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What was your worst asthma attack like? Let's share!
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Greggy
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My cousin had a terrible asthma attack before when we were on holidays. It happened in the water but luckily the inhaler was in my aunt's bag on the sand. I will never forget the fright.
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moorea63
Worst one was few years back it was scary and they plunged needles in every where! Gave me that much sabutamol that room was spinning made me very sick! Not wanting to ever go there again
Roo1978
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My worst asthma attack was in November four years ago. I had a cold which was affecting my chest and my inhalers were not helping much..One night my breathing became so laboured I was sure I would die. Rushed to hospital by ambulance and given lots of drugs and oxygen. It turned out I had pneumonia on top of my asthma. When I came home a week later I had no energy at all..I was on prednisolone steroids for months ...It took a long time to feel more like myself and it knocked my confidence so much that I worried about leaving the house for months ....asthma more controlled nowadays I am glad to say.
Sylvia
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I have had asthma all my life and it has never bothered me much until just latterly. I have kept it well under control until Christmas when I had a chest infection and ever since I have had breathing problems. Now been told it is my asthma causing the trouble and I have to use my inhalers more.
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Sylvia Reynolds
suecroft
my worst asthma attack happened a few years ago I was in the hairdressers and could feel the tightness in my chest getting worse I travelled the 12 miles home and lay on the bed but sitting up, I was using my inhaler , salbutamol all day and wasn't getting any better........I was not getting any air hardly into my lungs and my husband drove me to the hospital in the snow and ice ....I was very poorly by the time I got to the emergency department and was kept in hospital for a week ..............the consultant told me NEVER ever to drive to the hospital as I could have died before I got there.......always call ambulance........my asthma isn't that well controlled even now but I certainly won't take chances again
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JazzyC
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JosephineO
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@JazzyC @suecroft @Sylvia @Roo1978 @moorea63 @Greggy Thank you all for sharing :)
What signs do you get when you are about to have an asthma attack? Is it always shortness of breath and tightness in your chest, or do other symptoms occur?
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Sylvia
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Sylvia Reynolds
JazzyC
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Tightness across chest and then not able to take a breath
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Janet Collins
cazza2358
Tightness of chest...wheezing and like trying to breathe through a straw!!
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JosephineO
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Asthma attacks are scary and highly debilitating. They leave sufferers feeling scare and exhausted.
What was your worst asthma attack? Where did it happen? How did you feel afterwards?