Does asthma makes you feel down?

 Feel I have done a lot to make my asthma better Got a viral mess now and finding it hard to cope.  VERY VERY TIRED.  Does asthma ever make you feel unhappy, like you are not up to snuff. Think that I pick up every bug that's around. 

I have had this same feeling before.  I had a bad sinus infection that caused havoc with my Asthma.  It is like with Asthma you get twice as sick as if you weren't Asthmatic.  I am glad I don't have the flu.  I would be in the hospital.

Feel better everybody.  We can't survive without you!!!

Joan,

I'm in KY.  Today it was in the 50's, but is has been down in the 20's this week with the wind blowing hard.  When it's real cold, I stay in unless I just have to get out.  When I was still working, my doctor's orders were that I could not get out until it got up to 20 degrees.  When I worked for a nice person, he was fine with that, but he retired and the next person was not so nice.  I gave it to him in writing from my allergist and he had to deal with it.

I always cover my nose and mouth when I'm outside when it's cold, and that's only to go to the car and wherever I'm going.

For any new asthma patients, the combination of inhaling that cold air while you are walking can be very dangerous.  Be careful and remember to cover your face.

Take care all!

Carla

 yes it does, alot lateley in fact. I'm 46 1/2 yrs old and have had an increasingly uphill battle with asthma since being diagnosed at 6mos of age. I have felt very shut out and depressed most of my life. just when i think  i'm doing better WHAM! another set back that seems to take forever to recover from and i don't usually have a full recovery. I know it sounds like I'm whining it's because i am. I hate this disease and the way western medicine has treated asthma and most other chronic illnesses by promiting the use of more , newer, "better" drugs, which help me very little for the most part, mostly they help me survive another day when really i want to do more than just survive-I want to live. I'm open to suggestions. thanks for reading. i wish everyone in this chat room better breathing from the bottom

 of my heart. peace.

allergic to earth said...
 yes it does, alot lateley in fact. I'm 46 1/2 yrs old and have had an increasingly uphill battle with asthma since being diagnosed at 6mos of age. I have felt very shut out and depressed most of my life. just when i think  i'm doing better WHAM! another set back that seems to take forever to recover from and i don't usually have a full recovery. I know it sounds like I'm whining it's because i am. I hate this disease and the way western medicine has treated asthma and most other chronic illnesses by promiting the use of more , newer, "better" drugs, which help me very little for the most part, mostly they help me survive another day when really i want to do more than just survive-I want to live. I'm open to suggestions. thanks for reading. i wish everyone in this chat room better breathing from the bottom

 of my heart. peace.

Allergic to earth, Welcome to HealingWell. Are you on Xolair injections by any chance?  My asthma is severe, but at least I don't have any ER visits or hospital stays due to asthma.  I know it is depressing to get over one round just in time to be hit again with it.  I have had to take a lot of Prednisone.  I am 56 and was just diagnosed about six years ago.  You might ask your doctor about Xolair.

Take care!

Carla

Joan,

Have you asked your doctor about Xolair?

It's warm here again today also.  Crazy weather!

Take care!

Carla

Hey People!

Well I am yet another asthma suffer. I had a really bad attack today while driving on the highway during rush hour. I had my daughter with me too, who is autistic, yet another battle I had to face, while I fought to breathe . All I could think of is PLEASE GOD help me get better and do not let her know Mommy is sick. It hit me like a blow to the head, the weather has been crazy here too going from 40's to high 60's. Wow, everyone else is so happy the weather is nice, but nope I get the worst of it all. It just sent me into an instant attack. I felt dizzy and felt like I was going to black out. So, it was then that I pulled over to the side of the road and gain air back. I didn't know if this was the one, that was going to send me to the ER or if I was going to make it back home safely. Luckily, I called a friend to pray for me and prayed to God and we made it through AMEN. The scariest thing ever and now I am so down. It was only about two weeks ago, I got pnuemonia and the doctor had me on 40mg of prednisone and 400mg of Avelox, which made me itch all over my whole body and eat like I was pregnant.

I am getting really upset, with this illness and want out of NJ so badly, but I do not see that happening until the next few years, if I even make it that long, so I pray. I know I do not like being hooked up to my nebulizer 4 times a day, just to be normal. So, sick of suffering, I want to be free, I want to be normal, I want to BREATHE, wow, is that too much to ask LOL. I want to live and breathe at the same time, not something I can do very often. I already on advair 500/50,singular, nexium 40mg, rescue inhailer, and my machine when needed, which has been a lot lately. I have to conserve my air if I want to talk and if I want to breathe I cannot talk, atleast for today when these bad attacks hit me. I guess I should stop complaining, I am alive tonight. I am sorry guys, i just really need people to talk to, who understands. My husband and his family have no idea what I go through and i just feel very alone many days. I am glad I am not alone here. Hope to get to know you all a lot better.

Andrea 

Joan M said...
Is xolair like singulair??...which has really helped me. I am going to goggle it, thanks Carla. Man this weather is more than crazy it is insane. But I guess you got to look on the bright side...heating bill will go down.

I am feeling a little better today. So long for now.

Xolair is not at all like singulair.  Xolair works by blocking immunoglobuulin E, IgE.  It is a monthly injection, which runs around $10,000 per year for severe asthma patients.  Insurance companies seem to be paying for it in comparison to the high cost of ER visits and in-patient hospital stays.  It is certainly worth asking your doctor about.

Andrea,

Welcome to HealingWell.  Boy, what a day for you.  Do you have a portable nebulizer that you can use in your car?  That's the only one I use.  I use it at home and then always toss it in the car with me.  It plugs into the cigarette lighter or whatever that spot in the car is now.  Do they even put cigarette lighters in cars any more?  I am not trying to advertise, but I use the Omron Com Air Elite.  It even works much faster than the larger ones.  They cost around $100 or less.  I bought mine locally, but you can find them on-line.  It sounds like you definitely need some type of portable one.

We are happy to have you here with us.  I would imagine you are exhausted.

Take care!

Carla

Macrip,

You are not the only one suffering from symptoms from asthma.  Yes, it does cause fatigue.  Have you spoken to your doctor to see if you may also be suffering from depression?  I know you and I have communicated a lot and your total focus in life seems to be your health, that's why I think it might be a good idea to talk to your doctor about maybe taking something for depression.  I take Celexa.  I'm sure there are others on this forum that take something for depression.

Most of us on HealingWell have multiple illnesses and we can't dwell on it day and night; it won't accomplish anything.

Please know I am here for you as are others on this board, but one pity party after another is not going to accomplish anything.  Please see your doctor and see if he thinks an anti-depressant would benefit you.  I am sorry to be so blunt, but you and I have had a lot of communications and you are still at the same place.

Macrip, I would like to see you happy and well.

Again, we are here for you.

Carla

Thanks, Joan.  Macrip is very young and I want to see him have a productive life.  Today I did nothing but just lay on the couch, but that's just one day this week.  I don't do that every day.  I am going to get involved in the fund raising for the KY Epilepsy Foundation.  I moderate on this board and one other one.  I spend time with my daughters and my three beautiful grandchildren and need to fit more time in with my friends.  I don't want to let these illnesses let me become a couch potato, even though I am almost 57, I'm not ready for that yet.

So, Joan, I'm with you, let's keep going!  We will have our down days and then get back up.

Take care!

Carla

It's too cold here to get out and exercise, if that's what you mean.  I am going to try to make myself start (slowly) doing some walking at a church nearby that has a gym.  I know it would help me in so many ways.

Carla