Please help with Asthma....?!


Question:

Please help with Asthma....?

i have Asthma, and its pretty bad, i mean i can't excercise for more than 5 seconds without feeling like i'm having a heart attack because i can't breath. i try to push myself to do it anyway but once i almost passed out.
my problem is that i LOVE running, i used to love it as a kid untill i started to have the breathing problems. i'm 15 now and the docter gave me an inhaler, but it doesn't help. i can't run like REALLY REALLY run without feeling my heart and chest are being ripped out and i can't stand it. i'm a really fast runner and the Asthma is stopping me from running at all!
what do i do?
btw running used to be my escape, i had many problems as a kid and i used to just run it off and feel better. now i can't do that.

Additional Details

4 days ago
i forgot to say that i only get an Asthma attack when i'm doing sports and working out. never at home for no reason.
which means i can barly participate in class at gym.
i'm also not overweight.


Answers:

what you are describing is called exercise induced asthma. my son has it the first thing you need to do is tell your Dr how bad your symptoms are. your asthma is out of control right now with changing meds and and working with your Dr. you will be able to again do all that running did you know the track star Jackie joiner jersy spelled wrong probably has asthma. so does football star j bettis. and hes not small so weight is not everything is this. after working with the Dr my son was able to play soccer the full game in the summer league. just be honest with them about everything other wise they cant help




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