bad asthma or something else?

[andrewjdavid2005]

Over the last few days it has been absolutely freezing here in sheffield, constant frost all the time, feels like it is going to snow!

I am getting afew chest pains, but i can feel a wheeze coming on and also a cough, any one know how to help a cough? i have been taking my blue inhaler alot more but it's not doing much, i am only slightly out of breath at the moment.

I know people will sigh at me bringing this up again but i cannot help it, would i have a blood clot? i don't have any risk factors but it is still not impossible for me to have a blood clot in the lungs although i do have less chance than people who do have risk factors.

I hate winter my asthma gets terrible this time of year, even worse around christmas time, i can never seem to prevent it no matter what i try!!

[Meg]

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what are your peak flows telling you ?

I'm sure you know your ashma pattern. Have you had a review in last few years by a ashma nurse specialist ?


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[andrewjdavid2005]

My peak flows are usually 350-400, average usually is around 350.

Today it is on 300 which is obviously quite abit lower than normal.

I had an asthma review around 3 months ago everything was fine then.

[andrewjdavid2005]

I have read a few stories where people have been misdiagnosed with having asthma but found out that they actually had a blood clot rather than asthma and a few people have died as a result of this.

Often people who go to their doctors or A&E who have chest pains and breathlessness and whezzing get diagnosed with asthma, and asthmatics themselves oftne get misdiagnosed with having an asthma attack when really they have a blood clot, that is what worries me as well if i did have a pulmonary embolism it might get misdiagnosed.

Although someone my age at 23 should not have a pulmonary embolism!

[nomorepanic]

Andrew

You have had this for many months though so wouldn't you be dead by now if you had it?

I asked you to go and see the doctor about it - did you go?

Nicola

[andrewjdavid2005]

I am hardly bothering to go to a GP anymore due to recent problems with my surgery, i am changing surgery's sometime this week.

[nomorepanic]

Ok but that has been ongoing for a while so why not change GP's and go and get a check up soon.

Nicola

[Quirky]

Andrew,
You've had these symptoms for months on and off. If it was a blood clot you would know by now. Blood clot symptoms would not come and go and a blood clot would also show an abnormality on an ECG. Did you get your ECG results?
Do as Nicola said and have a check up and maybe a chat about the asthma management too.
Take care,
Lisa

[andrewjdavid2005]

Don't know if anyone else experiences this but i get loads of symptoms almost 24/7 every single day.

These are all my symptoms:-

feeling tired all the time
shaky hands
dizziness
lightheadedness
no motivation to do anything
find doing anything is difficult
bloated stomach
aches and pains
breathing problems
headaches
feeling like i am living in my head rather than my body
muscle twitching
sometimes lack of concentration
feel like i am choking all the time

[nomorepanic]

Andrew

Yes we have all had them all the time

I think you would benefit from CBT - ask the doctor to refer you.

Nicola