Anyones Asthma acting up?

tom-thebox

My Asthma is normally fine, never had an attack etc.. but some times I get a bit weezey and have to take my inhaler.

However I think the weather at the moment is messing it up, anyone else having this?

I have a dry cough too

Bamboozled

Yeah mine is and i thought it was just me and stress. Seems the hotter it gets the harder it is to breathe. Particularly bad in the evening.
The grass cutting is also getting to me.

tom-thebox

Thanks for reply, it was making me very auxois

Bamboozled

You're welcome.

If you have a preventative inhaler, use it religiously as directed. I was being lackadasical about using mine in the mornings and afternoons and only used it at night when i remembered it.

If you dont have one, talk to your GP.

Victor

"summer smog"

fuzzywiggle

My asthma got really bad last summer (about this time) so I went to my gp because I was worried about it. Turns out I had Hhayfever which was effecting my asthma. (although I had no other symtoms of hayfever) Went on some Neoclarityn and all my weazing went! It was great! So today I've started back on them again as I was starting to use my inhlaler more..I'm fine now though. So if it keeps up go to your pharmacist and see what they think!

chrislad

While I don't suffer from it majorly, I would always recommend, from my own and my family experience, that every asthma sufferer carry their inhaler with them at this time of year, if you don't carry it already. As I said, I don't suffer from it majorly, and I never carry an inhaler. Except during the summer. That grass is a bitch!

Bizarely enough, my asthma only gets bad during the winter. I get hayfever fairly badly, but my chest stays alright.

tom-thebox

i think i might go to the doctor tomorrow and get something extra for it, i have a cough which seems to be setting it off, makes me panic

Bamboozled

Thats the best course of action.
I remember having a cough and it setting of the asthma. I went to the doc and he gave me stuff to clear the cough, and nothing for the asthma (though i do have a preventative).

I find now that i'm using the preventative properly, I dont use the Ventolin as much and even with a cough its fine.

So definitely talk to your GP as its worrying you. Panicing over the cough setting it off, could also be setting it off so try to relax a little until you see the doc. Carry your inhaler with you and dont let it in the sun, or in a car as its pressurised and can explode.

The_Conductor

In my case not asthma, but an extreme form of hayfever.
Last night and again this evening I have very painful swollen corneas and iris's, it feels really painful- almost as though you have sand in your eyes.
I used to get this a lot as a kid, but as it had not occurred in a few years, thought I had grown out of it.
Off to my doc for a steroid shot tomorrow morning