Active todayAnyone used CBD oil to reduce the anxiety of flares? I have bad days and good days. Lately the bad has outweighed the good. I'm 82. I've had a good life. I've always been a half full glass kind of...Reactions 0 reactions Comments6 repliesBreathingDepressionFlares
FeaturedActive todayDoes anyone have or used a portable oxygen system?I know nothing about portable Oxygen like what you see advertised. Can they do up to 6 liters or ?? Do they work as well as dragging bottles of O2...Reactions 0 reactions Comments21 repliesBreathing
Active todayRepeated flare upsHi I wondered if anyone has any advice. I’m asthmatic and aged 45. I used to smoke (I know - seriously stupid and dangerous). Since November I have had monthly...Reactions 0 reactions Comments3 repliesBreathingChronic BronchitisCoping
Active yesterdayAccepting a COPD diagnosesIt has been several years since I was diagnosed, and I rarely used the rescue inhaler. This week I went to a doctor's appointment and the 2 out of 3...Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 repliesBreathing
Active 2 days agoMy nose canula falls out of my nosIf I forget to put on my biPAP at night, the canula falls out of my nose; I wake up 4-5 hours later with an oxygen saturation of aroind 60...Reactions 0 reactions Comments4 repliesBreathingCopingDepression
Active 7 days agoMy oxygen and meI was embarrassed to wear oxygen to church. I managed to do it and over time I was pretty comfortable. Then the senior pastor told me I didn't need that...Reactions 0 reactions Comments16 repliesBreathingCoping
Bad inhalerHi again. So I was diagnosed with emphysema this week and they put me on Symbicort and Spriva. Now since I’ve been taking the Symbicort it doesn’t help my breathing...Reactions 0 reactions Comments6 repliesBreathingDiagnosisEmphysema
Recipe that I used seems to help a little bit with symptoms.Bison Chili. 3 items I picked up from sam's club. 2.5 lbs Bison. You would just need the first half. Star roasted garlic olive oil. Use this for cooking the...Reactions 0 reactions Comments3 repliesBreathing
aspiratingHi I am new. I have had aspirating while eating, drinking or just swallowing saliva 3 or 4 times in the last few months. Luckily, my husband was there and...Reactions 0 reactions Comments4 repliesBreathing
Inhaled CorticosteroidsMy doc says I have COPD but the main manifestation is asthma/allergic asthma. I also had childhood asthma. The doc wants to put me on a corticosteroid, probably because I...Reactions 0 reactions Comments7 repliesBreathingFlares Tips & Advice
