How did you find out you had asthma? How old were you when got it and what were the signs?
Also, how do you treat it?
How did you find out you had asthma? How old were you when got it and what were the signs?
Also, how do you treat it?
I found out when I was about 27. Dr did a breathing test on me...where they basically induce an asthma attack. Sucks. But if you react..you have it.
I have an albuterol inhaler, but I rarely use it. Mine is fairly mild. Most likely born with it(parents are both chain smokers)
I was diagnosed with severe asthma shortly after moving to Los Angeles at age 25. I'd never had an asthma attack before but I was wheezing continuously for weeks, even in my sleep. Apparently it was caused by an episode of bronchitis two years before; I left it untreated too long, and it did some permanent damage. But it never bothered me until I moved to L.A. and lived in the smog. Now I use a steroid inhaler (Flovent) every morning, and always carry an albuterol inhaler with me in case I get an attack. It sucks. I'm hoping I won't need the Flovent anymore when I move away from L.A.
My Advair says its expired. Should I get another one, or will it be ok? I've been suffering from it again since a very serious and lengthy resp. infection back in May. I really, really, really need to quit smoking.
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Originally Posted by Mia M




I was diagnosed when I was about seven years old.
I never had a full blown athsma attack but I was always very short of breath. I don't remember it much but my sister said I couldn't walk all the way up the driveway (granted, it's a long driveway) without stopping to rest and that I couldn't say a sentence without taking a breath in there somewhere. When I was a baby my mom jumped in the shower with me a couple times so the hot steam would get me breathing better again. Got sick a lot, I have had every damn version of cold and infection there is.
I also remember when I was little wondering how on earth people always held their breath for so long because I always had to breathe through my mouth and it never occured to me that other people were breathing through their noses, so I assumed they were holding their breath.
I started getting weekly allergy shots, which after a couple years were cut down to once a month and now I just get tested maybe once every couple years. Was also prescribed a nightly inhaler for a few years and I just recently stopped taking Singulair. I probably shouldn't have.
If it's bad enough, I definitely recommend shots. They help immensely.




^^ I was told between stopping shots and starting Singulair (so basically I wasn't getting any treatment whilst living in a moldy house) that my lungs were headed toward emphysema. So it can be really damaging without treatment.
Besides that, from all the medications I took from being sick all the time before being diagnosed, the enamel on my teeth is shot.
Katrine I used to smoke like mad (well over a pack a day).
I was always getting bronchitis and three times pnuemonia.
I lived off my inhaler.
I quit and OMG so much better!
It's gotten worse with age but it's still not nearly as bad as it was when I was smoking.It's fucking hard but well worth it.
I was diagnosed with a very mild form of asthma when I was about 11. The doctor said it was only aggravated by exercising in cold weather. My father has always smoked around me, and so did my mom when I was a bit older (I think around 8 ).
I smoked about a pack of clove cigarettes a day for 3 years, then switched to Camels (about 1.5 - 2 packs a day) for another 3 or 4 years. I felt as though my asthma was gone, but after quitting it came back even worse than when I was a kid. This could also be due to the fact I live in Southern Cali too. The air quality is horrible here.
Which is why I am yet again, trying to quit. I had a dream last night where someone showed me a cig pkg that looks like clove cigs and said no..they are made of sugar, but no calories...just sweet puffs of sugar flavored air. I was so happy...just what I need...then he took them away and said i couldnt have them.
Bastard.
I've quit twice now. It's hard. Really, really hard.
My first go around it was for three years, this last time it's been over 8 years now and counting.
The second time... I quit right before my marraige broke up. It was amazingly hard to not start up again during all the bullshit.
I'm glad I didn't though. Guess my stubborn Polish side was good for something!![]()









I found out when I was really young, I blame it on living in LA for a few years as a kid. I use an Albuterol inhaler as needed and take local honey to prevent attacks that are allergy related.
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I was diagnosed with excercize-induced asthma a few years ago. It's not a huge problem, but if I think I'm going to be working out hard I'll bring an inhaler. The doc did a breath test that showed that my lungs were functioning at a much lower capacity than they should have, when I was diagnosed. Oh yeah, and my asthma came with allergies too.Joy. I hope you don't have the same; they often go hand-in-hand.
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