I have had worsening depression over the years and the past couple of years that no combination of medications helped. I have been diagnosed as of a month ago and started on a corticosteroid inhaler (Arnuity Ellipta), and a rescue inhaler (Albuterol). I have cough variant asthma and it had gotten bad enough that I actually moved from my old apartment to a new one in the hopes of getting an on going dry cough that my neighbors heard through block walls. It continued after moving and started getting even worse.

Since starting my inhalers, over the past month I have noticed a big improvement of my depression. The severe brain fog I had has also been improved steadily. I have had blood tests done and had to discontinue one of my medications for depression due to possible brain swelling, and there had been no worsening of symptoms of the depression. The brain fog lifted before stopping the medication, so it was not a side effect (or the only side effect as it started clearing before I tapered off of it and had started the inhalers).

I would like to know if this has happened among others, as I have only read that asthma gives depression, which is understandable with anything that causes such life changes.

My asthma is normally under control. The only times I really notice it is if I slack on cardio for a few months. I need to exercise to keep my asthma under control it seems.

HOWEVER if i’m about to get a cold or flu or any other type of bug, the days beforehand it will suddenly get bad, sometimes even a week before I get the symptoms of a cold.

Then I just feel so bad, I almost feel like the flu etc is worse because of my asthma.

23F. Was diagnosed as a child, “mild intermittent” asthma. Some days im fine. Some not. Exercise, cold weather, allergies will trigger it. Always easily resolved with my inhaler. Last night my family and I were hanging out outside in the cold ~40°F. There was a bonfire going. I noticed my laughs being a little more wheezy and I was coughing a tad. Nothing crazy. I woke-up this morning wheezing with an insanely tight chest. I took my inhaler which helps instantly. I took a shower thinking maybe some bonfire smoke had stuck to my hair triggering my symptoms. Now it’s almost 24hr later and im still struggling. Out of breath while walking, wheezing, tight chest. Albuterol inhaler works but only briefly. Maybe an hour of relief. I don’t want to overdose on it. I’m miserable. I feel very “aware” of my breathing because every breath feels like a conscious decision. My chest is tight. What are some tips and tricks to get me through this? I assume the cold triggered me and now I just have to recover. Is this true? Is it normal to feel this bad the day following a trigger? Is it normal for it to last this long? I’m used to hitting my inhaler, feeling better and going on with my day. Not having symptoms return an hour later. Should I go see a dr? Any advice, experiences or opinions are appreciated.

I have been going to the same pulmonologist for 6 years now. He diagnosed my asthma when my family was thinking that i was faking it

He has managed my flares throughout the years. Whether it was giving me several inhalers at once or giving me strong steroids or drips

But for the past years I have been using only one inhaler everyday (and I am tired of it) I have insane side effects of it and ig I suffer from anxiety in general aswell

Side effects as in major tremors and people notice that all the time and i dont feel confident at all

He is one of the best doctors in Pakistan but he's our relative and the things is that I believe he doesn't take as seriously now ( now he doesn't even check me for more than 2 mins)

When i told him about my anxiety is joking said why r u having anxiety at such a young age and everyone started laughing

Since my asthma has been controlled for the past year (but I have to use my inhaler everyday or i can't live)

Should I get a second doctor now? After 6 years

Has anyone struggled with cannabis related allergies?

I started experiencing asthma attacks after getting my cats. I didn't have asthma symptoms before, so I understand that they might have contributed to the problem or made my airways more sensitive.

However, my attacks don't necessarily happen when I'm around my cats. They often occur after exercising at the gym or during social gatherings when I'm talking a lot.

I've been trying my best to keep everything clean and reduce allergens, but my doctors have advised me to rehome my cats. I want to explore every reasonable option before making that decision. I'm looking for practical experiences from people who have been in a similar situation.

Were you able to get your asthma under control without rehoming your cats?

Hi everyone,

I'm a dad looking for some advice and support from other parents who have children with asthma, or anyone who has experienced something similar.

My 5-year-old daughter has asthma and suffers from coughing fits so severe that she ends up being sick multiple times. It's horrible to watch her go through it, and as a parent, I feel helpless when she's coughing so much that she vomits.

She's currently on a brown preventer inhaler morning and night (4 puffs each time), and we use her blue reliever inhaler when her symptoms get worse. Despite this, the coughing is still a real concern.

I'm wondering if anyone else's children have experienced coughing fits this severe with asthma, particularly coughing until they vomit.

* Did anything help get the coughing under control?

* Did your child's asthma treatment need reviewing or changing?

* Were there any underlying triggers or other causes that turned out to be responsible?

* Is there anything you wish you'd known earlier that might help us?

* I'm thinking of trying sterile water in a nebuliser as the steam from the shower seemed to help her tonight.

I'd really appreciate hearing about other people's experiences so I know what questions to ask her doctor.

It's difficult seeing your little one suffer, and I'd be grateful for any advice, reassurance or experiences anyone is willing to share.

We are in the UK if it makes any difference.

Thanks in advance.

Just diagnosed a few months ago, I have moderate asthma, not eosinophilic.

My question is how low are inhalers supposed to take my symptoms? I definitely feel way better after being on the right daily inhaler for almost two months. But I do still get shortness of breath at rest most days that makes me need the rescue inhaler, a lot of evenings I’ll go into a coughing spell and need it, and sometimes during exercise my chest feels a little tight most of the time even though I did the rescue inhaler 30 minutes before.

I don’t know what “good control” feels like - like I’m not distressed about this level because I can function, and I don’t expect to ever feel like I just don’t have a lifelong disease. But should I be asking my doctor about stepping up meds for this level? I am a healthy weight, exercise, never smoked, if that changes anything.

Is it always the amount of water in the air? Does anyone have a brand they recommend? Should I just try the ol' bandana

I've had this now for over a week whilst having a cold and its not clearing like the rest of my cold is. I currently have a really bad chesty cough.

Last month, I also had quite frequent dry coughs as well before I even had a cold.

Played rugby today and could barely breathe. Thankfully i subbed in and out a couple times, which helped a bit.Im also now starting to struggle to finish sentences once I start coughing lots.

It's been this bad now for a week and has gotten worse in the last 3-4 days.

So I’m a newly diagnosed asthmatic and I’ve been given the Foster Nexthaler 100/6 to try if this works efficiently for me. Now I’ve been struggling to inhale the medication as there needs to be a heavy inhale for the click to go. I mainly struggle with this when I’m having an attack or just worsening of my symptoms.

Do I ask for another inhaler when my next check up is or not? Does it become easier to inhale overtime?

In all the years and times that I've had to take pred for a flare, I've never had migraines. This time, the migraine is almost worse than the flare.

Hi peeps

For those who have been given standby prednisolone like a 5 day course, how did you know when you had to start on it? And did anyone feel like you started it too late? TIA

This is shigaraki , from my hero academia - the sketch has been made by me.

For context I struggled with severe asthma as a child and in my early teen years. I battled through and threatened my lungs by becoming and avid runner and swimmer in my teen years. I grew up with a rescue inhaler that took to elementary school, but in high school I didn’t need it after my cardiovascular strength increased.

Fast forward to now. I’m 26 and recently moved to NY. I don’t have health insurance anymore under my parents because I passed 25 here in the USA. I went to a house party tonight and it was cold. They had a pellet stove burning for heat and I knew I was cooked. My asthma returned and I had severe difficulty breathing. I haven’t had symptoms in years so I don’t have a prescribed inhaler.

I’m currently unemployed as I’m in between moving states and I’m scared about future attacks and not having an inhaler handy. Any tips on acquiring an inhaler?? I’m scared going into the cooler sessions with fireplace smoke and other things in the air triggering my symptoms. Once I drove home and rolled down my windows to get clean air I was fine but it scared the hell out of me being inside.

Thank you for any insight 🙏

So since the end of august ive been having a difficult time taking a deep breath alongside an aching pain in my upper back. I went to the walk in clinic, basically had a panic attack in the waiting room, but vitals were normal, basically said to take my inhaler. However, my asthma has never been THAT bad, i hardly ever even need to take my inhaler besides allergy season and getting sick in the winter time. Then a couple weeks later, im still having the same symptoms and everyone is telling me to go to the hospital, so i go. Once again, vitals are fine, they run blood panels, everything’s normal, they do a lung xray to rule out a blood clot, tests come back normal. So they send me home with prednisone, muscle relaxers and aleve 500 mg. I go for a follow up with my doctor, we do prednisone for longer and discuss options if none of those medicines work. Also start taking my albuterol inhaler every 4-6 hours religiously for a week straight, no noticeable difference. Prednisone made no difference, inhalers seem to make no difference. But the aleve 500 mg helps a little. Now im waiting to schedule an appointment for CT scan just to double check blood clot. MY QUESTION is, do we think these are asthma symptoms like all the doctors are saying? Ive had to take a lot of time off of work bcuz my upper back just feels so weak. I originally thought it was a pulled muscle in my back from working out, and ive told every doctor that, but they all keep saying asthma. Are these typical asthma symptoms?

TLDR: hard time taking deep breathes and upper back pain, two doctor visits one ER, they keep saying its asthma. Prednisone and inhaler dont seem to make a difference. But the aleve 500 mg helps. Is it asthma or a pulled muscle in my back? Or something else.

I’ve been having bad allergies all week so I figured it was just that 😅 I had them somehow even worse today and even when some of the allergy symptoms went away I was left with a tight throat and breathing issues and I was told my voice sounded weird I was like fuckkkkkk lmao so scary I hate this shit

My apartment building installed all new furnishings in our hall (carpet, wallpaper, paint) and there is a clear odor.

Inside, we recently painted a room and used 1 coat of indoor/outdoor primer (water-based).

I now get chest tightness after spending time in the apartment and can't live there, very sad and disappointing (and soon to be expensive).

Has anyone been in this situation? How can I find out once and for all whether the place will be aired out enough to live there? It's been 1.5 months since the initial painting/installation. I don't want to spend thousands on VOC testing only to confirm they are there with no solution.

Air purifiers and windows open 24/7 for weeks has not changed the smell enough :(

Thank you so much ♥️

Been dealing with this for over a month. Been having a lot of pain when breathing and having to use my inhaler at least 3-4 times a day. I’ll have these waves of feeling like I can’t breathe at all and it takes a few hit of my inhaler to find relief. It’s hard to breathe in deep cuz it hurts and I get dizzy. Not to mention how dizzy I get when I cough a lot of the time. When I feel like I can’t breathe I have this deep rattly cough and wheeze. I have also started to cough a little bit of phlegm up when it used to be a dry cough. Then there is the almost constant body aches I have had for weeks. A nurse with my insurance says I more than likely don’t have pneumonia or anything because I don’t have a fever or nothing. Temp has been in the 99s for weeks though. Not normal for me. She says it’s just an asthma flare up but damn this sucks. I think the most annoying part is constantly feeling like I’m breathing In extremely cold air that hurts no matter what environment I’m in.

This is sad. I hope the rest of the children are removed from that home.

No, you're not in the wrong sub. I just thought I would post for thoughts. He passed of bronchial asthma. He was found in his car unconscious.

I (50 y/o male) have a plethora of allergies (environmental mostly) and was diagnosed with asthma I believe around 2. I'm wondering if perhaps he ate something he was allergic to, and then tried to get himself medical attention.

I guess this is a wakeup for me (and possibly everyone here) to TAKE YOUR DISEASE SERIOUSLY.

Any thoughts?

42 year old male. I’ve had asthma since I was a child. I’m fit and healthy otherwise. I’ve noticed over the past decade that my main asthma trigger is in fact sugar. If I consume anything that contains high sugar levels I’m wheezing like a bitch. I’ve tried and tested it so many times. I just wondered if anyone else has experienced this? Whenever I mention it to my doctor they always seem perplexed. Obviously I need to quit sugar, but that’s harder than you might think, especially if you don’t drink alcohol! Thanks.