During the past two months I've been under a lot of stress, and I find myself waking up in the middle of the night coughing. I also cough a lot while exercising. Before my asthma was diagnosed, coughing was the most persistent symptom I had, but Advair (250/50) used to keep it in control very well. Now that's not the case any more.
Can being under a lot of stress do that? Has it happened to any of you? I'd been just waiting this problem to pass, as I've had my share of trying different inhalers and Advair was the only one that seemed to really work.
Thanks.

i'm sure alotta stress can bother your asthma, to the point where it can dig up buried symptoms and even start new symptoms..

when i'm under alotta stress i have a bad time with mucus and shortness of breath and unproductive coughing..

as of now i haven't been able to find anything that stops it..
when i'm really stressed, it's either one way or the other.. i get the symptoms or i don't..

good luck.. maybe using something fast-acting like albuterol would help..

-Ryan

Hi Ryan,

Thank you for your response. I've been taking salbutamol for the persistent cough from time to time. Thank goodness it stops the cough... at least temporarily!

I've had the same symptoms than you described, mucus, shortness of breath, coughing.

May I ask you are you on an inhaler like Advair, Symbicort or similar?

Again, thanks for your reply and good luck! http://www.healthboards.com/ubb/smile.gif

yes, i take an Albuterol inhaler.. i'm supposed to take 2 puffs when needed..

other than that, i take 10mg Singulair daily.. i've gotten the most benefit from this drug.. it stopped my constant shortness of breath, in combination with Albuterol, it stops the mucus for quite a good amount of time..

however my symptoms aren't completely gone, so i can't call my asthma 100% under control.. i suspect i have something else however, so i'm going the the doctor to get checked for chronic sinusitis, and see if that isn't adding to my mucus problem..

-Ryan

I was just diagnosed the end of April and I am in a high stressed job and am going through alot of stres now, I am awake all night coughing with no relief. I am on Advair 500 and also Singular. Does your throat get dry so fast you can't tslk? This is all very scary. Do you have any suggestions---anyone.

Patti55, I think you should contact your dr.

Do you have anything fast-acting to take for the cough? It should help. I take Salbutamol when the cough gets really bad and it usually helps.

I've been on Singulair too, but only briefly. It did not do a thing for me. I remember hearing that people respond to it very differently, for some people it can be of considerable help and on the other hand for some it does absolutely nothing.

I hope you will get your problem sorted. Good luck.

Stress may exacerbate a tired adrenal system, which makes asthma worse by lessening the body's own cortisol levels, a natural anti-inflammatory/immune regulation system. Steroids exhaust adrenals too, making it worse. I actually posted my theories about this at the top of the board. You may want to read it.

Stress also lowers your immune system and causes you more susceptible to infection. While your body is fighting off these infections it has no time to take care of the asthma, and it ends up running rampid.