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.
It was a scary experience 4 me
- I had mild asthmatic since the age of 10,I had an scary experience ever once I had my attack I couldn't breathe at all.I went 2 a nearby clinic,had oxygen.I feel much better..
- —Guest Jasmine
People don't take my asthma seriously.
- I've had asthma since I was born and I would say that I have moderately bad asthma. Usually my allergies trigger asthma attacks. One night I was having a sleepover with my friend who has a cat. I woke up and found that I was unable to breathe. I frantically searched my bag trying to find my inhaler, but realized I had left it at home. I woke up my friend and she just told me to go to the guest room. I did not sleep that night because I was convinced I was going to die. It was really one of the scariest nights of my life. I realize now that I should have had my friend call 911 so I could go to the hospital. It took a lot of convincing myself to breathe slowly, sip cold tap water and sit up straight.
- —Guest Kennedy
I lost it!!!!
- A day after my daughters first birthday i thought i lost her. I called her doctor because she was weezing a bit, so i asked if i coulf come in and they check her out. They told me no because i had an appointment the next day. I got angry and started packing holding my baby in my arms. On my way out the door, shes totally blue and stopped breathing. I sprinted to a near neighbor and bang the door. They opend the door luckily she was a nurse she began CPR after a min she gave up. I lost it, she said my baby was gone. I began CPR until ambulance came.. Shes alive!!!! I thank god everday for her.
- —Guest Carli
It's back!!
- Ive nt been havin attacks 4 lyk 2 to 3 years nw (felt it was gone or something)so i misplaced my 3 inhalers and just some weeks ago i had it bad.Actuali i was at my boyfriends house,we were just chillin with his friends and my chest became rily tight i was findin it rily hard 2 breathe. I had no idea it was an asthma attack comin and 2 b honest i dnt rily knw wen im gonna have an attack i tink i gotta find someone 2 help me with dat. Anyways, i got up and took some water and it was like addin pains 2 an injury. I started coughin and my whole body was so cold and the coughin got harder and within some seconds i saw my self panting in short gasp i was already cryin it didnt even occur 2 me it was asthma d pantin got so hard and i startin whistlin sort of. My head was on fire! I tried 2 shout 4 help but i just ended up coughin i fell 2 d floor and turned blind. I was really scared! It was like death was grabin me and wont let go and whats worse was dat i couldnt see?Damn! I don't remember
- —Guest Deby
new 2 asthma
- Never had asthma until my second child. Everytime I get congested I can't breath and I use my son's inhaler. Last night I couldn't breath and was up wheezin for hrs.... finally went 2 sleep and woke up again and couldn't breath. I spent all night takin deep, slow breaths. Its scary!
- —Guest Krystal
Couldn't breathe
- A few mins back I had my first worst real acute asthma attack. I couldn't breathe an I didn't know what to do. I tried to slp back *stupid* and when it doesn't go away I knew it was my history of slight asthma sudden attack. Luckily 24hr clinic was nearby
- —Guest Joey
Tonight could have been bad
- I'm 15 years old and I have had asthma for only a year now, I have had a handful of pretty bad attacks, but tonight I was arguing about something with my parents when suddey I felt as if someone had sucked the air right out of my body, I fell to the floor, my hands and feet turned WHITE, then I completely lost my vision, also my entire body was uncontrollably shaking. My mom thought I was having a seizure and started crying. Thankfully my dad brought me my inhaler, after about eight puffs, my breathing became almost manageable, but I I still cannot stop shaking, it has been five hours, I am relativly new to this, so I assume I will be better, I was just so scared, I thought I was dying. It is unexplainable, impossible to explain how it feels as if someone is sucking the air and life right out of you. When I was able to talk again the first thing I said was that "I'm thankful I survived", now that I have really witnessed the danger, I must be more careful..hopefully my hands stop shakin
- —Guest Barely breathing
Really Scary
- I hate having attacks especially when people around you dont understand how serious it is. I have been having frequenst attacks since june and was placed on oxygen and have been coughing up blood. nothing seems to help but trying some new medication at the moment..hope this helps cos i keep wheeezing...i hate that sound cos it tells me its gonna be a rough night or rough day. My hospital knows me as a regular so i dnt even need to sign in when i come in...They already know why im there. I hate being asthmatic..honestly
- —Guest Dahlia
Sibling with Asthma
- My older sister AJ was born with asthma, actually almost died when she was a baby. I remember one of the first times she had an attack, I couldn't stop crying and I didn't know what to do. Paramedics came and took her away and I had to stay home with my other sister. Truly one of the scariest things ever is not knowing if your older sister is going to make it or not. One time I was in the hospital with her, I knew she was okay, but I wanted to cry because of how weak she was and how frail she looked. I knew I had to stay strong because she was though...
- —Guest Jackie
oh god...
- i have a family history of asthma.. and i was so fool that i was smoking for last 4 year.. until i was diagnosed with asthma 20 days back...Now i have to live with it.. the thing i want to tell that whomsoever has family history of asthma please don't smoke... i was free from asthma for last 22 year , i was living a healthy life but now everything is screwed ...
- —Guest http://www.yahoomail.com
i am still afraid a week later
- Ok. I have bad asthma but nothing scared me more than this. I was with my group of friends singing some stuff and i started coughing harder and harder and i couldn't stop. I walked of and fell on the ground because i could not hold myself up. Then, my coughing got worse and harder and harder. I got really afraid and confused when I lost feeling in my hands, arms, and face. Then my arms contracted and i could not move them. My vision closed in, and i got oober dizzy and nearly lost consciousness. i felt so cold but someone said i developed a fever. i was so afraid. i took my meds and it still took a half an hour atleast to get over it and i still have issues. I have never had this bad of problems before and i am still scared. i wish i knew what all happened... i am still so scared.
- —nick_lynchvoris
asthma attacks
- I am 24 years old and have had asthma all my life. I'd never had an asthma attack till just this last year. I've always had inhalers and have always taken them. My asthma was getting worse here when I started taking Primatene Mist. These inhalers have since been banned due to the chemicals that deplete the ozone layer. I'm not going to lie, I do smoke cigarette's and marijuana on a daily basis. But my asthma attacks only occure during the middle of the night, between the hours of 4 am and 8 am. I wake up coughing, my head starts throbbing, (like the brain is swelling,) my whole body gets shakey and red, and then I vomit. I've been going to the dr lately, how ever I don't like the dr's any more. They seem like they have gotten dumber through the years. Plus if I can't afford to breath, then I would rather die. It is scary, and they will never find a cure. So it is what it is... these are the days of our lives.
- —Guest Robyn Wymore
Asthma Not Taken Seriously
- I agree that asthma is not taken seriously enough. My neighbors come over to borrow stuff and they stand right in our doorway to smoke their cigarettes. They don't understand we have a house full of asthmatics. I have it and both of my daughters have it. In fact, the first doctor that my youngest daughter had didn't want to even diagnose her!!!! It was awful. She said she would give us the medicine but she didn't feel it was asthma because she never could see the symptoms... because she was a non-wheezing asthmatic! My daughter has been put on medication after medication just to find more and more allergies and drug interactions... I'm more scared for her than I am for myself! We have a good pediatrician now, but our schools here in NC don't have a school nurse in every school. They rely on limited training to know what to do. I've trained staff better on my child's asthma than the state has! Including how to care for her meds! I'm more concerned about that!
- —Guest Melinda
Never been so scared in my life
- Last night was the scariest night of my life. I was having difficulty breathing. I took my nebulizer thinking it would go away. I woke up around 6am because my chest was so tight and my wheezing was so bad it was getting difficult to breathe. I coughed to loosen the phlegm causing the wheezing and my lungs suddenly closed up. I could hardly take in a breath. I had to get to my nebulizer. The edges of my vision were starting to turn black, I fumbled with the medicine trying to get it in as quickly as possible. By the time I turned the machine on I couldn't take in a breath at all. I was getting dizzy, my hands and face were cold and covered in sweat, my head hurt so badly, I couldn't see. I couldn't walk to my mother so I started banging on the wall. By the time she got to me I couldn't move or hold my head up. I didn't know if the meds would work. I've had asthma all my life and have always had flares. But last night was the first time I truly thought I was going to die.
- —Guest Elle
Scariest Thing
- For me the scariest thing about asthma is that you can't trust yourself to be alone when you have it. I just suffered a severe asthma attack in front of my 18 month old daughter, and I haven't had an inhaler since grade school. So I had to. talk myself into slowing my breathing and concentrating on not panicking. I thought I was going to die with her on my lap. Scariest moment of my life! I need an inhaler again ASAP!
- —Guest kbishness
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