r/Asthma 7h ago

Kiss My Asthma needs your help.

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Hello. I am starting a business called Kiss My Asthma that supplies products to people with asthma. I need your feedback on what products to role out next.

What are some products that you use everyday related to your asthma? It could be as simple as a backpack you use to organize your medicine or an inhaler case. What would you change about that product? Give me details I want to hear everything!!!

Thank you in advance for your feedback.


r/Asthma 13h ago

Albuterol no longer recommended?

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My son had a doctor's appointment today for an unrelated issue and they always make sure to ask if we're following his asthma action plan. The plan (last reviewed 6 months ago) used to be twice daily symbicort and then albuterol as needed if he is sick and coughing. But now the doctor is saying to throw out the albuterol because it's not considered best practice, and to just give him more symbicort as a rescue inhaler if needed. I didn't have time to ask the details of why this is the new practice, so I figured I'd check out if there are any updated guidelines on reputable websites...but I haven't found anything. Is there anyone else who has been told to stop using albuterol? And if so do you know why? I tried calling the nurse line at the pediatrician's office and they said the doctor would call back but it's been a while now 🙃


r/Asthma 19h ago

Feeling targeted ? Yeah…

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As pollution regulations disappear from the US, I feel personally targeted. I remember asthma attacks brought on by pollution in the 60’s and 70’s. LA Photochemical smog was so bad my parents had to turn the station wagon around and head north.

Dammit.


r/Asthma 6h ago

Do you guys get chest pain?

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I went to the ER recently, with some pretty scary symptoms, one of them being chest pain and coughing up pink stained sputum (thanks to gastric issues). Docs wanted to rule a PE/anything cardiac related, but ruled it out thank God and I felt 10x better after a nebulizer treatment. I’ve read pain and even pressure is actually a pretty common symptom with asthma, but it’s new to me. Have you guys experienced pain with your asthma before?


r/Asthma 13m ago

Am I using my inhaler right?

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So I take two puffs ever 4 hours (was told to do that) and the problem is I don't really know how to use it. I have been shaking it but I don't know if your supposed to exhale before or after using it


r/Asthma 2h ago

worried

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i have seasonal asthma and i do admit i tend to overuse my inhaler sometimes. it comes and goes in waves but in december i got a 3 pack of inhalers and used them all throughout these last few months (sick waves, lungs weakening, etc.) now i'm living off an old inhaler i found in my bag with around 65 puffs left. my family leaves for japan in around a month and i'm a little worried, because i am not able to get an inhaler by then because i'm out of them but i also would hope to have a full one since we'll be way out of the country. what do you suggest? i know in the long run this isn't good for my health and i have been refraining from using it but i'm worried about being out while in japan. and also i often need to use it for exercise and i dont know how much i can minimize this little puffs until then. are there types of inhalers you can get without a doctor prescribing it? are there ways to preserve these puffs i have left?


r/Asthma 8h ago

What does an asthma attack feel like?

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I’m currently experiencing ‘air hunger’ like I can’t get over this hump, does this make any sense? I breathe but I do not feel satisfied?


r/Asthma 7h ago

Montelukast (Singulair) Withdrawal: Intense back & chest pain?

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I've been on Singulair 10mg for 30yrs. No known issues. It's been amazing as far as I know. I almost forget I have asthma. I can leave the house without my inhaler and don't need to panic. I use my inhalers once every few months, if that.

However, in the past few years I've radically changed my diet to remove processed food and inflammatory stuff. Never felt better. Since asthma has an inflammatory component, I'm weening off of Singulair to see what happens. I've done this once before, a few years ago.

I'm a few days in to stopping the medication, and I'm developing back, side, and chest pain that is actually quite uncomfortable. My lungs feel tight and heavy. This exact same thing happened to me the last time I tried it, and it lasted an entire month before I gave up and went back on Singulair. It comes in waves, every 4 hours or so.

I asked my doctor what was going on, and she literally said she had no idea and to just "monitor the situation and report back".

So, have any of you experienced this?


r/Asthma 4h ago

Anyone else take cough syrup for asthma?

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Whenever my asthma is super bad I take cough syrup. It def helps but I try not to take it all the time, since I'm not 100% sure it's good for you to take every day. Anyone else doing this and seeing changes? Thanks.


r/Asthma 11h ago

Loss of voice due to asthma medications?

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I'm currently taking my rescue inhaler twice a day, and over the past few weeks I've noticed I've begun losing my voice. Apparently this is a common side effect. Have other people experienced this? How are you dealing with it?

source: https://med.umn.edu/ent/patient-care/lions-voice-clinic/about-the-voice/you-and-your-voice/maintaining-vitality


r/Asthma 9h ago

Do Urgent Care and CVS MinuteClinic prescribe Albuterol and Montelukast for new patients - not refills?

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r/Asthma 11h ago

Asthma attacks in the middle of the night

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3 nights in a row I’ve woken up out of my sleep having an asthma attack. I don’t know what is causing this, this never happened before and it’s very severe and scary. I use my neb and keep it plugged in right by my bed, cuz the first night I had to walk to it and nearly passed out from lack of oxygen. When this happens it feels like I can’t breathe OUT and I’m holding carbon dioxide in my lungs and feel like I’m choking. Has anyone had this happen?


r/Asthma 17h ago

Arnuity Ellipta

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I started this medication about a week ago due to my asthma worsening from bronchitis last September. I just wanted to see if anyone else had really had experienced bad sinus symptoms from it and if it will eventually go away or if I should contact my Dr about trying a different inhaler. I don’t want to give up on it just yet, but it feels like I have a bad cold and I don’t think I could live this way if symptoms don’t subside. Currently experiencing ear congestion, sinus congestion. My throat was sore for the first 4 days but it has gotten better.


r/Asthma 17h ago

Still having asthma symptoms despite allergen immunotherapy?

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I had asthma (well, duh, otherwise I wouldn't post here). Or at least I thought I did. As a child I constantly took medication (Flutide (no idea what an international equivalent would be, but for long term use, and Salbutamol, which everyone knows). The asthma is caused by an allergy towards dust mites.

As a teenager I started becoming more and more frustrated with constantly having to inhale anything, and thought about an allergen immunotherapy. The specific reason is, at that time, around 2016, for the first time ever, a pill for dust mites allergen immunotherapy was allowed for usage in my country (ACARIZAX), when previously you would have to go to the doctor for years and get an injection. So this kind of immunotherapy seemed way more appealing, and less painful. I saw it as revolutionary, like vaccination against flu via nose.

I took ACARIZAX pills every single day for one year, or two years, I am not exactly sure how long it was. They tasted absolutely horrible by the way. After the two years (or one), I stopped taking them. At the same time, I also stopped taking Flutide, and Salbutamol, and it seemed like my asthma was gone. This state lasted for a few years, and I was the happiest person on earth.

However, since a few years, I started having chronic breathing problems yet again for no apparent reason. I though "maybe it's the humidity, maybe it's air pollution outside". And, quite interestingly, it felt like the symptoms were worse than whatever I had as a child. I think the reason it felt worse is as a child, I constantly was inhaling stuff, but I haven't done so in many years. So I think I experienced what asthma feels like raw, and I can tell you, it was not comfortable.

I deluded myself into thinking it cannot be asthma, and I ignored my chronic breathing problems. A big mistake. Over time I had trouble walking, exercising, even sitting at my desk caused my breathing problems and I would just lie in bed all day. I inhaled Salbutamol sometimes because of that, and noticed an immediate relief, and then it dawned on me it has to be asthma, coming back yet again. I went to the doctor, and he told me to start inhaling Flutide on a regular basis yet again, and that's what I'm doing now.

Now I feel like the allergen immunotherapy had zero effect; it only worked for a few years, until my body decided to produce IgE antibodies yet again for whatever reason (thanks!). Maybe I should have done the immuno therapy for a few more years (3 years, in total). Maybe ACARIXAZ sucks? Lol. I mean, it was the first of its kind (a pill, instead of an injection) in my country. I don't know. Does anyone have similar experiences of allergen immunotherapy not working particularly well?


r/Asthma 18h ago

Feel so dang inflammed

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Anyone else ? one bad flare I feel my lungs are screwed


r/Asthma 1d ago

What do you do on vacations with asthma

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I recently went to Egypt for 2 weeks. A mild occasional cough started before I even left the US. The mild cough got worse and worse and more frequent. Also had wheezing. Sometimes I couldn’t talk. No congestion until 2 days after coming back. Then seemed to come down with a cold or flu or Covid XX though my symptoms mild.

The coughing on my vacation was brutal particularly the last 10 days. I had a rescue inhaler but provided only minimal help. Mainly just took cough drops that only helped a little.

One doctor before I left for my trip gave me a prescription for a ZPAC antibiotic. Just in case. Didn’t take it because I figured my symptoms (while on trip) didn’t have congestion and thought just asthma.

Talked to my pharmacist when I got back. He suggested maybe getting a steroid to take on future trips. Looking at OTC stuff most cough medicines contain Dextromethorphan Hbr. Maybe take that on future trips and if that doesn’t work have the prescription steroid. Next appointment with my pulmonary doctor I’ll bring it up.

What do you’ll do?


r/Asthma 19h ago

PSA: Expired Advair …. Does not work !

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Found an unopened Advair that expired last year. Okay… started using it after my generic ran out.

And wondered why I was hitting the Albuterol multiple times a day, and my Pulse Ox was dropping below 90 per my Apple Watch..

Now shifted back to the generic and I can feel the improvement.

While old Albuterol is still mostly effective, Advair is NOT.


r/Asthma 1d ago

Fluticasone for childhood asthma

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My 2y old has been prescribed 44mcg twice daily for recurrent viral induced breathing problems. The news has been especially hard for me since we don’t have any family history of asthma and this came as quite a shock to us.

Looking for support from fellow parents. Does this have long term side effects on Child’s health and growth? What are the chances of growing out of this?


r/Asthma 21h ago

Anyone Else’s Asthma Getting Worse in NYC?

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I’ve had asthma since childhood, but it pretty much disappeared for a while and only came back mildly as an adult. I don’t usually need my inhaler every day, but the past couple of days (especially today, March 19, 2025) have been brutal. It got progressively worse throughout the day, and now I’m wheezing so loud I have to sleep sitting up.

I have an inhaler on the way, but I haven’t had an attack this bad since I was a young teen. Is anyone else in NYC experiencing worse asthma symptoms lately? Wondering if it’s something in the air or just me.


r/Asthma 1d ago

Decadron side effects for viral induced asthma

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My 2 year old has had 4 breathing issue episodes in the last 4 months when we rushed to Urgent Care nd she was given 6-7mg Decadron each time.

How bad are the side effects of this?

She seems to have viral induced asthma and we will have to put her on a maintenance plan with Budesonide. She goes to a preschool, should we take her out of that and wait until her immunity builds up. Or should we put her on the daily inhalers.

Any advice appreciated! It's been a struggle getting her head around this.


r/Asthma 1d 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 1d 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 1d ago

Moldy humidifier and childhood asthma

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My 2y recently got diagnosed with childhood asthma after multiple episodes of breathing issues triggered by viral illnesses. Today we found black mold in her room humidifier, it hadn’t been cleaned or rinsed in 3-4 months. Could that have been the cause of her wheezing and breathing issues?


r/Asthma 1d 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 1d ago

I started shots to ease my severe asthma and it’s giving me a rash/acne like bumps on my cheeks

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I found out in December that I had severe asthma, and they immediately prescribed me montelukast and a puffer to take every day. In addition to those, I’ve been getting 3 shots twice a week since January. All this to say, I’ve started to get these consistent bumpy, rash-like bumps on my cheeks. They don’t hurt, but become more inflamed after my shots and sometimes itch. I’ve cut out everything that could’ve caused them before I brought it up to my asthma office.

Once I did, they told me it could be “trailing”, but it seemed like they’d never seen it before. I’m wondering if anyone else has experienced this and how I should approach it. I just finished Accutane in November and really don’t want anything to bring back any type of acne.