Ok, the last two days, I've had a hard time breathing properly. Like I feel like I have to take a deep breath most of the time but when I try, I can't seem to take a deep breath. I have to keep trying and trying. It's getting cold and heading into winter season, and last winter, around December, I had similar problems with trouble breathing. Could this be caused somehow by the winter weather/coldness? What's going on?
I have an inhaler that was prescribed to me a couple years ago that I barely used. But the medicine in it expired last month. Should I still use it anyway?
2007-11-26 07:41:38 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Other - Health
I should add that I don't have a cough, or a sore throat, or anything, but i have been waking up with the back of my mouth, and i guess kinda my throat, feeling dry, as if i been drooling in my sleep or something and it leaves my mouth/throat dry.
2007-11-26 07:45:01 · update #1
I've had this.
Panic attack.
Are you anxious about something, such as your breathing?
I found that when I didn't focus so much on it, it eventually went away.
Otherwise, you may have some form of asthma.
2007-11-26 07:50:55 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use the inhaler and see if it helps. The medicine is still fine, regardless of the expiration. If the medication is albuterol, it is rescue inhaler. These are most effective when symptoms flare. Flovent is a good inhaler for those peak times when you flare.
If the doctor prescribed an inhaler, there is a good chance he considers it asthma. Different seasons and allergens trigger asthma symptoms in asthmatics.
Talk to your doctor. If you are symptomatic throughout the winter season, the doctor can prescribe a daily medication to help during this time.
My daughter takes Advair every day, year round. I take the Pulmicort turbuhaler when I am symptomatic.
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2007-11-26 15:53:46 · answer #2 · answered by slgolder 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you have asthma? The medication in the inhaler is probably still good, however, it may have lost it's full potency. By the way, cold weather contracts (closes) things, heat expands (opens) things and it does cause breathing to become more difficult.
2007-11-26 16:10:14 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
u have asthma u should not u the inhaler u had a few years ago cause the medicine haz like went bad somethin like dat so u need to go to the docs and tell him dat u need a nwe perscription
2007-11-26 23:14:33 · answer #4 · answered by Shaunice J 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds like asthma, would suggest you see your doctor for an accurate diagnosis. do not use the expired inhaler, it will not help and could cause further problems by blowing inert particles into your bronchus.
2007-11-26 15:49:08 · answer #5 · answered by essentiallysolo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it sounds like you might have allergies, but you should probably get it checked out by the doctor just incase. if you live somewhere thats hilly or mountainy, it might be the change in the air pressure because its getting colder.
2007-11-26 15:49:41 · answer #6 · answered by PkmnMstrJenni 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋