Post Nasal Drip/Asthma Problems

[shinkster12]

I have had asthma my whole life and when I got it (maybe a few times a month max) i'd use my inhaler and I would get that instant relief us asthmatics feel.  A few years ago I had an odd experience with my asthma, my chest was tight and I was very short of breath.  My inhaler didn't do anything and nebulizer treatments didn't seem to help either.

After an hour I felt better but from that day on my breathing/asthma has never been the same.  In the beginning it was mainly chest tightness but now it's developed into post nasal drip which triggers the shortness of breath.  I attempted a 5 minute jog + 1 minute of sprinting a few weeks ago and I was on my floor with the nebulizer fighting to breath.

All blood work and scans suggest no serious problems.  I don't have polyps or anything else that would explain this better.  I was told by an allergist that my turbinates were very allergenic and his best advice was nose spray and a change of environment.  I haven't been able to play sports in years and it's doing a number on my confidence and can cause severe depression at times.  After all, my entire world was sports growing up and now i'm a bum.

I am taking singular, flonase, symbicort, and a somewhat high dose of clonazepam daily.

Basically, I just want to know if anyone else is going through something similiar and if so, what are you taking and is it helping?  I had a stress test done but it was basically inconclusive so unless I figure this out I'm afraid it's going to be like this for the rest of my life.

Thanks

[Luizan2005]

Hi there,
      I have a similar condition where if my post nasal drip start my asthma starts and I was on Flonase, Singular, Claritin and nothing Seems to work.. have you been treated yet?