Asthma Support Group
Asthma is a disease of the human respiratory system where the airways narrow, often in response to a "trigger" such as exposure to an allergen, cold air, exercise, or emotional stress. This airway narrowing causes symptoms such as wheezing, shortness of breath, chest tightness, and coughing, which respond to bronchodilators.
Hi all, I am new to this group as I was only officially diagnosed with asthma two weeks ago. I've had issues longer, but got a plethora of tests by pulomologist to confirm. I am an ultra runner, which means I run distances longer than the marathon. So far, I've mainly had shortness of breath, tighness in chest, heart palpitations, that sort of thing. Yesterday it was nice and cool, so I went out for a run. I had used my maintenance inhaler and 2 puffs of ProAir. I walked when I needed to and ran a very slow 5 miles. When I stopped, I had a coughing fit and started dry heaving. I was at my car so I did 2 more puffs of the ProAir. This is the first time that I've had anything that seemed like a real attack. It makes me nervous because I am now on meds and it seems worse. Plus I have a 100 mile race at the end of September. I am also doing a couple of long hikes on the AT this weekend. I sent my doctor a message about it on the website we use.
When needed, I've used mine every 4 hours.
I use my maintenance inhaler every 12 hours. Be well.
When needed, I've used mine every 4 hours.
I use my maintenance inhaler every 12 hours. Be well.