My AsthmaI am in my mid 30's. My family and I have had asthma a lot of our lives. My Dad (sadly he's passed away now) got his asthma pretty early...reactions9comments
I have asthma.I’m almost embarrassed to say that. Why? Because my asthma is not bad. Oh, it’s bad enough when I can’t breathe. Compared to many, mine is mild. I was diagnosed...reactions1comment
My specific asthma triggersI am 71 and my asthma mostly comes from smells, musty or mold, perfume really effects me terribly. Any strong smell can set off my asthma, I carry my puffer...reactions5comments
SneezingI am 86. But a lot of years ago, maybe when I was 9 or 10, I learned to sneeze in a certain way. The normal sneeze would trigger an...reactions1comment
My asthma storyI am now 69 years old. I got my first attack of asthma at the age 14 (ie 1963) in small hours of 2 or 3 am. The suffering was...reactions1comment
My journey! KatherineI did not get asthma until moving to an apartment over ten years ago! I did not have allergies! And I am a long time smoker age 52 that has...reactions1comment
Breathing is a good thingI am a child of the late 50’s and was raised surrounded by smokers. With chronic tonsillitis and recurring strep throat, I had my tonsils and adenoids removed at age...reactions2comments
Wheezing. A funny thing to be grateful forHi all, I am 56 yo woman with asthma which was adult onset when I was about 30. When I am having an acute asthma attack, no one in the...reactions2comments
Polio+ pneumonia = severe asthmaI had polio in 1963...it effected my breathing. I then had pneumonia twice during elementary school so by 12 my lungs had had enough. I’ve lived with it for 45...reactions2comments
Diagnosed at 42!I coughed for years, especially after exercise, and spent several weeks coughing while taking codeine cough medicine... before I switched doctors and the new doctor correctly diagnosed it right away...reactions2comments
CoughingAs a child I had colds with a lot of coughing as I got older things were worse. I lived in a house with everyone smoking but me. When married...reactions2comments
Seven Life Lessons Asthma Has Taught MeI have lived with asthma for as long as I can remember. Yet, the past several years made me realize that diagnosis never grows too old to teach you. In...reactions7comments
RecurrenceExperienced asthma as a child (mother severely affected) Sporadic incidences over 78 years. Back with a vengeance after retiring and moving to Blue Ridge Mtns (VA) especially during cold winter...reactionscomments
Stigma of Having Asthma- Is It Gone Now?I grew up in the 50s and 60s and spent much of the time trying to hide my asthma (which was severe, so it wasn't easy). No one else I...reactions7comments
Non-stop asthmaI have had asthma since I was 2 yrs. old and I'm now 55 ... I have been on many studies and used about all inhalers they have out, and...reactions3comments
My Asthma JourneyI had asthma when I was an infant until about 2 years old. I have not had any asthma symptoms until last year. I am EXTREMELY frustrated because I have...reactions4comments
When it's bad, it's bad...I grew up with a family history of asthma, but didn't develop it myself until I was 21, after my roommate started a small kitchen fire and I dealt with...reactions2comments
My life with asthmaSo, I was born into a family with one Parent with asthma and I got asthma about 2 years after I was born. I have been through a number of...reactions1comment
Aging brings changes to one's lifeMy story starts when I was in my early 50s with a routine work out at the gym and coming home with aches and pains - from the work out...reactionscomments
AsthmaWhen I was 44 years old, asthma hit me like a freight train, and I am still on the train. I have severe persistent asthma, an on Dulera and Flovent...reactions2comments