Asthmatic
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- kezza_20
Similar story... never had full blown asthma, but became depandant on an inhaler.
I'm 30 and until 3 years ago I probabally used an inhaler for 15 years before that.
I went to seee a doctor who said I need to be careful because inhalers can cause brittle bones, so I decided to ween myself off it.
I noticed through trial and error that my diet/lifestyle and changes in it helped massively. I gave up smoking (a no brainer) but I drank a lot less, and cut out rich food. It was cutting rich food in particular that helped a lot. cutting back on dairy, swapping butter for olive spread, and so on really helped.
I excersed more and started playing the clarinet again (excersising the lungs).
Touch wood I've not used an inhaler for three years. Still have it in the drawer just in case but I never carry it etc.
So in summary look at your diet/lifestyle before you start down the road of the drugs. Your body becomes dependant on them.