where is the best place to live if you have asthma

[aggie49]

i thought it was florida but after being here for years mine is back and getting bad.

[Annella]

There are 2 types of Asthma.  One that is better in the cold, and the other not.  My friend has Asthma, and feels better after she sticks her head in the freezer.  I had to leave Alaska after 16 years because the cold made mine flare up bad.  The kind I had/have is better in the high desert where it is warm and dry.  Humidity has a lot to do with what kind of Asthma you have also.  I cannot be in a humid environment at all.  To where the opposite is for someone with the other type of Asthma.....humidity helps.  If your in Florida, it's basically humid there right?  Maybe you need to be in the high dry desert somewhere. 

Unfortunately, Asthma is like some other things that can go into remission for no apparent reason at all, and you feel like your cured.  Then, something triggers it (maybe stress....they don't really know), and you have it again.  It happens all the time.  I had Asthma as a kid, and then it was gone for years until I hit my forties.  It came back hard.  I thought I had outgrown it, but it was just in remission.  I had it for a good 15 years, and then it tapered off again.  Unless I'm around allergy triggers like substantial dust, pet dander, mold, etc. (my own things I'm allergic to), then I can live almost symptom free.

They are making such leaps and bounds in the Asthma field, and there are some really good meds. out there to help now.  I have a Nebulizer that I used everyday at one time.  Now it sits gathering dust, but who knows when I'll need it again.  If you can get to an environment that is good for you, and remove as many allergy triggers as possible, you can greatly reduce your "attack" quota.  Stop smoking if you do.  You probably don't.  Look into changing your diet also.  From one Asthmatic to another, hang in there.  I've had it so severe that I've had to take 4 back to back Nebulizer treatments at a time, ended in the emergency room numerous times, and spent nights in the hospital.  The meds. can cause some kwirky side effects like changes in your personality, so keep that in mind.  Try not to take to many steroid laced meds. if you can.  Sometimes it's necessary to use steroids (Prednisone anyone?) as they are the only things to reach into the deep lung tissue, and heal the inflammation there if you find yourself getting worse and worse.

If you know what your allergies are, pick up a good allergy medication that can help.  While Claritan is like eating candy for me, Zyrtec works amazingly well to keep indoor/allergy triggers in check.  Allergra made me want to climb the walls and kept me in tears all the time.  It's trial and error until you find what works for you.  Sometimes the solution you use for your inhaler needs to be switched to see which one works the best.  Only you know what your body is accepting or rejecting.  Your Doc needs to be flexible and aggressive about treating you.  If not, find a new Doc.  I had to....twice.

If there's anyway I can help you....just ask.  I'm praying for you.

[aggie49]

TY AND YES I DO PAY ATTENTION TO MY ALGERIES BECAUSE I HAVE ALOT OF THEM YEAH THEY TOLD ME I GREW OUT OF IT WHEN I WAS A KID BUT NOW ITS COMEING BACK BAD

[Annella]

Some people never have it again, and then there are others (like us), that gets it coming back.  We are not the only ones,  I went for years symptom free and thought as an adult I had grown out of it.  Wrong, it was just in remission.  When it came back, it was worse than I ever had it as a kid.

Try to remove all stress triggers, and allergen triggers, from your life.  Kinda hard because your mind and emotions play a big part on your overall health.  I was going through something very stressful in my life at the time mine came back, so I think stress plays a big part.  I had to move to a warmer, dryer, climate.  It was drastic, but I wanted to be able to take a deep breath once in awhile.  I'm finding that the place I've moved to is not the best either, so I probably have one more move in me to a desert environment.  Not a big desert fan, but a fan of better quality of life....lol

Do you have a Nebulizer?  A spacer for your puffer?  A home Nebulizer has saved my life more than once.  Most insurance companies won't cover buying one, even with a Doc's prescription to boot.  They aren't cheap, but you can find slightly used ones on places like Ebay reasonable.  Also the tubing/mouthpiece apparatus that goes with it.  Some states will not sell this without a prescription.  Which is totally stupid. What are you gonna do, hang yourself with the tubing?  The Nebulizer is no good without the tubing and stuff.  I think it's just one more thing the Gov't wants to regulate and control.  You can find sterile tubing/mouthpiece, spacers, etc. apparatus on Ebay, and some medical sites.  That's where I buy mine. The only thing you really need a prescription for is the solution.  There are so many different solutions that you really need to experiment with all of them to find what's right for you.  Remember there are 2 types of Asthma and some of the drugs can make yours worse.  Example:  I can't use Proventil products for my Asthma medicine.  Albuterol works for me.

I know where your at.  Let me know if there's anything I can do for you.

[U2BMATH]

I'll weigh in with a vote for Colorado. My wife and I moved here 2 1/2 years ago, and it was the best move for us in terms of her allergies. Of course, our motivation for moving here had nothing to do with allergies, but instead, for financial concerns. Colorado is among the cheapest places to live. The air is clear, the water is tasty, and the scenery is lovely! A fringe benefit we didn't count on was that my wife's allergies would be minimized so nicely. Aside from the occasional flare up from our dogs, she hasn't had an issue.