cures for asthma attacks

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Q: If you are on Pulmicort and Singulair are your asthma attacks nonexistent or just less?
I was hoping some fellow asthmatics could help me out. I know Pulmicort and Singulair are preventative medicine for asthma, but I was wondering if you should expect to not have any attacks at all. What happens to you when you’re on the preventatives?

The winter is typically one of the worst times for my asthma. My asthma was really bad for about a week, then I was put on Singlulair, have been on it for a little over 2 weeks. The past 2 days I felt SO much better. But today, I’ve had 2 small attacks, which I took Albuterol for. I was able to get through them during work, but it wore me out today.

Should I be concerned about today’s attacks, or are my expectations unrealistic? What I mean is, should I expect to be totally cured of the attacks or should I anticipate still having them because it is the winter?

Personal experience to offer insight would be appreciated. Thank you

A: When I was switched to Singulair, I was told to expect some “emergency” attacks and to continue using my “emergency” inhaler-Albeuterol. I think as time goes on and you are on Singular you will find that you have less and less “emergency” attacks. I’ve found Singulair to be really freeing for me. I can now do alot of things I was afraid to do before.

Q: Curing an asthma attack without an inhaler?
I’ve been sick the last 3-4 days with a strong head cold, now my chest is stuffy and I’ve been having this asthma attack for the last 18 hours, how do I cure it without an inhaler?

A: Breathing in steam from a kettle help open and clear the airways

Q: How to naturally cure Asthma?
For children with acute attack during night time or where there are no doctors or while traveling, how to cure acute asthma attack in kids.

A: There is NO CURE for ASTHMA… but if asthma attacks happens… Beta 2 agonists medications (e.g. Ventolin) must be ready, and to prevent sudden attacks to happen, inhaled steroids (beclomethasone) must be always taken thrice a day…

Hope it was helpful for you…

Q: i was just wondering if there were any cures for Asthma ?
I have had asthma since like the age of 13 and now i am 20 they say i cought it cause of dust from a cat lol.Just wondering if there any cure for asthma,because it slows me down in everything i do in life.Also wondering how comes asthma is worse like me it attacks me like3-4 times a week and for some peoples i know with asthma it attacks them like once a month ? how can i reduce it like that ?

A: There are so many medicines in homeopathy which can cure asthma. The cure depends on the type of asthma and its causes.

Probablities:

1. You may be averse to cold water and bathing in warm water.
2. it may be an annual feature or continuous.
3. May have suppressed skin ailments or rashes and scabies etc. in childhood.
4. A hereditary disposition to be asthematic
5. An upset stomach which aggravates the dryness in the chest region and oesophagus.
6. Aggravation with movement. It will restrain you from participating in any field activities where movement is required.
7. have been using plenty of antihystamines.
8. The allergy word has been deeply imbedded in your psychos.
associated with dust, hair of cats and dogs, etc.
9. fond of eating cold and sour (khatta) food items.
10. been using inhaler on and often.

All these factors and more are indicative, contributory, suppressive in asthma becoming chronic.

The following medicines are highly curative and of value in homeopathy:
1. Arsenic Album 200 – one dose a day for three days. in annual cases, cases originating from stomach, aggravation at 2.am. or 2p.m.
Burning in the chest, wheezing respiration, unable to lie down due to fear of suffocation and generally as an SOS medicine. May be used in combination with Blata orientalis 200. In many cases I have seen this single medicine Arsenic Album cure.

2. Bryonia 30 three times a day for three days in globules. Any asthmatic condition which aggravates from slightest movement and accompanied by cough, bryonia will cure.

3. Antim Tart – Great rattling of mucus but little expectorated. Must sit up or lie on the right side for relief. Use this in combination with Sulphur for a long period, will fully cure. Here Rumex would also be required.

4. Blatta Orientalis Q to 3X or in potencies of 200 to 1M in chronic cases. Cough will be with mucus like pus. Discontinue medicine when improvement is noticed as the medicine is capable of creating artificial symptoms.

5. Carbo veg – Asthma of abdominal orientation, with marked flatulence. Astham of elderly people.

6. Cina – Asthma due to worms.

7. Ipec – commonly used in Asthma. Epitaxis may be present.

8. Medorrhinum – In cases of recurrent cold and cough with hereditory factors. (should be used with caution).

9. Natrum Sulph – yet another important medicine where the reason is in the stomach. It is most suitable for children. Dyspnea. holds the chest while coughing. Rattling cough worse 4 to 5 a.m. Greenish expectoration. Worse damp and rainy weather.

10. Nux Vomica – attacks in the morning. induced by disorders of stomach. Of value in removing the ill effects of excessive medication and antibiotics and restoring to normal.

11. Pothos – Worse on inhaling the least dust. relieved after passing the stool.

12. Thuja – Asthma of children

13. Aspidosperma Q – The best lung tonic for asthma and other conditions. It stops the recurrence of the malady. It is good for Cardiac Asthma also.

14. Arnica and Belladonna – Arnica to improve the blood flow and improve the efficiency of the blood by purifying it. Belladonna to dilate the blood vessels and ensure the blood reach everywhere as well as the nutritions.

15. One or two doses of Drosera 30 will help in chronic cough. Drosera should not be repeated too often.

All sour things should be avoided by an asthematic patient as it increase the constrictions in blood vessels.

Tuberculinum, Psorinum, Senga, Natrum Mur, Naja, Lycopersicum, Lachesis, Kalium Carb, Cuprum Met, Ambra Grisea, amylenum Nitrosum, Arum triph. and many many medicines are of undoubted value towards cure of Asthma and many other ailments.

Medicines should be used under supervison of a doctor.

Q: Is smoking marijuana worth asthma relief?
I have asthma and I have an odd tolerance for albuterol. Everything the doctor gives me for instant relief has not helped me whatsoever. I tried marijuana for the first time a few days ago right after an asthma attack and my lungs were never that open before in my entire life.
I tried it again during an asthma attack and it cured my symptoms instantly. After a bit more research I found out that marijuana has been used to cure asthma since early AD and possibly earlier.

Will marijuana really make me lazy and not do well in school?
Is it worth the side effects if nothing else works?
Medical marijuana is not available in my state and even if it was I doubt they would give it to a 17 year old.
Thanks a lot
Please don’t source government websites or government funded research studies as they tend to be very biassed and untrue.

A: The most common reason why inhalers don’t work is improper technique. Inhalers should not be inserted in the mouth. Instead, using a spacer will allow the most amount of medication to go the lungs instead of being deposited in the mouth or throat.

At present, there are no well-designed medical studies supporting the use of smoking marijuana to treat asthma. It is possible that MJ use may make patients feel better. Opiate users report similar results, though their asthma is unchanged (or worse).

MJ has been shown to help treat glaucoma, cancer-related anorexia, persistent nausea, and symptoms of multiple sclerosis.

However, there are documented risks to long-term MJ use. Long-term inhalation of smoke (of any kind) has been shown to cause asthma and COPD. A recent study showed that MJ smoke may be more harmful than cigarette smoke, probably because it is unregulated and unprocessed. Similarly, they may be at higher risk for lung cancer, though this has not been well investigated.

MJ affects the hormonal system. It lowers testosterone levels in men and can cause breast development. It can also affect women’s menstrual cycles.

There may be an association with MJ use and mental illness, shown in population surveys. Use of MJ may also cause short-term reduction in the ability to think. Thus, using it before an important test or paper may hurt your school performance. Lastly, while not all users develop it, “amotivational syndrome” (e.g. laziness) has been well described.

Q: asthma attacks?
one of my friends that i thought of him as a brother just passed away from a asthma attack and me and all of the volleyball team is depressed and we go to volleyball tournaments about memorial tournments and we were thinking of making one for him and having a banquet honoring him and having his remembence and the banquet would be rasing money for a cure for asthma because he played a really big part in our volleyball and we all miss him so dearly
R.I.P Damen Rude you will be missed by so many

A: sorry

a banquet is a great idea

Q: Is The A Cure For Mild Asthma?
I have quite mild asthma, but every now and then (when the weather changes) the wheeze comes back… I’ve never had an asthma attack but sometimes it gets hard to breathe of course.

I pretty much need a cure as i am looking to join the RAF soon!
I also ride quite long distance but would running be a better way to improve/cure my asthma?

Can anyone suggest any ways that they have helped/cured their asthma naturally?

A: Sorry … you do not “cure” asthma …

I am not aware of any natural remedies that consistently provide relief of symptomology

Q: Will there be a cure for Asthma related illness soon?
My great nephew recently died after having a asthma attack. He was only nine years old. I want to know more and do more on his behalf.

A: Not a lot of money is being spent on research for a cure for Asthma. I guess Asthma doesn’t have any importnace in front of cancer, and other deadly diseases. Plus i think the main reason is that you can control asthma, and hence it doesn’t fall into this category. But I know it has killed a lot of people, most of them who does not follow the dcotor’s recommendation, or just thinks its embarrasing to take medications. People shouldn’t be embarassed and if they follow their doctor’s advice everything should be fine.As a respiratory therapist 90% of my patients have asthma, and after listening to their experiences, I really hope someone will come up with a cure for this condition.

Q: Is there a cure for asthma? Homeoepathy medicine cure my asthma?
Dear friends I’m from México, I have asthman from 7 to 29 years. My parents took me to many allergy doctors, they put me vaccines, give a lot of medicine like syrups, a lot of antibiotics and cortisone. When a I had an asthma attack I couldn’t breath and my nails put purple color. I ate and the I vomited all my food. It was very sad. I mean alophaty doctors didn´t cure my asthma in 22 years. An homeoepathy doctor cure my asthman in 15 days. You know my parents spent a lot of money in this terrible illness and now I spend a few money in my health. It’s a miracle. I know that many american people have asthma and the alopathy doctors say to them that asthma doesn’t have cure. But now you have a better choice. Just try homeoepathy medicine and God bless you. Your mexican friend Fausto.

A: Try swimming. Devolping your lungs and cardiovascular system can reduce the symptoms of asthma. Read the attached article from mydr.au.com

CAN SWIMMING HELP MY ASTHMA?
Having asthma doesn’t mean you should avoid exercise. A healthy lifestyle and keeping fit are important factors in managing your asthma effectively. If you are fit, you could have fewer asthma attacks.

Why is swimming a good exercise for people with asthma?
Swimming helps people with asthma develop lung capacity and good breathing practices.

Swimming is a great exercise for people with asthma as you breathe in warm, moist air rather than the cold, dry air that can lead to asthma symptoms.

Q: for cat asthma are there any treatments beyond bronchodilators, aspirator,steroids?
50 mg a day Theophylline led to increased severe asthma attacks,soft stool and general listness. Discontined. Presently on 5mg pernisone twice daily, more alert and mobile, firm stool but mild attack today. He is not a lap cat, will only tolerate being rubbed, not petted. Does not like to be held even before he was sick so an aspirator would not be effective. Am looking for relief for my cat that improves his ability to breathe. Don’t expect him to be cured just want him to get better. Any suggestions, natural remedies that work? Or what should I ask of my vet now?

A: The short story is that a severe asthmatic is at high risk of death from being unable to breathe… natural remedies may be useful supportive therapies, but you need the big guns of chemical drugs to try to keep this cat’s life sustained. Here’s lots more:

1) A vet’s diagnosis is critical to eliminate other illnesses that have similar symptoms, to help you identify the severity of the disease, and to help periodically adjust their treatment (sounds like you’re already doing this)

2) Remove obvious irritants from the cat’s environment: smoking, dust, chemicals, perfumes used in cleaning beddings and carpets, etc. This may help a little but isn’t a cure, and often triggers of attack symptoms remain mysterious.

3) Recall that for severe asthmatics, an attack can cause permanent damage (collapsed lung), and even without an attack the ever-present inflammation causes progressive damage (scarring and loss of lung capacity similar to emphysema). It is critical to arrest the progress of the disease. The most reliable way is anti-inflammatory drugs, and our most effective ones are corticosteroids.

4) A very small change in the diameter of the inflamed, mucus-laden brionchioles (breathing tubes inside the lungs) can have a very big effect on being able to breathe. This is why bronchodilators are so important for stopping an attack in progress, they help the airways open up just a little more.

So for treatment options:

a) If the cat can be handled (either it is trusting or can be lovingly caught and given the ‘burrito cat’ treatment wrapped in a towel), then the most advanced and very effective daily use of inhaled fluticasone/Flovent (steroid) and as-needed albuterol(bronchodilator) through a feline aersol chamber and mask, is the preferred treatment. Many thousands of asthmatic cats are using this treatment approach and achieving better quality of life.

b) If the cat will take pills, prednisone is a cheap and often effective solution.

Inhaled albuterol through the aerosol chamber is still the best bronchodilator, because it is immediate and has few side effects. I’ve tried the pill and injected bronchodilators (terbutaline, theophylline). Theophylline had no effect. Terbutaline injected was more traumatic and in pill form much slower acting, than inhaled albuterol.

c) If the cat can be rarely handled, injected steroids are an option, but it may difficult to regulate the effects – every month my cat would be at death’s door in a giant attack again.

Both b) and c) injected/ingested steroids may cause other health and behavioral problems as they are systemically absorbed. That’s another reason a) is preferred.

I cowrote a website on feline asthma listed as the source for this comment.

Q: How effective is homeopathy for curing child asthma?
My daughter is 5 years old and sometimes she has minor attacks of coughing due to asthma. Can homeopathy cure her completely?

A: No. Asthma is a lung disease that is misunderstood and irreversible. You never outgrow asthma. You may go through periods of your life asymtomatic, but it will resurface. The best method is to learn how to manage the disease through education. Visit your local lung organizations. Learn about environmental issues and how they affect you at home and in the air you breath in your area. Visit my website as a valuable resource in locating valid agencies and organizations that can get you and keep you on the right track. I also have a game page for kids to help them learn about asthma. Its at Your Asthma World.com (Yahoo) or get there from the “What’s your source?” feed.
Good Luck and Get Educated on Asthma!

Q: Is there a way to cure Asthma?
I have asthma really bad. I am trying out for my high school soccer team but I can’t do anything that involves running for a short period of time for example we have to run three laps at practice everyday and I can’t go one fourth of the way without feeling like my chest is gonna cave in and I can’t breath hardly at all. All I want to know is if there is a way to cure,stop, or control my asthma besides an inhaler because my inhaler dosent do crap!! I really enjoy soccer and I love to be active when ever I can. So can someone please find a solution to my problem and tell me why I have to do so that I don’t have a asthma attack or have this feelling that I have when ever inrun around for a short period of time!! Please helpmme out people I’m freakin desperate

A: Sorry, there is not a cure for it.
There are medications…..but asthma is the inflammation of the lungs…..the medications control this inflammation but they have not found a way to completely get rid of it.

Talk to your doctor…..there are pill forms too

Q: can an asthma killed?
my boyfriend is been having severe asthma attack. most of the time his attack strikes at night. and often his rushed into the e.r. as my search goes, there are cure for asthma. basically iv learned few things about preventing it such as clean environment. but still, his been having continues attack…i dont know what to do anymore. specially that, he doesnt let his parents know that his getting weaker. now can anyone tell me, can it killed?

A: yes usually in one of 2 ways
# a very severe attack leading to asphyxiation and death.
(this is becoming less common as drug control of asthma is
becoming more easily attainable by new drugs and health
education)

#on the long run the effect of poor care could result in overloading the heart (its called cor pulmonale) with an enlarged right ventricle and heart failure and then death from a heart attack.

Q: A ‘few’ questions on asthma.(probably for asmathics) In-depth answers will be appreciated, please!?
Alright:
1.How bad is it to live with asthma?Does it terribly affect you?
2.How did you get asthma in the first place?
3.How bad are the chances of dying of this disease?
4.Is there any true cure for asthma?
5.How do you feel when you get these asthma ‘attacks’? Upto what extent do these feelings affect your capacity to deal with the situation?How do these feelings worsen if you don’t have an inhaler at hand?
6.If you’re a girl, do you feel your hormonal changes and periods affecting the status of your asthma?Or does it have a passive role?
7.What sort of extra precautions are you forced to take?
8.Are attacks triggered spontaneously?
9.Are you aware to a good extent of asthma in general?
Well, to whoever answers, thank you sooooooo much for taking the trouble to do so. I’m not asmathic, just terribly, horribly curious.
Why thank you all so much!!! What an excellent reaction and great answers, thanks… but one aspect’s still bugging me:how do you feel when asthma works up? You feel a lump in your throat, you feel your breath getting crushed or what? How do you just feel your asthma’s getting real bad?

A: 1. Asthma is always on my mind. When I’m doing anything that involves activity, I always consider what it might do to my asthma. It isn’t as bad as it used to be because I’m well medicated now and use my rescue inhaler aggressively when there is any remote sign of trouble. I must always keep in mind that I have asthma and that it’s a really pointless way to die.

2. Air pollution exposure for five years because I lived in an area with very heavy transport truck traffic. It can happen to anyone.

3. About 300 people die from asthma in Canada every year. Considering that there are approximately 3 million Canadians with asthma, the odds of asthma being your cause of death are pretty small. An entirely different issue is how severe and uncontrollable asthma that does not kill you can basically make you disabled. It has lots of morbidity (misary) and low mortality (death).

4. No cure for asthma has been found yet. Some scientists are working on an asthma vaccine, but nothing has come of it yet. Also, burning the muscles of the airways with laser energy is a new procedure that can reduce the severity of asthma in patients who are severe. It won’t cure, but rather make their asthma manageable.

5. I get an uncontrollable cough, wheeze, severe shortness of breath, chest pains (severe), increased muscle demand to breathe, and generally feel as though I’m about to die. My “attacks” are terrifying. I can deal with what is happening because I am a Respiratory Therapist and I am trained to keep my head on in emergency situations, including those involving myself.

If I don’t have my inhaler with me, I will die. My inhaler is within arms reach 24/7, with a spare at home in case something happens to the one I’m presently using. My inhaler is on my body all the time whenever I leave my home. It would be suicidal to leave it where I am not.

I had an asthma attack while climbing stairs about a year ago. I thought I was going to die at several points in my adventure. However, I pulled through by some gigantic miracle and know never to be in that situation again (my doctor had not prescribed me a rescue inhaler at that point).

6. I am male. I know from my training that hormone changes in women due to menstruation and pregnancy can make their asthma worse.

7. I carry my rescue inhaler 24/7 and use it liberally at the first sign of trouble. I know that my Salbutamol/Albuterol inhaler is pretty safe. Too much makes my heart rate go up into the 140’s and I shake a bit for a few hours. Using too little and not giving it often enough could result in death. Because I treat asthma for a living, I know that I can do everything except give myself steroid pills. This is an important point. I can treat myself at home as I would be in the ER for everything except that they give lots of steroid pills and IVs too. Often, I can tell by what’s happening how bad my asthma attack is going to be and give myself 2 or 3 treatments in a row to stop it before it starts. Salbutamol is cheap and pretty safe. Using too much is far better than not using enough and finding myself behind the 8 ball needing to go to the ER.

8. My attacks are caused by: air pollution, smog, hot and humid weather, stress, heavy exercise, diesel exhaust, and people who wear too much perfume. They can happen at any time and to any degree.

9. I’m a Respiratory Therapist. I know more about asthma than everyone except Pulmonologists and other RTs who are Certified Asthma Educators.

Asthma is a very dangerous disease to have. It could kill you at any time, make you miserable, or leave you alone. Who knows? It’s a variable disease state, which is what makes every day a new adventure.

Asthma is like living with a sniper ready to shoot you at any time. Does the sniper leave you alone today? Just shoots you in the leg? Or maybe the sniper will go for a head shot and finish you off? Who knows.

Please use this information to understand what we go through, not to make fun of us. I can run faster and for longer than a lot of the nurses in my hospital. They are skinny and look pretty healthy. I am a bit overweight, with asthma and anemia.

I try my best to take care of myself so that asthma is not a problem in my daily life. It doesn’t stop my from walking and running at work for 12 hours at a time, going up and down stairs many times a shift, riding my bicycle, going for long brisk walks, or anything else. I keep my inhaler on me at all times and sometimes have to stop and use it. No problems. What is important is that I live with a potential killer in my lungs and asthma is a stupid way to die. It shouldn’t prevent me from having a wife and raising children. I will probably live to be a very old, crotchity man.

Q: I have very light asthma but I am really good at futbol. How can I get rid of asthma?
We all know futbol is the ultimate sport that tests you stamina. Out of the thousands of times I’ve played it I’ve only gotten 1 asthma attack. I inhale deeply with my nose and exhale with my mouth. I find that I never run out of breaths like that as opposed to using only my nose or mouth for breathing (breathing with mouth is the worst).

Anyway, I want to find permanent cure for asthma. I don’t want asthma getting in the way of my love for the sport.

A: Work with your doctor and find a regiment that works for you, I have seen many athletes with asthma, and they all work closely with trainers and their doctors to be safe. It is very treatable.
Even Great Athletes Have Asthma:

Jerome “The Bus” Bettis (NFL star of the Pittsburgh Steelers)

Nancy Hogshead (Olympic gold medallist in swimming)

Amy Van Dyken (Olympic gold medallist in swimming)

Jackie Joyner-Kersee (Olympic gold medallist in track and field)

Art Monk (NFL leading receiver for the Washington Redskins until 1995)

Dennis Rodman (NBA basketball player)

Mary Joe Fernandez (former professional tennis player)

Greg Louganis (Olympic gold medallist in diving)

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