Re: change in weather trigger

[Guest guest]

I definitely have troubles when the weather changes and the barometer

changes....like right now. Here in SW Florida the weather is going to

drop from the mid 80's to the mid 30's tomorrow night. My chest is

tight and I have had to use my rescue inhaler for the past three days.

I do the best I can to keep it from getting too bad. I try to rest,

drink plenty of water and use my rescue inhaler if things get too bad.

That being said...I almost always end up at the doctor's office

getting a neb treatment and some prednisone. My doctor and I haven't

found the right plan for me yet. Sometimes the change in the barometer

is sudden, like during a big rainstorm, and I can't plan ahead.

I'm very interested to see how others handle the changes in the

weather too.

Robin

[Guest guest]

Yep, the change in the weather trigger always gets me, and since the systems seem to be stronger in the winters here in Ohio, so does the problems with my asthma. I know this sounds like a broken record because we've all heard it many times, but it's really, really, really important to monitor your peak flows. Most of the time, they're going to predict asthma trouble, so when they start slipping a bit, I found it's helpful to go into the "yellow zone" treatments on my asthma action plan. This helps to level off the symptoms I'm having and, while it's still sometimes difficult for me to do anything (depending on the severity of the low pressure system, the winds, etc.), I can at least head it off a bit.I think it's also really important to be in tune with your

body. I notice I start breathing deeper when I'm going to have asthma trouble, and it almost feels like a little hiccup each time I breathe. I sometimes do get unstoppable hiccups, too. I also feel pains in my sides, and my chest gets tight. I know when I start feeling these things that I should do a breathing treatment (one of my "yellow zone" things) to head off a full-fledged attack. Hope this helps!

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[Guest guest]

What are some yellow zone treatments?

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> Yep, the change in the weather trigger always gets me, and since

the systems seem to be stronger in the winters here in Ohio, so does

the problems with my asthma. I know this sounds like a broken record

because we've all heard it many times, but it's really, really,

really important to monitor your peak flows. Most of the time,

they're going to predict asthma trouble, so when they start slipping

a bit, I found it's helpful to go into the " yellow zone " treatments

on my asthma action plan. This helps to level off the symptoms I'm

having and, while it's still sometimes difficult for me to do

anything (depending on the severity of the low pressure system, the

winds, etc.), I can at least head it off a bit.

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> I think it's also really important to be in tune with your body. I

notice I start breathing deeper when I'm going to have asthma

trouble, and it almost feels like a little hiccup each time I

breathe. I sometimes do get unstoppable hiccups, too. I also feel

pains in my sides, and my chest gets tight. I know when I start

feeling these things that I should do a breathing treatment (one of

my " yellow zone " things) to head off a full-fledged attack.

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> Hope this helps!

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[Guest guest]

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> does anyone have problems when the weather changes or drop in

> barometric pressure. If so how does a person cope with it?

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Yes, barometric pressure always affects me. I don't even have to go

outdoors. Coping is challenging because at any time all of a sudden I

feel " funny " , ie. tightness in the back of my neck /

shoulders,shortness of breath, stomach upset and/or dizziness. Then it

occurs to me to check the weather. I usally have to take additional meds

ie. albuterol, atrovent or prednisone, slow down and rest.

My pulomonary dr. calls me the canary, because the miners would send a

canary into the mines to check the air quality & based on the condition

of the bird when it returned would determine if the miners could enter

the mine.

So much for barometric pressure.

[Guest guest]

I am in Florida too (central) and the humidity is what bothers me most.

I find I am using my inhaler or other methods of controlling my asthma

more often down here because its humid here more often than where I

lived up north (which was also humid). I have been able to keep things

under control so far except for the two times I got sick. Then its all

bets off and I know enough to go to the doctor.

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