Guest guest Posted June 7, 2005 Report Share Posted June 7, 2005 This is an asthma/Advair follow-up. I went on Advair for a week, and just felt terrible on it - jumpy, nervous, anxious. Now I am on albuterol and Pulmocort. The latter has a similar ingredient to Advair (an inhaled steroid), but the powder is MUCH finer, and I don't feel like I'm just eating the powder instead of inhaling it. I am a weird case in that my PFT's are still pretty good (over 80% for the most part), but they had been over 100% so they are concerned. On my experience as a patient, I certainly recommend that everyone with mito get baseline PFT's, even if they aren't having breathing problems right now, it was important that I had the baseline levels so the doctor knows that 80% function is bad for me. Take care, RH > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >>>I have long believed that my mito (no diagnosis as of yet) > > > > >>>is 'triggered' by events in my life. It usually gets worse > > > after > > > > >>> > > > > >>> > > > > >I > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>have had problems with my pacer. I have experienced so > many > > > > >>>episodes of hypoxia, I am sure that has something to do > with > > > it. > > > > >>>Before this last big crash which has lasted over 2 years. > I > > > went > > > > >>> > > > > >>> > > > > >in > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>to my cardiologist and told him that I thought that I had a > > > crack > > > > >>> > > > > >>> > > > > >in > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>one of my leads. > > > > >>> > > > > >>> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Medical advice, information, opinions, data and statements > > > contained herein are not necessarily those of the list > moderators. > > > The author of this e mail is entirely responsible for its > content. > > > List members are reminded of their responsibility to evaluate > the > > > content of the postings and consult with their physicians > regarding > > > changes in their own treatment. > > > > > > > > > >Personal attacks are not permitted on the list and anyone who > > > sends one is automatically moderated or removed depending on the > > > severity of the attack. > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 8, 2005 Report Share Posted June 8, 2005 My " old folks " and their " stories " (National Enquirer and similar rags) have been up on using dark chocolate to stop coughs. I don't know if it just the cocoa butter as a lubricant, or some chemical in it, but they swear by it. Supposedly a square or two (one or two ounces, 25 - 50 g for you guys north or east of the U.S.). I like dark chocolate anyway, so I try it even if I'm not coughing Another note is that my friend's sister had a recurrent cough, and the only thing that would soothe it was brandy (yes, doctor- prescribed!). She was drinking a tablespoon full of it at night in order to stop coughing so she could sleep. YMMV Take care, RH > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > >>>I have long believed that my mito (no diagnosis as of yet) > > > > > > > >>>is 'triggered' by events in my life. It usually gets > > > worse > > > > > > after > > > > > > > >>> > > > > > > > >>> > > > > > > > >I > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>have had problems with my pacer. I have experienced so > > > > many > > > > > > > >>>episodes of hypoxia, I am sure that has something to do > > > > with > > > > > > it. > > > > > > > >>>Before this last big crash which has lasted over 2 years. > > > > I > > > > > > went > > > > > > > >>> > > > > > > > >>> > > > > > > > >in > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>to my cardiologist and told him that I thought that I had > > > a > > > > > > crack > > > > > > > >>> > > > > > > > >>> > > > > > > > >in > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>one of my leads. > > > > > > > >>> > > > > > > > >>> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Medical advice, information, opinions, data and statements > > > > > > contained herein are not necessarily those of the list > > > > moderators. > > > > > > The author of this e mail is entirely responsible for its > > > > content. > > > > > > List members are reminded of their responsibility to evaluate > > > > the > > > > > > content of the postings and consult with their physicians > > > > regarding > > > > > > changes in their own treatment. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Personal attacks are not permitted on the list and anyone > > > who > > > > > > sends one is automatically moderated or removed depending on > > > the > > > > > > severity of the attack. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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