Thanks for the information about Asthma and PTSD. I have suffered from Asthma since being in the US Army. I didnt realize that when I was having an Asthma Attack while under stress while in the US Army I was actually probably having an Anxiety or Panic attack that caused my body to react to the stress thus causing me to not be able to breath. This study will help me to explain to the VA why I believe I have PTSD and some of the syptoms are related to Asthma Attacks.
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It seems very likely to me that asthma would be linked with PTSD. During an asthma attack the patient likely to feel a sense of panic as they struggle to breathe. This is definitely a traumatic feeling. With frequency of asthma attacks and if the attacks are really serious then that patient is persistently experiencing the terror of not being able to breath. No wonder asthma is linked to PTSD. I have a daughter that seems to have PTSD and I have been thinking for years that the medicine we gave her was a traumatic experience. When she was 6 months to 4 years of age the medication she was prescribed was Quibron (spelling?). It was a bitter liquid that immediately produced projectile vomiting. This was a horrible experience for us all and the medication was definitely a trauma. She almost died from asthma when she was 6 months old.
We were so relieved when the medicine Proventil came out when she was about 4 years old.