From the article: What Do I Do In An Asthma Attack?
Asthma attacks can be scary. Some people are scared they may die or not be able to locate their medication. What is it about asthma that scares you? Here is your chance what you think is most scary about asthma. Sharing with others may make asthma seem less scary. Share Your Experience
when it is not contolled
- I am just a person who likes to be in control. This year I have had no control since June of my allergies or asthma. The scary part is when they call an ambulance for me and they are calling Dr's and putting a tube down my throat. I was a nurse before developing a latex allergy so I understand what they are saying and what it means
- —nnmfam
attack
- at the minute im on antibiotics for a chest infection last night my asthma got worse and i have had no sleep i cant lay down because it gets worse to breathe, i have tried my inhaler and it is not working i am finding it difficult to finish sentences , i have tried breathing into a paper bag it helped a little bit im still struggling. i am going to goto my hospital soon wen my partner gets in from work (hopefully soon)
- —Guest chloe
not that scary
- ive had asthma all my life, ive been to hospital, had nebulizers and ive had 3 different preventitive inhalers. Not once have i thought i was going to die, even in A&E. it annoys me when people ask me if ill have an asthma attack if they spray their deoderant, they dont really understand what one is. I only get them with colds and i never carry my inhaler, to the absolute horror of some people, who dont even have asthma.
- —Guest jp93
Scary situation
- I was just at the fair, and I was having a good time with my daughter, then the next thing I knew that I could barely breath, chest was hurting, I knew that I left my meds at home because It wasnt time to take them until midnight, all I know is I was walking and passes out due to not enough oxygen, when I woke up the ambulance was there and my daughter was freaking. That was the worst asthma attacked that I have had and I have had it since birth. Three days later I still fell like I am weak and cant breath and cant get to the doctor.
- —Guest Nancy
Asthma is Scary
- I woke up one night very wheezy. I asked my husband to take me to A&E. By the time I got to A&E all I remember was two nurses trying to walk me to a cubicle. I then passed out and woke up in the Intensive Care Unit after being ventilated. A very scary experience!
- —yoga2302
About scary asthma
- I am going to be 68 in september. I have had asthma for 67 years. When I was growing up I had many asthma attacks, I had no medicine given to me, the asthma attack ended on its own. I must have had mild asthma. My daddy told me and family it was just my emotions, I needed to calm down it would go away. Indeed it did resolve on it's own without medication. I didn't even know there was medicine for asthma. The period of time I had no medication was 1942 - 1964. I had exercise induced asthma, an couldn't do many sports in physical education class. My daddy thought I was weak, and emotional. The Lord helped me through those many years without any medicine. I got married in 1963 and my husband was in the U.S air force. I started to have more and more asthma, I had to start taking medicine. I now have severe asthma on lots of meds. have been of and on predisone. What's scary I could have died growing up if I had a bad asthma attack, an had no medicine. That's scary!
- —Guest LeondaDelHansel
Breathless
- When my asthma worsens, I get very anxious. As my anxiety worsens mt breathing gets worse. It can be a vicious cycle that I have tried to improve using breathing exercises.
- —Guest Deb
