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It sounds like your respiratory illness is exacerbating your asthma. I would advise caution in running if you are coughing to the point that you cannot talk for a full hour. You may be hypoxic. Give the albuterol time to work, you may need to use it several times a day per your prescription. Also, if you get better and the cough doesn't go away, you may need a steroid inhaler as well. One caveat, if you have moderate or severe asthma, don't risk it until you have better control of your asthma, because you could have serious bronchospasm and mucus production and could be in a world of hurt, possibly risking a respiratory event.

mucinex + 1.5 gallons of water a day

Roentgen Ray wrote:don't risk it until you have better control of your asthma, because you could have serious bronchospasm and mucus production and could be in a world of hurt, possibly risking a respiratory event.

Been there, done that! Noooooo fun!

i agree... the blue box variety of mucinex works really well... esp. if you double the recommended dosage (seriously)

dmw wrote:i agree... the blue box variety of mucinex works really well... esp. if you double the recommended dosage (seriously)

yeah. I usually do that as well, but didn't want to recommend it.

But you gotta drink tons of water with it. And beware of too much mucinex + decongestants can cause constipation.

you are a bunch of ninny poop hypo condriats....too bad I can't spell hypo condriat....

hypochondriac.

He's right people. I ran a 10k with bad bronchiitis and the start of a flu, and I still kicked Pigsteak's arse, even after I nearly collapsed in the 6th mile.

Of course, he got me later in a 5K - the bronch. took its toll for a month.

you didn't kick my arse..you did even worse..you humilated me, AND you rubbed it in by being sick. thank allah you weren't healthy for the 5 K or the 10k......those memories are precious.