nostril. I use over-the-counter allergy pills, but it's an everyday thing...reactions1reply
This is new to me!!...This is new to me. I’ve never had an asthma attack while I was at the beach, but I was at the beach in Cape Cod yesterday. It was a...reactions5replies
GERD and mild bibasilar atelectasis...Hi I was rushed to the ER due to a serious GERD attack and had the bloating stomach pain and burping. After a CT scan and x-rays they found mild...reactions1reply
Prednisone is my best friend right now...12 days ago, I felt a sore throat, which was easy enough to ignore and carry on with my usual day to day. 6 days ago, my sore throat suddenly...reactions1reply
Brusiing my ribs while coughing...I was diagnosed with cough variant asthma in April 2013. I had COVID in December 2019. I coughed so hard that I felt when I injured my ribs. I still...reactions1reply
Understanding Asthma...I had open heart surgery about 18 months ago. They replaced part of my aorta and my aortic valve. Everything went according to plan with no issues. Now (18 months...reactions3repliesDiagnosisSymptomsNewly Diagnosed
I Have Controlled Asthma. What About You?...When I was a kid, asthma had a tight grip on my life. It felt uncontrollable. Imagining a day of carefree breathing seemed like a distant dream. Fast forward to...reactions5comments
