About 3 weeks ago after my swim meet, I got home and thought I was having a heart attack. My chest was tight and I couldn't breathe. It finally stopped but I was sore the next day. Then the next time I swam it happened again, only not as severly this time.
So I did a little research and I think it might be exercise induced asthma. I bought an over counter inhailer (sp) and it seems to be helping. The only thing is that I never had problems with asthma as a kid or anytime, this is entirely new.
Has anybody else had problems with this? I'm gonna go the doc when I get back from school, but does anyone have ways to deal with it?
Thanks!!!
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If you are having enough trouble that you are now taking action, you should go to a doctor now. go to any health clinic where ever you are. There could be several reasons. I have moderate asthma. Generally, an asthma attack is not going to stop on its own. The brochio passages are going to continue to swell. The real problem with asthma is not getting oxygen into the lungs but getting other gases out of the lungs. That's why people die. It is going to get worse unless you took in a broncho dialator (caffien, chocolate) and didn't know it. Over the counter drugs are not safe to use. Almost everyone who useds them tends to abuse them. Things like Primetine are meant to be used only on extreme occassions. During this time did you take your pulsse?
I didn't take my pulses but I didn't notice my heart racing abnormally either. Everytime it has happened has been after exercise so my heart rate has been elevated anyway, but it didn't feel dangerous.
I have a Primatene inhailer right now that my mom recommended I get (she's a PA) and I use it when it's bad enough I can't start to breath normally on my own. Really bad attacks are infrequent, I've only had 2 since this became a problem a few weeks ago. The one I mentioned in the very first post being the worst. The second being one I had last night were I had a chest rattling cough, but after a few puffs of the inhailer, stopped and normed out after about 10 minutes.
I would go to the doc now, but finals are coming up and I don't have time really. I only swim 3 days a week anyway, so I might just back off a bit til I get in to get some real treatment.
If you are having enough trouble that you are now taking action, you should go to a doctor now. go to any health clinic where ever you are. There could be several reasons. I have moderate asthma. Generally, an asthma attack is not going to stop on its own. The brochio passages are going to continue to swell. The real problem with asthma is not getting oxygen into the lungs but getting other gases out of the lungs. That's why people die. It is going to get worse unless you took in a broncho dialator (caffien, chocolate) and didn't know it. Over the counter drugs are not safe to use. Almost everyone who useds them tends to abuse them. Things like Primetine are meant to be used only on extreme occassions. During this time did you take your pulsse?
I didn't take my pulses but I didn't notice my heart racing abnormally either. Everytime it has happened has been after exercise so my heart rate has been elevated anyway, but it didn't feel dangerous.
I have a Primatene inhailer right now that my mom recommended I get (she's a PA) and I use it when it's bad enough I can't start to breath normally on my own. Really bad attacks are infrequent, I've only had 2 since this became a problem a few weeks ago. The one I mentioned in the very first post being the worst. The second being one I had last night were I had a chest rattling cough, but after a few puffs of the inhailer, stopped and normed out after about 10 minutes.
I would go to the doc now, but finals are coming up and I don't have time really. I only swim 3 days a week anyway, so I might just back off a bit til I get in to get some real treatment.
