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Originally Posted by MargaretR
I have been suffering from 'breathlessness on exertion' for a year now.
Doc did ECG and blood tests and said they were all 'normal'.
A chest x ray showed early signs of COPD(emphysema) but not bad enough to warrant medication.
He supplied an inhaler anyway saying he was bending the rules, and it would 'halt progress of COPD'.
My websearching found a medical study done in India where that inhaler increased risk of heart disease and stroke by 40%.
So that got binned sharpish
(I am in better nick than Amy Winehouse - who isn't?)
When considering whether a blood test result is 'normal', the Nhs is often years behind the latest research.
My serum B12 level is normal by our Nhs standards but would be considered dangerous by the Japanese and in several other countries.
I began a regime of food supplements with special reliance on vitamin B12.
My breathlessness has reduced by 50% in a few months, and I 'move faster' and the improvement continues.
So I can say from personal experience that breathlessness is not caused solely by lung disease.
I now take no prescription drugs whatsoever - not even paracetemol - Zantak(Ranitidine) contributed to my B12 deficiency - that got binned too
Anything that doesn't involve drugs I would try - looks like that machine is ideal if I get bad enough to need it.
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I agree with most of what you say Margaret, especially with the food and eating properly (or the right things) I once went to an alternative therapist in Whalley, who tested me for allergies to everything from cats and dogs to tree pollen, dairy foods, meat and fish, then put me on a diet of the things I could tolerate and within six weeks my breathing had improved by about 30%, but now it has little or no effect although I do keep away from certain foods and materials which affect my breathing, things sch as perfume, tree pollen sea food and some dairy products