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Posted 2/16/2008 3:01 PM (GMT 0)
Thank you for the welcome. Too bad so many other people are suffering like this. I can attest to the GERD agravating asthma, my 5yr old has GERD, also along with the asthma and food allergies. I wonder for myself, have any of you had luck with Nasacort AQ for the year round allergies, and also with flovent for asthma?
My son is on Flovent, and it has helped him tremendously. I was thinking about trying it myself. I'm starting the Nasacort AQ now, but supposedly it takes a while to work?
Thanks for any help, I really want to get off these decongestants.
Posted 2/18/2008 8:21 PM (GMT 0)
hi all, PLEASE tell me why are we are always thinkig about the bad things that are affecting our lives as asthmatics...I am fed up of hearing about the bad days and visits to the doctor...why cant we talk about the good days we have and the fact that we have asthma and are going to get control of it...negative feelings will get us nowhere...if we are overweight, eating a junk diet and drinking too much and doing no exerecise we will get fat and our heart and lungs will suffer...poor asthma......but a few changes in our diet..lots of veg...fish...red mest and chicken...lots of fresh fruit and lots and lots of water.....will make such a change to our health even if we do no exercise..I have asthma but I am not going to let it control my life....Please post some positive posts so we can all start to get a grip of this asthma disease and kick it into touch...lets celerbrate being asthmatics and endeavour to achieve the best control we can and forget the bad times...we are too young to be miserable.....love you all....grooveyxxxxxx
Posted 2/19/2008 3:34 AM (GMT 0)
Groovey,

I know how you feel. Yes, we do need to share what good things are happening to those of us with asthma. But understand that most healthy people, including those with controlled asthma, don't spend much time on these types of boards. If your computer is working fine, do you go to the manufactures site and tell about how well it works? The same thing happens there. Most people would think most computers are junk if they read the message boards there.

I was part of a message board for knee problems and there were people who made the same comment. But since my knee surgery I have rarely been back to that board, after spending nearly a year there daily. I did post the results of my surgery there and I know it was reassuring to people there to hear how well things went.

Most people who find and post on these boards are looking for answers and support from others going through the same thing. I know I am. So why don't you start a new thread asking for people's success stories? We all can learn from what is working for others.

Blue
Posted 2/19/2008 1:24 PM (GMT 0)
Blue thanks for the message...I dont mean to offend anyone and I know their are lots of people worse off than me ..but I have had severe asthma for so long and at times I have been on the verge of giving into it and letting it take over my whole life..I had to be realy hard on myself and decide if i wanted to get fitter and healthier.My asthma is not controlled all the time and I have some scarey attacks at times which puts me back. All I want to do is encourage others to be positive...we all have our good and bad days but whatever we must stay positive.....together....hope you understand what I am trying to say...asthma is a hideous disease and I care for anyone with it...hugs groovey
Posted 2/20/2008 2:48 AM (GMT 0)

I'm all for it Groovey.  I need the positive reinforcement as much or more as anyone else.  A couple of weeks ago I started to walk in an indoor facility with a neighbor.  I had to use my inhaler before we went and did 30 minutes one day.  The second day I forgot to use the inhaler and fizzled out.  The third day that week, I was able to walk about 35 to  40 minutes.  My neighbor is willing to be my support person, I just have to get back to it.  I had not walked for exercise in a long time.

I would like your help!

Thank you,

Carla

Posted 2/20/2008 5:00 PM (GMT 0)
Carla Congratulations!!!!!You are fab and I am sure you felt better for the exercise even if you were knackered afterwards.I started off taking a reliever puff before any exercise as I found it a support when I first started my exercise regime....then I slowly cut down on using it..but always have it on hand incase breathing played up.Great you have a friend to support you....I am so so pleased for you and will get a diet and exercise plan to you soon...please see message to you on my exercise and diet post this morning...[look out new york marathon..here comes carla]...big hugs wendyx
Posted 6/28/2012 11:48 AM (GMT 0)
Hello fellow cough variants....I've been using modern treatments, such as albuterol, Qvar (corticosteroids) etc. Two simple things I've tried that provide quick, if short-term relief. You may want to try them too.

The first is to simply place a sheet or cloth over my nose and mouth and breathe through it. The action heats and humidifies the cloth, and probably filters out some particulates. It provides me with better relief than a humidifier.

The second is Khadiradi caplets, an ayurvedic medicine from India. Khadiradi is simply ground-up herbs and spices, the main ingredient being khadira. It doesn't taste very good, but as the caplet slowly dissolves in your mouth, you can almost fee your airways relaxing. A friend gave me a few when she heard me coughing, and it has made a world of difference!

Best of luck. We have a challenging affliction.
Posted 8/31/2012 1:44 PM (GMT 0)
I recently was diagnosed with cough variant asthma.  I do not know what my triggers are at this point.  I have had this cough since March of 2012 and my primary care doctor sent me to an allergist who just put me on Dulera inhaler, and I am also taking the nasal spray Fluticasone.  I just went on the inhaler a week ago and I thought it was working, but now I am coughing again.  I had a chest xray and it was completely clear, but I am afraid that something is really wrong with me because of this annoying cough.  I am really healthy and 40 years old and have had no major health problems ever.  All I have is this ANNOYING cough.  I am just glad to see on this message board that I am not the only one coughing like this and it helps reassure that this is what I have.  I do not cough all night once I am relaxing.  At first I would have a coughing episode when I was laughing or taking a deep breath.  I can just feel the irritation when I breath in now which then triggers the couogh.  I do have seasonal allergies that are not affecting me nasally.  I am allergic to ragweed (I know it is ragweed season now) and some different grasses.  My allergist also said that stress and anxiety are a trigger for this kid of asthma, and I have to admit that I do stress easily and having anxiety.  I feel sometimes that if I am occupied doing something I do not cough.  The more I think about it the more I cough sometimes.  I do also feel like I clear my throat sometimes and it feels like there is some congestion in my throat.  I have no idea, but I would appreciate it if someone could help calm me down about this and give me some suggestions.  Thanks for listening.
Posted 8/17/2013 10:00 PM (GMT 0)
I am very interested in hearing back from carolinagirl and coughgoaway.... They sound like they have my issue. I have always had allergies an at 38 years old was told im asmatic for the first time. Maybe I always have been but thats when my doctor told me I was. I have sneezed and hacked my whole life but never was it too much to handle. However, recently from about 38 years old until now Im 41 I develop dry coughs that are brought on from either a cold or allergies. I can always tell when I get a cold but what I dont understand is now I get a cough with no cold symptoms.... Never get a fever, still have my appetite, nothing but a dry cough. Now I will admit after coughing a while I do start to feel run down but it feels like its from a lack of oxygen from coughing. Mentally its wearing me down because Im very active at the gym an playing city league basketball, fishing, yard work, home improvement, ect... I got to thinking something was in my chest so I went to a ears, nose, throat guy an he looked down my nose with a lubricated scope an I could feel him in my chest an he said he saw nothing bad. That was a real relief. He gave me some prilosec so I am taking that now and I really hope my cough is because of gerd. If its not I hope to find a good asthma/allergy med... Just to be clear my cough is not constant but comes into my life with too much frequency. I develop a cough about ever 2 to three months an its constant for a while then goes away. Id say 2 weeks to a month.
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