waking up with cough...I tend to wake up with a lot of coughing in the am I don't have to much problem while I am sleeping. Why do I wake up with the...reactions1reply
The Year Was 1987: My 30 Years with COPD...I have journeyed many years with COPD. Next year will be an incredible 30 years since being first diagnosed by my then doctor. The year 1987 was much different to...reactions4comments
COPD & cramps...I have been having rib cramps since being diagnosed. I have also had prior history of chronic costochondritis, very bad cramping of the ribcage. I did notice now when this...reactions2comments
weight gain...Its hard for me to gain weight ..I need to put on about 15 pounds ..I get full so easy...reactions8replies
Burning Chest Pain...A symptom I experience when having a copd exacerbation is a burning chest pain. I went to the hospital once thinking I was having a heart attack....reactions1reply
Probiotics...I stared taking Chewable Probiotic Acidophilus (I use the "Nauture's Bounty Brand") to see if it would help with bloating. It does - to a degree - but in an...reactions6replies
Great information...I am 73 and was diagnosed with COPD two years ago. I have almost all the symptoms in the article. I was most surprised about the spasms and the bloating...reactions5comments
Cramping in rib cage...I was surprised to see the article on people with COPD experiencing cramps in the rib cage. I've been having these cramps in my upper rib cage for over a...reactions6comments
How to Afford Your COPD Medicine: Tips and Resources...Many people are realizing that COPD medicines, especially inhalers, can be very expensive. This is often true even if you have health insurance. We could get into a lengthy debate...reactions18comments
Rib Cramps...I was recently diagnosed with COPD, however, before then, I had cramping in my ribs from time to time over the past 4 or 5 years. It felt like the...reactions3comments
Bloating and copd...Seems like the past few months my abdomen has been like a balloon. Don't matter what I eat or how much, my stomach looks like I am pregnant and I...reactions5replies
To work or not...I've been being treated for COPD for almost eight years, I just turned 61. I recently began seeing a pulmonary MD back in August at the request of my Primary...reactions3comments
Symptoms 2016...What has been your worst symptom during 2016? OR What symptom has improved the most for you over the course of 2016? Tell us by replying below!...reactionsreplies
Community Prompt: COPD in 2016...How has 2016 been for you when it comes to living with COPD? Has it been an especially difficult year or have things gotten better for you? Let us know...reactionsreplies
Clinical Trial Terminology...There are several terms that are commonly used when discussing clinical trials. Here are some that come up often:Adverse event: an undesirable experience associated with the use of a medical...reactionscomments
Laughing All the Way...I have stage three COPD and I have fun. I have stage three COPD and I laugh. I have stage three COPD and I refuse to let it take my...reactions2comments
Focusing on The Things That Matter...As I get older, it’s easier to see that some of the things in life that I thought mattered really don’t matter that much at all. Material things come and...reactionscomments
I am a mess...I was diagnosed with emphysema in 2003 and until a week ago was able to cope with inhalers. I am 63 years old, divorced and alone. I believe I have...reactions5comments
COPD and Depression...So often with a chronic illness, a person becomes depressed. It gets so difficult to feel like we struggle so often. We get sick of being sick... tired of being...reactions2comments
My COPD experience....I had been with asthma attacks from time to time not very frequent. On Nov 2015 I was exposed to a breeze an cold day and I got a cold...reactions20replies
