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Originally Posted by Sweetbriar
Will it make your heart stop, or does it become so impossible to breathe that all interventions are overwhelmed?
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An acute episode of asthma called status asthmaticus is a life threatening event. It often does not respond to prn home meds like Proventil inhalers. People like me are stubborn and do not want to go to the ER if they can get out of it. If an attack does not respond to your normal PRN meds trying to wait it out is a bad idea. Respiratory arrest can occur causing death.
The only way I can describe it would be one minute your wheezing wondering why your damn inhaler is not working then suddenly the wheezing stops. Its not because you suddenly got better but because you are no longer moving enough air to wheeze. Next thing you know someone is coming at you with a laryngoscope.
Having 2 episodes from gradeschool mentioned in my medical record derailed any chance of me getting a waiver to enlist.
I control mine with Accolate and Allegra D for allergies twice a day plus a Proventil inhaler when it hits the fan. Cigarette smoke and felines really set mine off in particular.