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SHORTNESS OF BREATHING PROBLEM

2017-12-13 03:28:35
I AM A 78 YEAR  MALE. I HAVE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS. I WAS ONCE A  SMOKER BUT STOPPED SMOKING FOR 20 YEARS. I DON'T KNOW IF I HAVE DEVELOPED COPD BUT I HAVE SHORTNESS OF BREA TH. RHEUMATOLOGIST SAYS ITS BECAUSE OF RA FACTOR I HAVE DEVELOPED COPD. I CONSULTED PHYSIOLOGIST THEY PRESCRIBED ME SEQUEDRA INHALER FOR MY SHOTNESS OF BREATH. ONE PUFF A DAY.THIS PRODUCT SOMETIMES CAUSES RELEIF UPTO NEXT DAY MORNING UPTO 3 AM AFTER THAT I HAVE TO USE OXYGEN. IS THERE ANY MEDICATION THAT WILL CURE MY EMPHYSEMA. PLEASE ADVISE ME. REGARDS S.RADHAKRISHNAN
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Emphysema is not a curable disease. But severity of symptoms çan be controlled bronchodilator. Salmeterol formoterol will be helpful

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