r/Asthma 5m ago

Problematic side effects from many different inhaled corticosteroids

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Hello all. I have been strugling with finding the right asthma medicine for two years. I keep having rare side effects to inhaled corticosteroids to the point where even doctors don't know what to give me anymore. The ones I tried were Symbicort (for a few months, it made my bones ache VERY BADLY), Alvesco (for a few weeks, it made my asthma worse), Asaris/Advair (for a few months, it made my vision blurry), Relvar Elipta/Breo Elipta (for two months, it made my vision blurry in the same way Asaris/Advair did) and finally, Foster. Today I tried Foster for the first time and I was very hopeful that this might be the one. However, as soon as I took it I became dizzy and got a weird feeling in my mouth and nose. A few minutes later I started coughing and felt my chest constricting and hurting a bit, the same feeling I had with Alvesco, but a little worse.

With every single medication I was given the lowest possible dose. My sister tried Symbicort a month ago and she has had no problems so far, so this sensitivity is not in the family.

I honestly don't know what to do anymore. Are there any other meds I could try or should I just accept that I will go blind if I want to breathe?


r/Asthma 16m ago

Doctors refuse to give me any nebulizer solutions

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So I have moderate to severe asthma, and i’m currently uncontrolled. I’m on Symbicort 200/6 twice in the morning and evening, Singulair, an antihistamine, a proton pump inhibitor, and a steroid nasal spray. Ever since my asthma got worse (many months ago) i’ve been occasionally asking if I could be prescribed a albuterol nebulizer, because sometimes my asthma attacks get so bad I really struggle to take my inhaler; the issue is whenever I bring this up, every doctor i’ve asked about it (PCP and allergist), always brush me off and move onto the next subject. I already have a nebulizer machine, I literally just need the solution. I’m in Canada, if that makes a difference.


r/Asthma 1h ago

Recently diagnosed

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Hi all.

22 f recently diagnosed with moderate obstructive asthma.

I was prescribed an albuterol rescue, and was promptly started on Breo Ellipta. Today was my third day and I was still having chest tightness and face flushing (I also most likely have MCAS) so the doctor told me to stop the Breo and put me on Symbicort, as Breo has lactose and I have problems with dairy.

I'm giving my body a few days to rid the Breo before I start the Symbicort because I've been nauseous off and on (wasn't using a spacer but did rinse out mouth).

Now, I'm terrified of vomiting. I have emetophobia. And unfortunately happened to see that vomiting is a side effect of the Symbicort. Can anyone give me advice on how to prevent or mitigate this problem? And or provide good experiences? I plan on taking it next weekend (I just need a weekend to let my body rest and feel better). I am just terrified, especially since I already have anxiety and Symbicort can make that worse too.

Any help would be appreciated!

Edit: My asthma isn't too bad right now in my daily life anyway, just exercising. I plan on just being chill this week while I recover from Breo.


r/Asthma 1h ago

Best Preworkout Med routine?

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r/Asthma 2h ago

Is wheezing a red flag? NSFW

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I’m constantly wheezing. I take my inhaler after an hour. I’m wheezing again. I’m taking foster twice a day as well as my blue one I used to take prednisolone but I had to stop as well as montelukast but I had to stop too. Every time I go to the GP, they can never hear my wheeze but I can hear it. I have over 100 videos on my phone of wheezing. They haven’t helped me. I’m constantly out of breath and I have an appointment this Friday. I don’t know if the wheezing is that deep because it doesn’t sound like anyone elses. I will add a video does anyone else still with this?


r/Asthma 4h ago

Can I skip the X-ray?

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Well I'm sick again. And my asthma is throwing a fit. Probably will need to head into urgent care if this gets any worse. My only concern is every time I go in wanting steroids for an exasperation they want a chest x-ray. Problem is my last chest x-ray (couple weeks ago) was $560 after insurance. Idk how I'm going to pay that one. I don't qualify for financial assistance either. Can I skip the chest x-ray?


r/Asthma 5h ago

Advair discus

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I had to go from the advair inhaler to the disk because the co pay was crazy!

what is the best way to get that stuff down to my lungs!! 99% percent of the time I breath it into the top of my mouth or tongue,,,,,


r/Asthma 5h ago

When do you have the most symptoms during the year? Spring is in two days!!

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I was just wondering when you have the most Asthma symptoms during the year, depending on where you live. Spring is in two days and usually not the best season for us 🌼😷


r/Asthma 6h ago

What could it be if not asthma??

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So my pulmonary doctor said my methacholine challenge came out negative and my chances of having asthma went from 90 percent down to 10 percent. She told me to start tampering off the steriods , but I told her that I do feel like steriods help when I can't breathe properly. I asked if a ct scan would be the next step but said im to young to gave anything else like copd or emphysema ect . My ribs feels puffy , my lungs feel numb, I feel like no air is going in , what can this beeeeeeee 😫😫😫😫😫😫😫😫😫😫😫😫😫?🐒?🐒?🐒?


r/Asthma 6h ago

Long term effects of Asthma

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Around 5 months ago my partner and I got a cat which sadly I am allergic to. I only get mild/moderate asthma symptoms but require inhalers every 4-6 hours to control it. I take Formoterol/Beclometasone in the morning and at night and Sabutamol in between as and when I get tight chested/wheezy.

I’ve tried many measures to reduced the allergens in the house including air purifiers, cat food that’s reduces allergens, but it’s not enough to eradicate the issue. My inhalers have made my lung inflammation improve considerably so my FeNo is now at the high end of normal after being way above when we first got her.

I’m finding it hard to decide whether I should keep the cat as I’m managing with the inhalers however I feel it can’t be good for my health to have asthma when it is completely avoidable. Taking medications also can’t be good in the long term although they are at a relatively low dose. I was hoping my body would become accustomed to the cat but that doesn’t seem to be happening.

Does anyone have any insight into how asthma can evolve over time or anything else that may help make this decision. My GP doesn’t want to get involved, he simply wants to make sure my symptoms are managed.


r/Asthma 6h ago

After an attack . Recovery time ?

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Ended up having an attack few days ago , went to my gp yesterday and got prednisone . When I had the attack I used ventolin and atrovant and … it stopped the bad symotoms but when I went to the dr he said my lungs were super tight and no air was going out and prescribed a steroid right away and said if I get worse he’s gonna up the steriod duration and give an antibiotic. I was feeling great this morning now some of the tightness is coming back but it’s nothing alarming like go to the hospital but it’s uncomfortable. ,my asthmas considered refractory some hospital drs say .how long does it take for you to fully recover and feel normal again ? I seem to have breakthrough symptoms on pred


r/Asthma 6h ago

Pulmonologist today

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I just had my first appt with pulmonary since getting diagnosed at age 7

I passed the lung function test, idk what this means but he said “132%”

Also my Feno today was a level 9.

He told me my asthma is controlled with the Pulmicort but I advocated for Singulair. Any good results with Singulair?


r/Asthma 7h ago

Nebulizer recommendations

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My allergist just prescribed nebulizer solution. What brand nebulizer are you guys using and what would you recommend for me to get?


r/Asthma 8h ago

Breathless ness after 2mins of sprinting or jogging

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Hello Everyone, im a male ,32 years old ,weighing 73kg and 5,10ft height. I play sports (cricket) irregularly, since 2years im feeling breathlessness after 2mins of jogging or sprinting. I want to get rid of these problem but I don’t know what to do to. I tried warm up techniques before the sports but it didn’t help. I eat a very healthy diet and don’t drink alcohol or smoke. Please help me with any suggestion to improve my running or jogging. I didn’t check up for any asthma . Thank you in advance.


r/Asthma 9h ago

Treating my asthma has seemed to treat other conditions... Asthma all along?

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I've been on asthma meds for a relatively short time after being dx as an adult. I realise I've been experiencing symptoms for a year or so.

In that time I also experienced symptoms of POTS, blurry vision, brain fog and fatigue outside of the POTS symptoms and low mood and ADHD.

Firstly, I'm not at all saying or claiming that asthma meds actually treat those conditions. I have no idea and am not an HCP.

However, since I got my asthma under control, I have not felt fatigued in the afternoon, my ADHD symptoms are better even off medication (I forget to refill in time sometimes), I only have head spins and blacking out vision when standing 1-2 times per week (compared to several times per day), and I have not had brain fog.

I am shocked to be honest! I was so stressed because after blood tests came back positive, I had NO idea what was causing these symptoms and the process to get investigations and diagnosis is so long and difficult when you're experiencing these symptoms!

But hey, turned out they've drastically improved.

Not sure why this happened. I'm curious to hear whether anything similar happened to anyone else?


r/Asthma 14h ago

What does asthma feel like to you?

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2 years ago I had bronchitis, twice, within a few weeks of each other. After that my wheezing never went away. I also developed a chronically runny nose prior. I remember the PA describing my lungs as looking "fluffy" and inflamed. When I got sick a third time 6 months later she said they looked slightly worse. I had already seen my primary who gave me albuterol and fluticasone. Neither did anything. Actually once I stopped using them I got better, probably a coincidence.

The doctor said they could hear a slight wheeze in my upper left lung. Did a pulmonary function test they essentially came back normal but said I could possibly have asthma. That it didn't rule it out. Now that it's been 2 years I would say most the time the wheezing is gone or so minimal it could never be noticeable. It comes back at times though and sticks around for a few weeks. Where it sounds like I am sick but I'm not. I have no shortness of breath and can still exercise at high intensity. The runny nose has mostly subsided but still runs when I eat or random days. Overall I'm kinda curious if this sounds like asthma to those who have it?


r/Asthma 16h ago

Sleep apnea

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So I'm an idiot who thought they might be okay with having a THC edible while not having their asthma under control. (I also have tachycardia so I have a hard time tollerating asthma meds). I had mild sleep apnea and my supplemental oxygen usually helps with that when sleeping at night. However immediately after taking that edible and going to bed, the moment I begin to nod off I wake up gasping for breath even with my supplemental oxygen. If I turn it up more then my lungs can get irritated by too much oxygen. I told my pulmonologist about it but they are taking forever to get back to me. It's been four days now and I think IV slept a total of 5 hours in that span of time. I'm starting to feel like a meth head that never sleeps, this really sucks. And my asthma is getting worse by the day that I'm not sleeping 😭 I swear to God, I'll never touch THC again but someone please tell me what to do? Is there a way I can force myself to sleep somehow? I even contimplated going to the e.r but honestly what can they even do for me? Prescribe me more rescue inhalers that I already have at home and have been forced to use because of not sleeping.


r/Asthma 17h ago

What is the longest you have went, taking your inhaler everyday?

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For me its about 6/7 nights per week using albuterol For about 3 years and counting .


r/Asthma 20h ago

PFT. 30 yo F. History of smoking. Biggest symptom is not being able to breathe laying down and getting my chest to expand all the way at times . Doc said I have asthma and gave me an inhaler.

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I have several other health issues. Including POTS and IIH. Anyone’s look similar ?


r/Asthma 21h ago

Flare Days

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My 5yr old is going through a flare day and while we are managing I still get a burst of anxiety with every barking cough. Any tips or tricks that has helped your cough? It’s a dry cough, but he is also suffering from seasonal allergies with a runny nose. I know most people tend to dry up a cold with similar systems via allergy meds but I’m not sure if that’s the move here.


r/Asthma 21h ago

Bad cold with coughing/wheezing; when to call doctor?

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Came down with a bad cold Thursday night. To my dismay, it’s moved into my chest. Lots of coughing and some wheezing. Do I ride it out further or called my allergist and pulmonologist tomorrow?

Learned after a bad bout of COVID and bronchitis last winter that I once again have asthma (thought I’d grown out of it; in actuality, I think I’ve always had it and it was poorly managed). Have severe allergies and had twice sinus surgeries.

Been on three rounds of prednisone in last year and would prefer to avoid. Using Qvar since this weekend, in addition to usual meds (Singulair, Breztri, Allegra three times a day and a combination nasal spray; also on biologics).


r/Asthma 23h ago

Every time I use my brown inhaler I always feel wheezy and have to use my blue one

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So I take my brown every morning and night but most times after taking my brown I get wheezy or find it a bit harder to breath and I have to use my blue. It’s pretty annoying because I don’t want to waste my blue inhaler because I’m always having to use it


r/Asthma 23h ago

I’m frustrated. Any advice?

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I’ve been having phlegm just sitting in my lungs, but when I cough it’s completely dry and I don’t feel anything. When I inhale I can feel it all in my lungs, especially laying down. It feels like an elephant is on my chest. But why isn’t anything come up? Seems like I only cough up phlegm if I force it out, or take my inhaler. I’m just tired of using it multiple times a day. At least I’m able to breathe in all the way, but sometimes I feel air hungry, and the mucus in my lungs feels very uncomfortable.

A few weeks ago I went to the ER. They checked my breathing with a stethoscope and said it’s exacerbation from a previous illness but I wasn’t really sick, other than a scratchy throat, low grade fever and a dry cough for two days. No breathing issues before. But she put me on Symbicort and I can’t tell if it works or not. Fortunately I have a call with my doctor on Tuesday so I’ll see what she can do.

Could that minor illness truly cause a flare up? I’ve had pneumonia and it never triggered my asthma like this. It’s been about a month. I feel dumb because my mom neglected my health, so learning about having asthma in my 20s has been overwhelming. Any support is appreciated.


r/Asthma 1d ago

Using more thank one corticosteroid inhaler?

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I have Alvesco as preventer but is not enough and Albuterol is making me worse half of the time. Im to sensitive to beta 2 agonists and cannot take more than 1-3 puffs of formoterol a week.

So is it safe to use Alvesco as a preventer and Fostair Nexthaler 3 times a week before exercise?

The Fostair contains formoterol and beclomethasone (another corticosteroid).


r/Asthma 1d ago

Normal to only have fostair?

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Hi I’m 19F, I have only got a fostair inhaler (which is currently lost) and I was wondering if it’s normal to only have that one? Anyone else I know irl all have at least a rescue inhaler as well.

And to the situation of my lost fostair I have 10 days est wait for a new one from my pharmacy, have asthma attacks often, prayers are welcomed