Has anyone taken a drug called "theophylline"? Did it help with your breathing?

medication for asthma and copd

Ive wrote what i need to know and i never got answers all i got was tell your dr but i dont see my pulmonary till july 22 i am on sterioid and costerioid inhalers and nebulizer for 2 days ive felt it hard to inhale deep its like somthing stuck in my …

Hi,I am now to this site.i have a problem with a hoarse voice,a very sore dry tongue and a dry throat,this has only happened twice in 6 weeks,it seems to coincide with walking about in the extreme heat we have had in London recently,could.it be the heat …

I smoked 2 packs a day for 32 years, and before i quit my breathing was so bad that it was downright frightening. With housework my lips had began turning blue, so out of fear of dying feeling like I was suffocating slowly, I quit smoking. I dont have …

How does a doctor diagnose you with emphysema?

Im at 79% dont know what stage im in my pulmonary said stage 1 my other dr says moderate stage 2 how fast will i get worse also my pulmonary dr says to go back to work i work as a hay hauler i work in the fields i mean dust everywhere. My dr say no you …

I saw something about this but it was a while back. Apparently some of the anticholinergics are a risk but not all, there was a list. I will try to find it, off the top of my head I don't recall seeing any of the meds used for COPD in the risky list. The …

Well, I picked up the results of my spirometry test, but don't know what is the important figure. Here's what some of it says: FEV1/FVC % Pre Meas 73 Post Meas 71 FEV1 Liters Ref:1.75 Pre Meas 1.58 Pre %Ref 90, Post Meas 1.57 Post % Ref 90 The …

I agree with ed, it sounds like a variation of pursed lip breathing. What I would like to ask you John in Oregon, is what is an emphasema addict? I’m not sure what you are saying about those of us who suffer from that disease

I suggest you talk with your doc regarding the way you're not using your O2. My guess is that he'll tell you that the reason for your right heart failure is that you haven't used your O2 when you should in the past, and that it will simply get worse and …

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I'll be getting a copy of the spirometry results from the test I took on Thursday and don't know whether or not I want to see what they are. Wouldn't the doctor call me if they were bad? I still am not on meds except for the emergency inhaler which I've …

stoped smoking but now I seem worse it’s been all most two months ,alls

Recently diagnosed with a form of COPD, the Anoro prescription instantly worked like a miracle for my shortness-of -breath-on-exertion. Doc gave me free trial month coupon. Now I find that Anoro is Tier 3 drug and my Medicare D charges $215 for 30 day …

The harmonica breathing classes are very interesting. Harmonica for COPD meetings in my area ? Zip 76086 Tx USA

my father is 73 years old, he was diagnosed 9-10 years ago with early onsets of dementia (short term memory loss) and he has been doing breathing treatments for a few months and inhalers, but he absolutly does neither right and trying to explain to him, …

I was just diagnosed with mild Asthma-COPD overlap syndrome and I'm not sure what to think or do. My doctor said my baseline lung function is just a little below normal and improved a lot after they gave me an inhaler. She prescribed Albuterol. I have …

I was told by two specialists recently (pulmonologist during last hospital visit and allergy/asthma doctor a couple of days ago) that I most likely do not have COPD at all. Both said it is more likely very poorly controlled allergic asthma that can be …

Hi everyone I have applied for disability and was wondering what my chances are of winning this case now that I am at the hearing stage? I live in South Carolina and have been denied several times already. I am unable to pay for my meds let alone the …

hi there, 2 questions please: 1- my fathers on 24/7 oxygen and is having a really hard time with managing all the hoses/tubing around the house. I’ve seen some products on the Internet that say they can help with managing oxygen tubing around the house …

Hi all, Hi all, I’m new to all this I’m new to all this, I’ve just noticed that when I get up and move around, I oxygen level drop From 94 to 80 sometimes rather quickly. Generally will come up within seconds to a minute. I’m on one and a half liters of …

hi all Just had a call from the lung clinic for an cancelation tomorrow morning.Been waiting 6 months for this but have had a morning from hell.Question is will this effects the results at all feel another exacerbation coming on.l would like an accurater …

Hi everyone! I'm still pretty new to asthma / COPD, I have moderate persistent asthma and stage 2 COPD, just diagnosed last fall at 59 years old. I take an allergy pill and Advair 250/50, with a rescue inhaler when needed. For quite awhile there last …