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Asthma, and Panic Attacks....

Hi I am new to this also. I was diagnosed with bronchitis. I was put on fast acting ihaler. I have sinus problems I started having what they call bronchio spasam. I cannot catch my breath I make a weird noise when I try to get my breath once I relax it starts to go away but it is very scary my daughter called 911 because I couldnt catch my breath. I scared my husband the other morning because I woke up with this gasping for breath. How can it be an anxiety attack when you are sleeping. I am so confused my doctor put me on prednisone and advir inhaler 2x a day. It usually happens when I cough. Sorry I may seem like I am bouncing around but I am scared and concerned. I had a chest x ray that was fine I am going for a chest ct next week. It helps to talk to someone else with the same type of problem I also have 3 children. Mine are teenagers. help

hello how are you? bronchiospasm sounds like it is scary. all of this stuff is a lil overwhelming. bronchiospasms is that the same as asthma? it sounds like we are on the same meds. i use advair 2x a day as well. are you on any meds for your anxiety attacks? i think when anxiety awakens you, it is what is going on in your sub-conscious. i have had a chest x ray and it was fine. i hope your chest ct comes out fine. please know that God is here for you. read Jeremiah 33:3 it will comfort you. be blessed.

After having asthma for 20+yrs then as my asthma was getting worse I started with anxiety attacks to the point I couldn't go to crowded places or even eat in a restaurant with my back to the crowd.At that point I started seeing a psychiatrist who gave me xanax and found out most of the anxiety was stress caused by my failing marriage and my asthma that wasn't under control even though I was working with asthma patients for over ten years at the time I never noticied that my treatment wasn't correct.And after working on the stress with my marriage. (I got a divorce)And was put on the correct meds the anxiety disappeared for about 7yrs until I came down with a very rare lung disease and was hospitilized over 10 times and had major surgery and now I am waiting for a lung transplant. The anxiety came back with a vengence so I came to the conclusion that it's stress related and until I have that under control the anxiety will remain.I hope you feel better. Randy

hi randy thanks for replying to my posting. yes, anxiety attacks are horrible, and its good to talk with others who are going through similar things that we can share and learn from one another. I'm sure you have lots of experiene with asthma since you are a respiratory therapist, and i have alot of questions about the way i feel from time to time. if you have time please email me and i would like to ask you some more questions. thanks you can contact me at keddiva252@yahoo.com

You may want to look into antibiotic treatment for asthma. Do a search for "asthma, antibiotic, zithromax"- it sounds like it may help you. Good Luck!