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Date: 03 Aug 2006 12:25:21
From: oregonchick
Subject: exercise induced asthma?
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This is the first time in my life that I've really pushed my endurance
levels with cardio like bike riding, running, and working out on my
elliptical. One of the things that has always held me back since a kid was
early into any type of strenuous activity I would feel exhausted. My lungs
hurt, and I couldn't catch my breath. My heart would race. I could never
keep up with the other kids and I was always slow.
My recent efforts have brought to my attention what seems to be my "weak
link". When I work out, I feel like I can't breath. I feel like I can't
take a full deep breath. I do not feel like this except at times of real
exercise. When I try to breathe deep, it feels shallow and I just don't
feel like I get any air. Sometimes I get a whistle sound when I breath. Is
this possibly asthma?
To me this would be such a breakthrough on why I can never seem to "keep
up", even when I think I'm in pretty good shape.
Obviously I will be seeking info from my dor, but I was wondering if
anyone has experience with this.
Betsy
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Date: 03 Aug 2006 19:41:18
From: Dan Stumpus
Subject: Re: exercise induced asthma?
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"oregonchick" <not_here@comcat.net > wrote
> My recent efforts have brought to my attention what seems to be my "weak
> link". When I work out, I feel like I can't breath. I feel like I can't
> take a full deep breath. I do not feel like this except at times of real
> exercise. When I try to breathe deep, it feels shallow and I just don't
> feel like I get any air. Sometimes I get a whistle sound when I breath.
> Is this possibly asthma?
> To me this would be such a breakthrough on why I can never seem to "keep
> up", even when I think I'm in pretty good shape.
I have a mild case of it. I understand that about 10-15% of olympic
athletes also have it to some extent. I use an inhaler about 20 minutes
prior to exercise or race. See your dor, or if you can find yourself a
pulmonologist, go there to see if something's up.
-- Dan
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Date: 06 Aug 2006 08:33:04
From:
Subject: Re: exercise induced asthma?
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oregonchick wrote:
> This is the first time in my life that I've really pushed my endurance
> levels with cardio like bike riding, running, and working out on my
> elliptical. One of the things that has always held me back since a kid was
> early into any type of strenuous activity I would feel exhausted. My lungs
> hurt, and I couldn't catch my breath. My heart would race. I could never
> keep up with the other kids and I was always slow.
>
> My recent efforts have brought to my attention what seems to be my "weak
> link". When I work out, I feel like I can't breath. I feel like I can't
> take a full deep breath. I do not feel like this except at times of real
> exercise. When I try to breathe deep, it feels shallow and I just don't
> feel like I get any air. Sometimes I get a whistle sound when I breath. Is
> this possibly asthma?
>
> To me this would be such a breakthrough on why I can never seem to "keep
> up", even when I think I'm in pretty good shape.
>
> Obviously I will be seeking info from my dor, but I was wondering if
> anyone has experience with this.
>
> Betsy
one year ago I had the same effect. first I have done allergy tests,
the result was negative, and dor said it could be asthma. Now I'm
controling it, using inhaler two times per day. I sometimes have
problem with breathing, but I've got another stronger inhaler for it.
marek
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Date: 11 Aug 2006 11:00:21
From: Meagan
Subject: Re: exercise induced asthma?
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I had exactly the same symptoms and I am in very good cardiovascular shape.
I felt thirsty for air. It got so bad that I considered qutting the exercise
since it became so difficult. I had none of the classic asthma symtoms of
coughing or wheezing so asthma did not initially occur to me. As it turned
out, pulmonary function tests indicated that without an inhaler, I was
losing 30% of my lung capacity. It also turned out that I do not just have
exercise-induced, but regular asthma though I only noticed it while exerting
myself. I now take Singular nightly and it has made a tremendous difference.
As needed (usually only before I swim), I use Albuterol. This combination
has not totally eliminated the breathing difficulty all of the time but it
has made a huge difference.
<marekant@gmail.com > wrote in message
news:1154878384.791949.226500@b28g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
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> oregonchick wrote:
>> This is the first time in my life that I've really pushed my endurance
>> levels with cardio like bike riding, running, and working out on my
>> elliptical. One of the things that has always held me back since a kid
>> was
>> early into any type of strenuous activity I would feel exhausted. My
>> lungs
>> hurt, and I couldn't catch my breath. My heart would race. I could
>> never
>> keep up with the other kids and I was always slow.
>>
>> My recent efforts have brought to my attention what seems to be my "weak
>> link". When I work out, I feel like I can't breath. I feel like I can't
>> take a full deep breath. I do not feel like this except at times of real
>> exercise. When I try to breathe deep, it feels shallow and I just don't
>> feel like I get any air. Sometimes I get a whistle sound when I breath.
>> Is
>> this possibly asthma?
>>
>> To me this would be such a breakthrough on why I can never seem to "keep
>> up", even when I think I'm in pretty good shape.
>>
>> Obviously I will be seeking info from my dor, but I was wondering if
>> anyone has experience with this.
>>
>> Betsy
>
>
> one year ago I had the same effect. first I have done allergy tests,
> the result was negative, and dor said it could be asthma. Now I'm
> controling it, using inhaler two times per day. I sometimes have
> problem with breathing, but I've got another stronger inhaler for it.
>
> marek
>
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