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Finally Free! ..... well, at least for now!

Soberlicious96
Champion Alumni
Champion Alumni

Hi all. I have some news I want to share with you, and I gotta say that for me, this news, it is truly amazing! So I went to see my Doctor on Monday for a quick check up and to discuss my current medical condition - that being I'm in pretty darn good health! I was asking her if I could go on a lower dose of my asthma preventer puffer, given that I rarely need it at all these days, and have hardly used it in the last six months or more. Even rarer these days is it for me to use my reliever puffer. So anyway, there I am sitting there telling my doctor all of this, and she said "Why don't you just stop taking it altogether then?" And I was all like "What? Are you serious? Could I ACTUALLY live medication free?!" And she said "Sure! If you're using it that little, then there's no point in taking medication that you don't actually need any longer." And I was like "Wow! That would be amazing!"
So here I am, almost a week of being completely free from ALL asthma medications, for the first time in my life, EVER! Can you believe it?!
I spent my entire life, like literally pretty much from birth to now, on medications for asthma and allergies, and now I'm on nothing at all!!!!
Of course, if I get any sort of viral infection (like a head cold or whatever) then I have to go back onto it, or if I find that I am using my reliever more than 3 times a week, then that also warrants me going back on it.
But for now, I am ASTHMA FREE!!!!!!!!! WOOHOO!!!!!!
So very happy about this, that I just couldn't resist sharing!
Life is AWESOME right now! ...... and now that I think about it, it all makes sense. I have known for a little while now that the side effects from some of my meds can cause depression (let alone what I went through as a kid), and since I've been able to slowly reduce my asthma meds, I've been getting mentally and emotionally better and better. It's taken me almost 50 years to get this good! So happy right now!

Sorry, but I just had to have a brag about it! some days, you just gotta share the good news!

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demonblaster
Blue Voices Member
Blue Voices Member

Hey there Soberlicious96 😊

What a lovely up beat happy post. Congrats thats massive, don't blame you wanting to share. How lovely for you.

I know stress plays a large part with asthma as it does to our entire body and that yours with depression has reduced may be a major contributor.

Unless research has found it to be wrong the info for many yrs amazingly has been that asthma runs in 7 year stretches, theres more details of course but if it's going to go it can be on the 7 yr mark. I know many children it goes on the 7 yr.

You have a new lease on life I'm so very happy for you 🎉🎈🎊

Keep up the positives and thoughts all helps with our emotional well being.

Depression and anxiety are treatable so you're on top of both mental and physical phooey way to live 👍

Good continuing health and happies.

All the best ☺

Nurse_Jenn
Community Member

Hi Soberlicious96,

I really enjoyed reading your post as I believe that we don't celebrate enough health wins! I am so glad you were able to kick those asthma meds out the door! What an achievement and a feeling of freedom. For anyone who has gone from taking medications for a long period and then finally getting the go ahead to stop - this is moment worth celebrating.

Congrats and high fives all around,

Cheers
Nurse Jenn