Hello all,
Does anyone have daily asthma, but no wheezing or coughing? My only symptoms seems to be chest tightness/discomfort, shortness of breath. It scares me more because i think it's more than just asthma.
I never cough and I might wheeze audibly once in a great while in the middle of the night. I have one or two asthma attacks in the past year that involved wheezing, but they were relieved after about 10 minutes with my rescue inhaler. The problem is I have to use my inhaler everyday - about 4 -6 times a day this time of year. Just because I am so short of breath and have tightness in my chest.
My symptoms seem more scary as I always wonder if this could be cardio related. So far all test are a okay on the cardio end, but you just never know. I am only 32 and i was diagnosed with asthma about a year ago. It has sucked everyday because on top of that I have pretty moderate panic disorder and anxiety, so I cannot tell what hurts if it really even hurts.
Anyone else have asthma like this. I am starting to wonder if there is not something else going on.
P.S. I did smoke for about 12 years, but i have quit that a year ago too - then found out I had asthma that same week. Thought I was just having breathing problems because I quit, but I guess smoking was masking the real problem.
Thanks for any advice...