20th August 2007
[QUOTE=curmudgeon;3161217]You don't say what meds you are on and that might be the best place to start. You probably should be on some type of daily steroid in addition to your rescue inhaler.
Also, if you are allergic, or even sensitive, to somethings then allergy tests might help you identify it. But sometimes you can figure out your triggers yourself just by what happens to your body when you do or eat are or near certain things.
But part of your problem might be your age. Right now your body is doing lots of growing and changing and your hormones are all over the place. In some people, this time of your life can worsen your asthma symptoms. So they might get better as you get older. Remember that not everyone outgrows childhood asthma. Some people have it for life but you can still have a happy, healthy, full life with asthma.
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Good luck!
Everyone does a web search re their new meds to find out side effects, right?
I found that steroids can cause osteoporosis, and the meds for that have some unpleasant side effects also. Seems like everything does.
Plus, I can't get my Asmanex inhaler dose-counter to work. The pharmacist did something, said you have to do it before you put the cap back on, so it's back to "1". It's a sample one to try before buying. (I would sure buy mine somewhere else.) Meanwhile, anyone familiar with this?
About osteoporosis, a therapeutic dose of calcium for women with acid reflux so that they shouldn't take the well-known Fosamax, Boniva, and like that, is 2 cups of cottage cheese per day, with Vitamin C, which canned pineapple I think has, just as good as fresh, and up to 400 m_ of magnesium, before 5 pm for some reason, every day.
A couple of Questions since I've shared some information: When you have a bone density scan every 3 yrs, is that xrays, and therefore rather dangerous?
Do many of the asthsma patients also have extremely low thyroid ("hypo") and/or diabetes?
Also, if you are allergic, or even sensitive, to somethings then allergy tests might help you identify it. But sometimes you can figure out your triggers yourself just by what happens to your body when you do or eat are or near certain things.
But part of your problem might be your age. Right now your body is doing lots of growing and changing and your hormones are all over the place. In some people, this time of your life can worsen your asthma symptoms. So they might get better as you get older. Remember that not everyone outgrows childhood asthma. Some people have it for life but you can still have a happy, healthy, full life with asthma.
....................
Good luck!
Everyone does a web search re their new meds to find out side effects, right?
I found that steroids can cause osteoporosis, and the meds for that have some unpleasant side effects also. Seems like everything does.
Plus, I can't get my Asmanex inhaler dose-counter to work. The pharmacist did something, said you have to do it before you put the cap back on, so it's back to "1". It's a sample one to try before buying. (I would sure buy mine somewhere else.) Meanwhile, anyone familiar with this?
About osteoporosis, a therapeutic dose of calcium for women with acid reflux so that they shouldn't take the well-known Fosamax, Boniva, and like that, is 2 cups of cottage cheese per day, with Vitamin C, which canned pineapple I think has, just as good as fresh, and up to 400 m_ of magnesium, before 5 pm for some reason, every day.
A couple of Questions since I've shared some information: When you have a bone density scan every 3 yrs, is that xrays, and therefore rather dangerous?
Do many of the asthsma patients also have extremely low thyroid ("hypo") and/or diabetes?