MS Contin and asthma?

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Well as I posted yesterday my GP has changed my dosage of MS contin

from 15mg twice a day to 30mg twice a day. I switched to that dose

yesterday morning (so am about to take my 4th dose at the new

level). Today however my asthma has been the worst I have ever felt

it. I had never really had an asthma attack and anything mild

the 'blue' inhaler could help. Today I used the steriod inhaler

once (can only take it in the morning and at night), the rescue

inhaler four times (the max daily dose so I cant take anymore today)

plus some ibprufin in case there was some immflamation.

I basically was unable to do anything today. I had some chores to

do for my mom and this is an example of how bad it was today. I

went and folded one load of laundry and could barely get a breath

and was breathing really shallowy. Plus I would be covered in sweat

and be so hot it wasnt even funny. I would then go, use the rescue

inhalor and lie down til the next load was done. I would be so hot

I kept lowering the temperature on the thermostat so the air

conditioning would come on. When my dad got home around 4 I had it

down to 22 in the house and I was still warm and sweaty. He had to

put pants on him and a sweater on r. According to him I was as

white as a ghost but my cheecks were really flushed. He told me to

just sit down and watch a movie with r while he cut the lawn.

Mom got home around 5 and immediatly asked me what was wrong. I

told her and then went over to the pharmacy to get a new inhalor

(realized that mine expired last month, r has the exact same one

so I put his 'cannister' into my holder thingy for the day). While

over there it came on again and I got really 'clammy' and

lightheaded. I tried to check my blood pressure and pulse rate and

while my blood pressue was 117/79 the pulse meter (what I was really

interested in) wasnt working. The only thing that the pharmasist

said to me when I asked if anything over the counter would help was

to NOT take cough syrup and if it wasnt getting better to go to

emerg.

I came home and basically have spent the night lying on the couch.

I got up at one point just to take my plate into the kitchen and

wash my hands and ended up short of breath again and sweaty. Now my

back and chest are really sore, I have this weird cough, still

breathing shallowy and have a head ache / lightheaded and my throat

is starting to be sore. I dont know if this is from the MS Contin

increase or just actually having an asthma attack I mean the weather

around here is just 'prefect' for allergy sufferers. Also is there

anything I can be doing for myself at this point?

Stacey