Why am I full of anxiety - my oximeter reads 98% and my pulse is at 85 - yet I’m full of anxiety I’m trying to quit smoking - yet when I smoke i get dizzy and it makes me full of anxiet

Hello everyone, I'm a male, 26 years old and nonsmoker. 6 months ago I had a spirometry test and my results were : FEV1 65% predicted and FEV1/FVC=63 %. After the spyro test I inhaled a bronchodilator to test the reversibility. The spyrometry result …

can Incruse cause anxiety or to be jittery - I’ve been on it since June and I am anxious on i

Hi everyone, Pretty sure I know the answer but I gotta ask anyway. My tests at the VA all show emphysema. Here are my meds: Albuterol, Symbicort, Spiriva and nebulizer with liquid albuterol. Which I don’t use very often. I’m on oxygen 24/7. my spo2 …

good evening everyone, been reading posts on medication and different ones, most know that I was diagnosed emphysema from ct scan checking lung nodule, seen my go a couple of times about this diagnosis but I don’t think they take me seriously. The scan …

Has anyone used Duaklir? I think it is a relatively new medication in Canada. I started using it about 6 months ago and find it works really well.

Im going to start my INCRUSE on Sunday, slightly nervous, any reaction or feedback would greatly be appreciated?

Hey guys, So after a few very anxious weeks I (27M) finally saw my pulmo today. He was very happy that I quit smoking and I told him that while I know the risk of anything is slim, I'd like the peace of mind. I also told him that I'm a chronic …

I had been using albuterol for 7 years as a rescue inhaler and never had a problem. My pulmonologist started me nebulizing Ipatropium and albuterol just this year. First few times I had no problems. Then the nebulized albuterol started making my heart …

I have to take a 1 1/2 hour flight and am not on oxygen. Do I need to rent a portable machine allowed by airlines and if so where do I get it?

I have a portable POC (SeQual Eclipse 5) as well as my home unit. It has been cold enough in the Midwest where I know that I cannot leave it in the car during cold weather. I mainly use it for running errands and anywhere I go in my car. The manual …

For clarity... There's a difference between situational depression and other forms of depression, such as major depressive disorder, dysthymia depression, and bi-polar disorder depression. At times, the symptoms appear similar, but there are differences …

I was excited.  Then I discovered it cost $2995.  Oh, by the way, without a battery which was $800 for the larger one, which added an extra pound. ( Isn't that odd that a PORTABLE oxygen concentrator really isn't, until you spend more for the battery).  …

I am hoping someone has current Medicare information and can help me answer this question. When I first became oxygen dependent I paid a copayment monthly for my stationary and portable concentrators for the first 3 years and was told there would be no …

This is a long story. I am a 55 year old male, a little overweight in poor physical condition. I get out of breath going up stairs, sometimes in a hot shower, sometimes when talking on the phone (only for business, never to friends or family) I also have …

Good afternoon all, I’m feeling little better about things today and that’s down to this support group your all great, most know my mild emphysema was found on ct scan, at this moment without any symptoms. I’ve always liked walking but don’t do enough so …

Hye all :) I'm new here. I wanted to ask a question. Is there any way through which we can better the lungs performance? My grandmother was in ICU for several days. Basically she had acute pencreatitis two years ago and went for a lapro to remove the …

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my 50 yo husband had multiple strokes in January. He has end stage copd, diabetes, pfo of heart, hypertension, multiple blood clots including pulmonary embolism. He is on lovanox 150 mg injections twice a day. He just spent another 19 days in hospital …

I thought I'd share 3 links that explain how Medicare pays for your COPD services. If you have traditional Medicare that pays 80%, a supplemental policy would cover the 20%. I was shocked how many do not have the supplemental policy by the Kaiser website …

Hi, some advice please. I started to experience feelings of suffocation around 6 months ago. I have had mild ashma from the age of 40. I am now 64. I thought it was from my pet macaw who i have had for 20 years but recently moved into my living room. I …

My 86 year old mother in law is getting home from hospital to stay with myself and family until they can remove her coal fire, then she will be allowed home to her own house. I am hearing so many stories about oxygen and its dangerous and I'm scared my …

I am taking care of my 96 year old Copd Mother. She has been having so much flem lately. Hospice says to take mucinex and they ordered their own form of Guaifenesin for her. They also want me to increase her Morphine to pills. I have not done this …

That is true in the Northern Hemisphere according to a recent large study by Bob Wise and his colleagues in the International Journal of COPD 2018:13 605–616. The latest discussion of exacerbations in COPD360social was about 4 years ago, so the following …

Hi, first off great to find a community like this! The amount of content is amazing. I have joined the forum on behalf of my mother who was diagnosed with Type 2 COPD 4 years ago. She had been diagnosed with a form of COPD before that but was more or …