I was recently diagnosed with exercise induced asthma but my inhaler isn't helping me breath better?

Question

what else could it be?

Answer 1

if you were diagnosed, it's probably correct, however the dosage might be wrong, the doctor/RT might have been trying to ease you in, especially if your inhaler is a steroid.

just call the doctor!  let them know that its not treating your signs and symptoms!

Answer 2

if you are working out inside ie gym, home the asthma systems could be a result of air-conditioningg drying the air out and drying out the mucus membrane that protects our airways and stops it from drying out. when they dry up they become irritated easy. If you work out at home try using a humidifier in the same room to help put moisture back in the air and keep airways lubricated. You probably know how important it is to stretch your mussels before exercise  your lungs are also a mussel so doing deep breathing exercise can help stretch our lungs and strengthen our diaphragm. Drink heaps of water not tap water to much chlorine.

Answer 3

You really need to be asking your doctor this question, he/she is the only one who can diagnose you.  If you are not already seeing one, you might want to ask for a referral to a plumonaligist.

Answer 4

How often do you use it? It may be possible that you need the dosage changed or else you might have regular old fashioned asthma. Mine started off as exercise induced asthma when I was a teen, and now it's asthma. I would go back to the doctor.

Answer 5

TELL YOUR DOC HE IS THE ONLY ONE WHO CAN HELP YOU MIGHT HAVE TO CHANGE YOUR MEDS PUT YOU ON   MAINTENCE  MEDS

Answer 6

What is the name of the medicine that you are taking?  Is it Advair or Symbicort?? If it is, and you are using them for an asthma attack, then you will not find any relief.  Those 2 meds in particular are used as preventatives only and are not rescue inhalers??  Are you on any cardiac meds such as Coreg??  Cardiac meds such as Coreg are beta blockers and nebulizers are beta agonists, therefore the cardiac meds can block out the effects of the nebulizer.  This may be another reason that you are not finding any relief.  You can email the nebs you are taking and I can give you more info on them.

Answer 7

Please call your doctor.  He/she needs to be aware that you have on going difficulties.  Keep a written diary of the symptoms and when they occur.  What the weather is like, what your were doing and how severe the difficulty in breathing is.  On a side note, are you using a spacing chamber when you use your inhaler?  If not please request that your physician give you one.  You get up to 85% more of the medication into your lungs when you use one.  Thus if you get more medication at the source of the bronchospasms you will get more relief.  Don't forget that you have only just been diagnosised and it might take a bit of tweeking to get the meds just right.  So make the call ASAP and feel better.