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How Long Does Recovery From Respiratory Depression Take?
Question: How long does it normally take for someone to be relieved from symptoms of respiratory depression? Can it cure itself naturally? My case has been ongoing for a week now and has not improved.
Brief Answer:
Please provide more information for better assessment of the condition
Detailed Answer:
Hello
I appreciate your concern.
It generally takes week to 10 days depending upon involvement of area affected , type of insult like infection, allergy , obstruction or inflammation of airway and lungs.
Here I would like further information to guide you better
What all respiratory symptom you are having?
Are you having fever, running nose or nasal blockage
Relevant medical history like diabetes or other metabolic or hormonal disease.
Have you seen any doctor or taken any treatment?
You should take steam inhalation and deep breathing exercises.
Please write back to me with all the information I have asked for, So that I will be able to tell you more precisely.
wish you good health
Please provide more information for better assessment of the condition
Detailed Answer:
Hello
I appreciate your concern.
It generally takes week to 10 days depending upon involvement of area affected , type of insult like infection, allergy , obstruction or inflammation of airway and lungs.
Here I would like further information to guide you better
What all respiratory symptom you are having?
Are you having fever, running nose or nasal blockage
Relevant medical history like diabetes or other metabolic or hormonal disease.
Have you seen any doctor or taken any treatment?
You should take steam inhalation and deep breathing exercises.
Please write back to me with all the information I have asked for, So that I will be able to tell you more precisely.
wish you good health
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Yogesh D
I have shortness of breath after one minute of walking. Alll day every day. My chest hurts and I even get dizzy and confused whenever I am active. I am fatigued must if the time. Can a depressant cause a change in the brain to signal the lungs to breath in a different pattern? I am afraid that taking the vitamin (ashwaghandha) five days ( accidentally overdosed on it the first day). The doctor have me an asthma treatment and I have been taking my Provenil and Flovent daily. My lungs are clear. Chest x rayv and blood work was fine.
Brief Answer:
Please consider these guidelines
Detailed Answer:
Hello
Welcome again and thanks for the details
Shortness of breath even after a minutes walk is a matter of concern which needs to be evaluated in details to find out the reason behind this. It can be related to obesity, heart or lung disease, anaemia and many other rare causes.
I would advise for following investigations and if you have already done these tests than upload me the reports like blood for hemoglobin, CBC, ESR AEC ( absolute eosinophil count ), ECG , echocardiography, pulmonary function test.
In my opinion you should continue with your medicines for asthma provenil and flovent.
You should do deep breathing exercises and steam inhalation to keep airway clear an moist.
Please don't hesitate to a slightly for follow up questions or further queries.
Best wishes
Please consider these guidelines
Detailed Answer:
Hello
Welcome again and thanks for the details
Shortness of breath even after a minutes walk is a matter of concern which needs to be evaluated in details to find out the reason behind this. It can be related to obesity, heart or lung disease, anaemia and many other rare causes.
I would advise for following investigations and if you have already done these tests than upload me the reports like blood for hemoglobin, CBC, ESR AEC ( absolute eosinophil count ), ECG , echocardiography, pulmonary function test.
In my opinion you should continue with your medicines for asthma provenil and flovent.
You should do deep breathing exercises and steam inhalation to keep airway clear an moist.
Please don't hesitate to a slightly for follow up questions or further queries.
Best wishes
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Prasad
Here are just a few of the documents you asked about
Brief Answer:
consider Pulmonary function test and Echocardiography
Detailed Answer:
Hello
Welcome again and thanks for all the details
I had gone through your report your blood reports are normal
Further to this, I would advise you for pulmonary function test and Echocardiography to rule out/confirm cardiac and lung disease.
Try to identify any trigger for such episode and avoid it's exposure
Hope this answers your question
Please feel free to ask for further queries
Best wishes
consider Pulmonary function test and Echocardiography
Detailed Answer:
Hello
Welcome again and thanks for all the details
I had gone through your report your blood reports are normal
Further to this, I would advise you for pulmonary function test and Echocardiography to rule out/confirm cardiac and lung disease.
Try to identify any trigger for such episode and avoid it's exposure
Hope this answers your question
Please feel free to ask for further queries
Best wishes
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Prasad
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