Asthma rant
May. 12th, 2008 07:01 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
mockingbirdqI haven't posted lately because I am not feeling well. For the first time in 12 years, my asthma is not under control. I'm using a nebulizer every 4-6 hours and I'm on steroids as well, but nothing seems to be working. I had a chest X-ray today, so I'll see if I'm carrying around some walking pneumonia or something else that might be aggravating my bronchial tubes.
For the record, I didn't have asthma until I was 10 years old. At that time, my family moved across state from an urban area to a rural area full of pollen. We also lived in a house that was over a century old and had black mold growing in the walls. From then on, I was taking steroids for years, which led to mood swings and lots of weight gain (I've never recovered physically - the other women in my family weigh in at 100 lbs, while I have weighed more than that since I was 12). Finally, a combination of Advair and Singulair controlled my breathing to the point that I felt "normal". Unfortunately, Singulair is now under investigation by the FDA as triggering suicidal thoughs, and Advair is not recommended for use over 5 years. I've been on it for 8 years now.
Amazingly, the only time in my life I didn't have to worry about having a micro nebulizer or inhaler nearby was while pregnant with Fox. I went off the meds entirely for 6 months and never had any wheezing or breathing issues. It's enough to make me want to have 10 kids or so... Time to take some more steroids. Bleah!
For the record, I didn't have asthma until I was 10 years old. At that time, my family moved across state from an urban area to a rural area full of pollen. We also lived in a house that was over a century old and had black mold growing in the walls. From then on, I was taking steroids for years, which led to mood swings and lots of weight gain (I've never recovered physically - the other women in my family weigh in at 100 lbs, while I have weighed more than that since I was 12). Finally, a combination of Advair and Singulair controlled my breathing to the point that I felt "normal". Unfortunately, Singulair is now under investigation by the FDA as triggering suicidal thoughs, and Advair is not recommended for use over 5 years. I've been on it for 8 years now.
Amazingly, the only time in my life I didn't have to worry about having a micro nebulizer or inhaler nearby was while pregnant with Fox. I went off the meds entirely for 6 months and never had any wheezing or breathing issues. It's enough to make me want to have 10 kids or so... Time to take some more steroids. Bleah!
