Chest Cold, Heavy Breathing..Advice anyone..?

Hey everyone, for the past 4 days i've got a bad chest cold, i usually get like 2 per fall/winter. It's always the same thing though, couple days it'll be sneezing, coughing etc...then after that comes the congestion. Last night it was so hard for me to breathe, i read about what happens and it's basically the bronchial tubes getting all clogged up. LITERALLY i was watching tv and it felt like i just did a 2 minute sprint run.

At first i thought maybe it's Asthma...but it's not, it's due to the congestion of the cold. Plus the only time i get the heavy breathing is with a chest cold, other then that i am allergic to cats......and i have one, so that adds to it.

Is there ANY type of over the counter med's i can get that helps heavy breathing..? I'm taking advil and robitussin dm which seemed to do squat. I cannot stress how scary it is when i get that heavy breathing sh*t which last like 10-15 hours. One time i thought i was having a heart attack....but that's not it.

PS, maybe any home remedy's..? I somtimes boil water and sniff in the steam...which works for like 20 minutes.

btw the past 4 days i've had maybe 12hours sleep, i always wake up and it's IMPOSSIBLE to fall asleep.

Just go see a doctor. AF isn't a solution to every problem.

Maybe you should get rid of that cat.

lol guys, i already did awhile back (cause i thought i had asthma..lol he said get rid of the cat also) but just wanted to know if you have any knowledge on any drugs..or any remedy's.

Go get some of those Ben Gay pain patches. I have bad sinus problems year-round and I had one on my chest for a strained pectoral muscle and I have never breathed better. But don't expect anyone to get close to you because they smell really strong.

i'm gonna look into that...thanks redneck.

No problem. And the great part is you can leave them on for upto 8 hours.

what works great is mucinex(sp?) it's kinda of expensive but well worth it. It used to be a prescription only pill called gufenison(sp?). But basically it is like concentrated tussin in a pill form. I can't have liquid cough syrup(shit makes me puke) and whenever i got sick the doctor would write me a prescription for it, but now it is OTC. It is both a cough suppresant and an expectorant(brings up all that shit in your lungs). Take two of them with a BIG glass of water(i mean at least 16oz.) and keep yourself hydrated. I swear this stuff is like the best medicine ever, does wonders. Peace-

AF isn't a solution to every problem.

no way, that can't be true...!!!

thanks guys, yeah the heavy breathing went away..it always does..

BUT, it scares the sh*t out of you when you get it.

yea, i know the feeling. suddenly the other day my throat closed, i couldnt breathe. now my voice has gone.

Eucalyptus Oil. My friend had a similar problem, and it solved everything.

seriously dude, im thinking pneumonia.

i had the same problem once, couldnt sleep, thought id die in my sleep. went to the doc the next day, he listened to my chest, it was pneumonia. only think thatll get rid of it is antibiotics, and *possibly* diruetics.

as for steaming, WORST thing you can do for pneumonia is steam it. its fluid in your lungs, steaming is going to make it worse (after initally feeling better)

im glad it went away, it usually does eventually. but honestly, next time it happens, a trip to the doc is in order. anytime youre having trouble breathing (not including minor throat irritations) is cause for concern.