I need help with chronic severe asthma.?I have suffered with asthma for the past four years, since I was 17. Over the past few month my asthma has drastically increased becoming a chronic and undetermined problem. I have been tested for all know north american allergies just a few years ago and was completely allergen free, there is nothing in particular that I can find that is causing my asthma to worsen. I have been sent to the emergency room for asthma attacks five times in the past four months. I hate hospitals, and I hate going to the ER over and over again, getting the same treatment and it not working. My most recent attack I was hospitalized for two days, they gave me nebulizer breathing treatments every 2 to 4 hours, the oxygen/albuterol/advair combo helped breifly but within a few minutes after the treatment my breathing/ wheezing was back to where it was. Currently I'm unable to get out of bed or out of a sitting position even just to walk a few feet without my chest tightening, getting extreme shortness of breath, and literally having to sit down or lean up against something for several minutes just to "catch my breath". Also stress is a factor, anytime I hear people yelling, or becoming stressed out, I get this uncontrollable panic which also trigger's my asthma. I'm currently at home, taking my 50mg of prednisone as prescribed, I have an albuterol (pro air) inhaler, which does not seeem to work at all, it seems to have little or no effect on my shortness of breath and wheezing. The wheezing is terrible and constant, it is so loud it sounds like screaming in my lungs when I am sleeping especially it becomes so loud it wakes me up. It is painful, I'm constantly coughing, usually a dry cough not bringing anything up, causing more soreness and pain in the muscles around my lungs and stomach, I just want to feel better and normal, this is no way for a non smoking female in her early 20s to live, I just want to know of any home rememedies or anything that could be causing this to worsen that Im not aware of, not being able to breathe properly is scary, not to mention it is completely interfering with my life not even being able to get out of bed, even though I know Im not sick because I just got out of te hospital and I was cleared for pnemonia and bronchitis or any other cold or flu that could be causing the breathing malfunction or worsening it. even talking is a chore in itself. I have to have constant attention to make sure I dont get up to get anything and get whisked into a suddden attack. I need HELP. Please! From someone who really knows what they're talking about, like an asthma specialist or an herbist who is skilled in home remedies for respiratory issues. Just knowing II could get an attack at anytime and be brain dead in 5 minutes is horrifying and Im constantly struggling to breathe as is, I feel like I'm 90 years old, I just want to feel normal again. Please, Im begging someone who has information that can REALLY help me to come forward with their information. God bless you and please find it in your heart to pray for me in hopes I can overcome this hurdle in life.
-Crystal
I understand your pain, frustration and fear all too well. I'm 30 but my asthma got worse once I hit my 20's. In my teens, it was very mild, but mine progressed to severe asthma just like yours. I've been in your shoes too many times. I'm on 5 prescriptions daily, including daily nebs and inhaled steroids. Mostly I have good days, but when it gets out of whack, I'm left debilitated for weeks. I just came out of a 4 month struggle with being sick and having asthma flair ups... Unless you have asthma, no one will ever TRULY understand the struggle or the physical pain and mental frustration we go through...
In terms of some holistic remedies... I have found that Flaxseed Oil works for fighting inflammation. It's a natural anti-inflammatory. I take at LEAST 3 capsules (sometimes double that) when I'm starting to feel wheezy and tight. Honestly, I do notice a difference when I take them, so you should try it!
I take a ton of vitamin supplements as well. They say Vitamin C is good overall - I think it also works as an anti-inflammatory. -- When you're getting stressed, try camomile tea. Sometimes I notice that it helps relax me and my airways.
What daily medicine do you take? I take Advair, Brovana (neb), Pulmicort (neb), Singulair and Zyrtec. I also have acid reflux and they say that can affect your asthma if the acid is getting to your bronchial tubes. I take aciphex for that as well. Umm....trying to think what else I can pass along to you.... Do you have a pulmonologist and an allergist? Always good to have your specialists up to speed on what's going on. Prednisone SUCKS! I hate when they put me on that...
If anything, just know you're not alone. Sometimes I feel like I'm 90 as well and I just turned 30. Do you own your own nebulizer at home? You should definitely have one available and do it every 4 hours when your asthma gets out of control. Caffeine also works as a natural bronchodilator. In emergencies, sometimes I drink black coffee or take an AMP energy drink or something.
I hope I helped. Hang in there!!!!
-whyme?
I do not suffer from asthma, thank goodness, but as a retired physiotherapist I came in contact with it for many years, although mainly in the younger age group. Just through my own observation, I noticed that one of the main triggers was stress and unfortunately these attacks would trigger more stress through panic. Since the usual medications do not seem to be effective, perhaps you could do what we ended up doing, that was setting up a group of like sufferers and their parents, if necessary and exchanging self help advice. We even at one time invited someone who was conversant in yoga and relaxation techniques to attend to give advice. I'm sorry I can't be of more help but not having suffered from it I can only give advice through my own observation and experience. By the way I too take flaxseed in the crushed form, on my breakfast cereal.
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