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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.

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Nebulizer for Bronchial Spasms

megsmom8816
megsmom8816
A couple of weeks ago I went to my doctor for a chronic cough. He did a breathing test and said I was not getting much air when I breathed and seemed to be having bronchial spasms. I am 47 and have never had these issues before, and he said it could be allergies or asthma as I have never smoked. He told me to use a nebulizer everyday and an inhaler once a day for a month and come back to be re-evaluated. The nebulizer makes me shaky, which I heard is common. My question - WHY do I need this everyday when I don't typically have trouble breathing, just a chronic cough. Also, can the steroids in this treatment cause weight bloat as other steroids can?
deleted_user
deleted_user
The nebulizer opens your lungs up much more than a regular inhaler and the inhaler I presume is a sterroid. I use both and the steroid inhaler does not affect my weight. I have to go on prednisone pills when I have a bad flare up which I have right now. Staying on prednisone pills for a long time will cause weight gain. The steroid inhaler helps keep the inflamation down.
He must think you may have some asmatha. Allergies can set off asmatha also. Hope the treatments help.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Hi I too have late onset asthma. Iwaa 64 when it stated. Have been hospitalized 8. Times in the last year and a half. steroids have lots of Sid e effects,but not taking them. Can be far worse. shout out to all of you on high dose for several weeks, keep walking. Got steroid myopathy and within days was not able to get out of bed. I had to rehab. Before I could go home.
megsmom8816
megsmom8816
Thanks! I guess it must be the allergies. I will follow his instructions still for the next month and see what my breathing looks like when I am tested in a few weeks. Good luck to both of you!