I just found a site that focuses on a lovely young woman , Chloe Tentchine. She was diagnosed with this disease in March, 2014. Chloe is a singer and is on O2...performing. She has a song 'Be Brave" ( you tube)that she wrote when she came out of the …

Hi all ~ just found a more recent article that I read, which contributed to my own personal decision to try a steroid free med regime. It is an interesting article generally but obviously the section entitled 'Inhaled corticosteroids' is the relevant one …

I was diagnosed 9 months ago with COPD. I'm still very active, walk everyday and do aerobic exercise on an elliptical a few days a week. Recently, on 2 occasions, I overworked in my backyard, raking, hauling leaves, etc. After each day, I felt fatigue …

Let me start off by saying I have little knowledge when it comes to COPD (excuse me if I use the wrong terminology). I work as a game designer at SilverFit located in the Netherlands. My current project is about creating a visualization to make …

what do I need to do to prepare my fathers house before he comes home. Please note it has been smoke in heavily for the last 30 plus years and closed up

After a bad weather day and difficult breathing day as a result, I find myself very tired the next day ending up taking an hour nap!

Welcome to COPD360Social, Andrea.  ALthough most people with COPD did smoke, there are many who did not.  It can also be caused by 2nd hand and 3rd hand smoke, by exposure to other environmental pollutants, and there's even a genetic form called Alpha-1 …

I usea bottle of water(distilled) with my concentrator It gives me a stuffy/runny hose most of the time. Does anyone else have this issue Thanks, Gloria Wright

I just read an article that journaling-  can be used to enhance your emotional and mental health and relieve stress. Has anyone found this to be true? Releasing fears,sadness and anxiety helps (even if only confessing to ourselves ) can manage …

I have seen people use oxygen bottles for this purpose. I would suggest wrapping the bottle in a life jacket or flotation material. As long as it doesn't sink it should be OK. If you were to end up in the water, you would need the oxygen. It goes without …

Texann, the direct answer to your question is No. What you are describing sounds like uncontrolled COPD symptoms. This may be because your prescribed medications are not optimal for your type and severity of COPD.  It could also be a sign of an …

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When I got out of the hospital in Feb my pharmacy filled a Rx for many pulmo meds I have never had to use. I have boxes of Albuterol sol for nebulizer and another bronchodilator the name of which escapes me. Anyway, I hoped my pulmo office might take …

Have been oxygen dependant 24/7 since june 2015, have experienced extreme sensitivity and soreness in both nostrils. quite painful at times. converter set a 3 liters Have tried lubricants but no success. any suggestions      Thank you

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Has anyone tried the new Spiriva Respimat? I have been using the older way to dispense the medication...capsules, and it  has worked pretty well over the past 2-3 years. However the Respimat format is now getting some good reviews. Your thoughts are …

I check mine first thing in the morning, before and immediately after exercise plus 5 minutes after exercise to see my recovery rate and then at bedtime.  If I encounter any kind of SOB down the road, I will check then as well.

I'm on 02 at nite only.  I wake up with dry mouth, so am assuming I'm not getting 02 because I've been breathing thru my mouth.  I do not have sleep apnea.  I've tried biotene etal but nothing seems to work.  Does anybody have a …

My husband has COPD and experiences bouts of SEVERE fatigue.  He sleeps in his recliner almost 24/7 and when I wake him he is not really "with it".  This time, he is also not eating and this worries me.  Does anyone have experience with …

I was diagnosed with COPD recently after an emergency trip, via 911, to the hospital in respiratory failure. I have subsequently had PFT, and am on O2 24/7. All more or less in the blink of an eye. I went from retiree merrily travelling through Europe …

Does anyone else have low blood pressure with their COPD?  Mine us staying around 85/55, sometimes lower, rarely around 100/62.  Can't seem to bring it up except the rare moments when it gets all the way to 115/70.

I have COPD and most days some mucus, as I have allergies and sinus drainage  I am wondering if they are related and what does anyone take for it?? Gloria Wright

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What is HAST? Have you done one of these tests for high altitudes? What was it like and what were you taking it for specifically? Furthermore, are you exposed to high altitudes? How do you manage COPD within this environment?