Normal Peak Flow Rate For Me?

[iamloco724]

im 21 year old male 120-130 lbs 5'4" my usual peak flow reading i get is between 450-500 sometimes a little less then 450 i was just wondering if this is good for my age and size i dont have insurance right now and i bought the peak flow my self so i havnt spoke to a dr on what my normal should be thats why im asking here so your response would be greatly apreciated

[Titchou]

Have you been diagnosed with asthma or are you trying to do that yourself?

[iamloco724]

no dr has ever said you have asthma to me but ive been being treated for it..its due to my allergies started 3 years ago when i woke up choking and couldnt breathe at first i was just given an albuterol inhaler used that for 3 years shortly after the first year i was no longer under insurance so i kept using the albuterol had to use it on a daily basis sometimes more then once a day but couldnt do nothing since wasnt covered by insurance then all the sudden after using the albuterol this was 2 months ago it caused extreme anxiety upset stomach loss of appetite nashua fast heartbeat and i felt like tightness in my chest so between feb and now ive been to the er twice has blood urine chest xrays and ekg done both times everything came back fine went to a private dr which i had to pay for due to no insurance and he also did an ekg and was all good and he gave me singulair a new rescue inhaler xopenex and azmacort but ive been to scared to start any of these cause of whats been going on this past 2 months with medicines and how they been affecting me this past week i dunno if it was allergies or cold but i felt pressure in my head and ears and sneezing runny and stuffy nose then all that went away except for my headache every now and then but after that all went away i started feeling like a slight tightness in my chest every now and then or i like gasp for air i only wheeze if i breathe out hard so i started useing the peakflow reguarly the past few days and its been 450-500 sometimes a little less then 450 and when i went to the er the first time and he took my peakflow and it was 450 he said that was normal and i think when i did it at the dr it was the same thing.so right now im breathing difficulties that i feel are like the ones i had when i went to the dr and er and nothing was found wrong and i been doing my peakflow frequently and its steady at the same numbers between 450-500..i know i need to get to a specialist to be tested and go through all the allergy tests and stuff but im waiting on my insurance to go through shouldnt be much longer but like i dont get this feeling and what makes it worse like at night when i feel it i get a little anxiey ridden which proably makes it worse

[Titchou]

Sounds like mostly allergies and maybe allery induced asthma. So you need to get them under control. I wouldn't worry about the peak flow numbers. THey are good. Have you tried any OTC anti-histamines - Claritin, maybe? If you are close to Canada, run over and get Cetirizine - it's Zyrtec OTC there.

At the very least, you should take the meds he gave you. The singulair helps some people - did nothing for me but it does work for some. The Aazmacort is your daily preventer and the xoponex is the rescue one. THey both work well for lots of folks. They shouldn't bother you and your anxiety over your symptoms will only make things worse if you don;t get them under control.

[iamloco724]

yea i been taking alavert once a day for almost a week now didnt really notice a difference..its just this breathless feeling thats been bothering me for 3-4 days now where i gasp for air or feel a little tightness alot of times i feel fine but then it just comes suddenly i havnt been choking my peak flow is normal in mine and your eyes no wheezing only if i breath out very hard sometimes..when i first got the new meds i tried azmacort for 2 days and it felt like it really dried out my throat felt like it was closing almost thats why i stopped that and with the singulair i really want to take it but ive heard alot of horror stories about it but just as many bad things about it ive heard good things so im torn im very prone to side effects as of late since all this started in febuary with the alubterol liek after that my dr gave me xanax to combat the anixiety and after 4 days on that i started feeling even worse with anxiety so im just like terrified to start anything new cause i dont wanna feel any worse