Do you have Asthma?
11-15-08, 08:14 AM
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Asthma
I've had asthma sence childhood (late 40s)
It isn't for everyone and I'm sure there are folks who'll pop in here with horror tales but I've been on Advair 250/50 for about 5 years now and it's been a Godsend for me.
Cold, Damp, Dusty, Fumes...
They're all killers (for triggering an asthma attack in me)
The Adviar eliminated most of them.
It isn't for everyone and I'm sure there are folks who'll pop in here with horror tales but I've been on Advair 250/50 for about 5 years now and it's been a Godsend for me.
Cold, Damp, Dusty, Fumes...
They're all killers (for triggering an asthma attack in me)
The Adviar eliminated most of them.
11-15-08, 09:21 AM
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Yes, also had it for the first time when I got pneumonia after 9/11 -- WTC dust and debris.
I have to watch with the albuterol bcs of other complications from side effects.
Mostly I don;t have a problem with it and the symptoms are typically mild to moderate. My main triggers are exercise, heat and humidity, cold air.
I often wonder how many cyclists have breathing affected by heat/humidity?
I have to watch with the albuterol bcs of other complications from side effects.
Mostly I don;t have a problem with it and the symptoms are typically mild to moderate. My main triggers are exercise, heat and humidity, cold air.
I often wonder how many cyclists have breathing affected by heat/humidity?
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11-17-08, 11:14 AM
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Lots of good advice from other folks here. But there's one thing nobody has said yet so I'll say it. And this goes along with what one poster said about not panicing:
Start taking yoga lessons. Yoga will help you learn to relax, it will teach you to be more connected to your breath in everything that you do. It will help your posture which affects your breathing, and it will help you "open" in parts of your body that affect your breathing (such as your ribcage, upper back, abdomen/diaphragm). All of these things will help you "live" with your asthma in a proactive way even before you have an asthma episode.
BTW, I have lived with asthma my whole life (I'm 35 now). My asthma symptoms were at their worst during my early 20's when I wasn't practicing yoga. My asthma symptoms improved as I began practicing yoga 10 years ago. This past summer when I took up commuting by bike, I never had to use my rescue inhaler (which I bring with me on every ride), and I never had to take my Singulair pills.
I recently started popping the Singulair recently (during the change of the seasons) just to stay safe.
Best Wishes...
Start taking yoga lessons. Yoga will help you learn to relax, it will teach you to be more connected to your breath in everything that you do. It will help your posture which affects your breathing, and it will help you "open" in parts of your body that affect your breathing (such as your ribcage, upper back, abdomen/diaphragm). All of these things will help you "live" with your asthma in a proactive way even before you have an asthma episode.
BTW, I have lived with asthma my whole life (I'm 35 now). My asthma symptoms were at their worst during my early 20's when I wasn't practicing yoga. My asthma symptoms improved as I began practicing yoga 10 years ago. This past summer when I took up commuting by bike, I never had to use my rescue inhaler (which I bring with me on every ride), and I never had to take my Singulair pills.
I recently started popping the Singulair recently (during the change of the seasons) just to stay safe.
Best Wishes...
11-18-08, 01:36 AM
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i was finally diagnosed with asthma at about 10 years old. for the most part it always been affected by illness and exercise. by choice i have not used an inhaler for the last 10 years or so. i do believe my asthma is a bit serious but controllable through exercise. luckily for me isn't life threatening like many other people. i do get really worried when i get sick. stairs become a almost impossible task. controlling MY asthma does require ALOT of dedication, work, and maintenance. well that and learning to deal with a major lack of O2 at times
. in the summer by the end i feel almost not affected by it except during sprints trying to keep up with the little guys and nasty climbs. i was riding up to 5 days a week about 250mi a week. but now its cold enough to keep me off the road(in the low 30's rest of the week) so i'm limited to mountain biking. after all that work i am now back at square one. last 3 weeks have been absolute torture riding with the same guys that i was beating up during the summer. drives me crazy not being able to get enough O2 in me. i am tempted to use an inhaler for the winter, but general consensus up here was to not use it for performance reasons. i agree and i am already looking forward to spring
moral to the story. push myself beyond my limits, and ill learn to live beyond my limits, which will raise my limits.
. in the summer by the end i feel almost not affected by it except during sprints trying to keep up with the little guys and nasty climbs. i was riding up to 5 days a week about 250mi a week. but now its cold enough to keep me off the road(in the low 30's rest of the week) so i'm limited to mountain biking. after all that work i am now back at square one. last 3 weeks have been absolute torture riding with the same guys that i was beating up during the summer. drives me crazy not being able to get enough O2 in me. i am tempted to use an inhaler for the winter, but general consensus up here was to not use it for performance reasons. i agree and i am already looking forward to springmoral to the story. push myself beyond my limits, and ill learn to live beyond my limits, which will raise my limits.
