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mlandrig

Jul 6, 12 10:32

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Anybody deal with bronchospasms? What was your remedy? It seems like every time I pick up my intensity past a certain threshold, my windpipe starts to swell and it becomes difficult to breath and I start weezing. If I slow down it eventually goes back away, but it really hurts my speeds.


Auchenberg

Jul 6, 12 10:54

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Re: Who has/had Bronchospasms?? [mlandrig] [In reply to] Quote | Reply
I havent had this myself, but have some knowledge which may be usefull..

I would recommend you to contact your doctor and then get in touch with a specialist i lung-medicin... Bronchospasms, can often be treated by treatment with bronchodialators both acutely and as preventive daily dosis. Be aware of that, if you are now diagnoised with chronic bronchospasm or exercise-induced astma, the drugs are on the anti-doping list. If you on the other hand get a correct diagnose, you will most likely be able to treat the symptoms with inhaled beta2-agonist either acute dosis or preventive.

The reason i would recommend you to get in touch with a lunge-medicin specialist, is that here in Denmark, Copenhagen (europe), ones local doctor really don't have the specialist knowledge to correctly diagnose wether its bronchospasms, astma or exercise-induced astma.. they all have very similar symptoms, but the treatment is very different..

If you have bronchospasm, i know that you can get it operated, without any negative effects on the vocal cords and throat in general.. I know of several elite swimmers who have had the operation and is now able to perform at elite level.. studies have been made to follow these individuals to observe if there was any side-effects over time, and to my knowdledge few have been observed.

If you cant get in touch with a specialist through your doctor, then I may have a contact at the danish lung-medicin research department, you could mail with to get you pointed in the right direction.


mlandrig

Jul 6, 12 11:07

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Do you know if inhaled beta2- agonists are OTC drugs or prescribed by a physician?


Auchenberg

Jul 6, 12 11:10

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mlandrig wrote:
Do you know if inhaled beta2- agonists are OTC drugs or prescribed by a physician?

I can only speak from how it works in Denmark... here it can and is prescribed by your physician, yes.. but elite atletes, in every sport, need to get diagnosed by a lung-specialist, to be able to compete at his/her elite level.. you own physician can in most agegroupers situation diagnose and perscribe the needed drugs.


jsharp9242

Jul 6, 12 12:45

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Re: Who has/had Bronchospasms?? [mlandrig] [In reply to] Quote | Reply
I get this when I run and swim. Not so much on the bike, but my breathing does seem off on the bike. I dont wheeze much at all, but it feels like my throat is tightening/closing up and I get this horrible barking cough. Do you get the barking cough? I was always told that if you dont wheeze, you dont have asthma but it sure feels uncomfortable.


kathy_caribe

Jul 6, 12 13:25

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I have, ended up in the hospital for 4 days with the first one. I take 1 puff of Pulmicort daily and use a peak flow monitor to check my lung function. when peak flow starts dropping into the yellow i go to twice a day until i'm back to green.
http://harvestmoon6.blogspot.com

(This post was edited by kathy_caribe on Jul 6, 12 16:31)


Allie

Jul 6, 12 14:33

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Re: Who has/had Bronchospasms?? [mlandrig] [In reply to] Quote | Reply
I only get them in really hot and humid conditions (like when there is an air quality alert with high ozone levels) or if I have a bit of a cold and swim in a chlorinated pool.

Because it is intermittent, I use a Pro-Air rescue bronchodilator. There is not enough use of that to require me to start an inhaled corticosteroid.


kaolelo

Jul 6, 12 17:11

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Re: Who has/had Bronchospasms?? [mlandrig] [In reply to] Quote | Reply
inhaled b2 agonists are all prescription only. the adrenaline-based otc inhalers available in the past were withdrawn because they were unsafe.


mlandrig

Jul 6, 12 18:33

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Re: Who has/had Bronchospasms?? [kaolelo] [In reply to] Quote | Reply
What's the best type of doctor to go see for this sort of problem?


Allie

Jul 6, 12 18:38

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Re: Who has/had Bronchospasms?? [mlandrig] [In reply to] Quote | Reply
mlandrig wrote:
What's the best type of doctor to go see for this sort of problem?
Your family practitioner should be able to handle this.


martman

Jul 6, 12 18:40

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Re: Who has/had Bronchospasms?? [mlandrig] [In reply to] Quote | Reply
You need a spirometry test. If its normal, you need a Methacholine challenge test to confirm an asthma diagnosis (Asthma is likely based on the wheezing).
A general rule of thumb: if you need a beta-agonist more than a few times a week, you should be on a daily inhaled corticosteroid. Minimal side effects on even moderate doses.


kathy_caribe

Jul 7, 12 5:03

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Re: Who has/had Bronchospasms?? [kaolelo] [In reply to] Quote | Reply
kaolelo wrote:
inhaled b2 agonists are all prescription only. the adrenaline-based otc inhalers available in the past were withdrawn because they were unsafe.

depends where you live.
http://harvestmoon6.blogspot.com


snoop

Jul 7, 12 6:46

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Re: Who has/had Bronchospasms?? [mlandrig] [In reply to] Quote | Reply
I have done a bit of researching since my girlfriend has exercise-induced bronchoconstriction. I cannot speak for the medication part but you would be well-advised to follow other's suggestion as they seem to have first hand experience. I can however tell you that there is a good deal of research on the supplementation in ascorbic acid (Vitamin C) for the reduction of symptoms from EIB.

You can look up this link but a quick search on pubmed will yield some good results

http://www.resmedjournal.com/...(07)00088-1/abstract

Good luck!


(This post was edited by snoop on Jul 7, 12 13:06)


Joosse

Jul 7, 12 17:48

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Re: Who has/had Bronchospasms?? [mlandrig] [In reply to] Quote | Reply
Ugh, bronchiospasms are a really unpleasant way to spend time. I can relate- I get these during tree or grass pollen seasons.
If they're self-correcting when you back off the intensity, that's good but consider it a serious issue- see your doctor about how you can manage this.
There are two general classes of medication to deal with this- there are the emergency sort and the prophylactic ones. Use the latter to prevent attacks, the former if you're already having one.

The good news is that there are some ways to very effectively prevent bronchiospasms before they occur. The best attack is the one that didn't happen.


alvah_b

Jul 7, 12 18:19

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Re: Who has/had Bronchospasms?? [mlandrig] [In reply to] Quote | Reply
I have dealt with asthma (primarily athletically induced) for the past 15 years. Last year I stopped taking all of my medicines and just focused on getting more fit. It has worked for me but I can honestly say that anything below a half Iron I still suffer from the wheezing. I've tried all sorts of medicine but it never helped me at high intensity, If I was going to have a bad attack it happened weather I was on medicine or not. My choice to quit them was a personal one, the side affects are worse than the cure sometimes. I ended up with acid reflux due to the meds and when I was prescribed my 4th medicine (2 for the problem 2 for the side affects) I decided to quit the meds. I can honestly say that it was the best decision for me. I still have a rescue inhaler and a nebulizer that waits for me at the finish line of every race but with better fitness and longer races I have not had to use them in the past year.

It is a dangerous problem. I have ended up in the med tent several times doing short races and gone to the emergency room for treatments after hard workouts in the past - go to a doctor get yourself educated on the risks and arm yourself with something if you have a bad attack.

You can race and you can do hard races but you have to find out where your limits are and figure out how to treat the problem if it gets to the point where you need it.

   
 
 
 
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