27th April 2008
Hi all,
I've had quite bad asthma since I was a little kid. I'm now 21 (22 next week) and for the last week I've been having episodes of tight chest. My chest feels very tight but without any wheezing. I do have allergies and I'm taking allergy tablets at the moment which kick my allergies in the bud so I don't think the allergies are causing this.
It seems worse when I wake up. When I wake up and come downstairs I need to take my ventolin. When I go upstairs I need to take my ventolin and the same when I come back downstairs. I seem ok walking but I cant run because then I will need my reliever. The tight chest gets so bad that taking my ventolin twice doesn't help - I usually need to take it 4 times in one go. :confused:
My GP prescribed Singulair for me about 2 months ago because its also used for allergies and I'm also on Telfast for allergies and my inhalers are ventolin and Symbicort. I'm starting to wonder if I'm picking up a chest infection as it usually does start like this but its the wrong time of year for me. I usually get chest infections all throughout autumn and winter, one after the other and this time of year I'm usually fine. I did cough up one bit of phlegm yesterday but I didn't have a look at the colour. I don't want to bother my GP until the wheezing starts because they wont do much. Anyway any advice would be appreciated.
I've had quite bad asthma since I was a little kid. I'm now 21 (22 next week) and for the last week I've been having episodes of tight chest. My chest feels very tight but without any wheezing. I do have allergies and I'm taking allergy tablets at the moment which kick my allergies in the bud so I don't think the allergies are causing this.
It seems worse when I wake up. When I wake up and come downstairs I need to take my ventolin. When I go upstairs I need to take my ventolin and the same when I come back downstairs. I seem ok walking but I cant run because then I will need my reliever. The tight chest gets so bad that taking my ventolin twice doesn't help - I usually need to take it 4 times in one go. :confused:
My GP prescribed Singulair for me about 2 months ago because its also used for allergies and I'm also on Telfast for allergies and my inhalers are ventolin and Symbicort. I'm starting to wonder if I'm picking up a chest infection as it usually does start like this but its the wrong time of year for me. I usually get chest infections all throughout autumn and winter, one after the other and this time of year I'm usually fine. I did cough up one bit of phlegm yesterday but I didn't have a look at the colour. I don't want to bother my GP until the wheezing starts because they wont do much. Anyway any advice would be appreciated.