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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Asthma / April 2005Asthma and feeling tired
HI, I was diagnosed wiht asthma last year. This past week has been different because I feel wiped out after doing tasks around the house, enough that I have to take a nap. This happens at work as well. I really can't feel if my chest is "tight or not" and I am not sure when albutoral is necessary. My doc wants me to use it whenever I wheeze or feel out of breath for a long time. The times I definitely still feel out of breath is when I climb stairs and when I shovel the snow(of which we've had a lot of this year). Should I take this new feeling of being tired as my lungs working very hard...and that I should be taking my albutoral? If I breath out in one quick breath I still hear that great wheezing noise. But I don't think my "chest" is tight. Any information would be greatly appreciated. >HI, > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >great wheezing noise. But I don't think my "chest" is tight. Any >information would be greatly appreciated. Are you on any other medications besides albuterol? Why does your doctor feel you have asthma? I am concerned that you appear to have been given albuterol without any other treatment aimed at preventing asthma symptoms. -- Duty First! >HI, > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >great wheezing noise. But I don't think my "chest" is tight. Any >information would be greatly appreciated. How old are you?????? If you're able to shovel snow you are at the beginning stage of lung disease. N o w is the time to find competant help, before it gets worse. Because, little by little, it sure as hell will, get worse, that is. With the proper medications you can very likely stop that dark progression. My doctors are teachers in a medical school at a university. And that's my advice. (As opposed to the shack with a shingle hanging out) As far as albuterol, you ought to use it liberally: shortly b e f o r e you shovel snow etc. Give the symptoms no chance to happen. But albuterol at best only prevents and relieves the symptoms. Make it your business to find out more. Don't wind up like me, carrying an oxygen tank everywhere and able to walk only a quarter block without resting. Hear? Jack > HI, > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > great wheezing noise. But I don't think my "chest" is tight. Any > information would be greatly appreciated. I used to hang out at WEBMD and Dr Enright does not think that tiredness is symptom of asthma. That said, I did think that the tiredness I had was associated with my asthma. I can recall having to take a nap after an hour working outside with an electric hedge clipper! If you do use your albuterol, do you find you cough up a bunch of stuff? Joy I had almost the same exact problem. My family doctor ran a series of test, but only found out that I was dehydrated. The tiredness still persisted. I knew it could have been a side effect from other meds. My tiredness got worser as I became more active. I kept an asthma diary and found out it usually happens when I do strenuous exercise. Now, I just use my rescue inhaler before exercising or whenever I feel tired with chest heaviness, and wheezing which is not frequent. > HI, > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > great wheezing noise.? But I don't think my "chest" is tight.? Any > information would be greatly appreciated. Have you been checked for allergies ? Seasonal allergy can knock you down in no time. Fatigue is often the only serious symptom, with itchy, watery eyes and a runny nose being things one can live with. The tiredness that makes it so hard to do even the slightest thing is a demoralizing symptom for anyone. ? ? ? ? |
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