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Frequency of flareups for COPD enough to have to go on anabiotic’s
COPD: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | Last Active: Oct 11, 2025 | Replies (50)Comment receiving replies
I only use prednisone with flare-ups. During flares, I use my O2 all time, including at night. I normally use my O2 during any activity I do wear my O2 at night.
I am curently on a rescue round of antibiotics and prednosine starting last Thursday. I have not needed much 02 since Sunday.
I play life by ear. I have had 3 flares in the last 3 months, but I feel better after this round than I have the others. We'll see what the next few weeks brings. My pulmonologist told me that summers (at least here in north central Florida) are the worst for
people with COPD. Hot, humid, and tons of allegens floating around.
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@pinnochio820, would a mask help? I wear a mask when I do yard work or dusting inside. I know I get horrible hay fever in the Pacific Northwest. It’s a trade off for the beautiful greenery. Every year is worse, more pollen, and now the mild and mildew from living on the coast. Which may be a problem for you in Florida. Do you have a dehumidifier? My last house had mold behind the furniture when I moved and I got mold poisoning trying to clean my furniture and the walls.
Anyway, my COPD and asthma have been getting worse every year. I stopped smoking almost 28 years ago (after smoking for over 23 years) and it didn’t seem to make it better. I use a maintenance inhaler, an emergency inhaler, and should be using my nebulizer more often (the motor scares my cats).
Even if you can’t see the mildew and mold, it’s in the air.
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I guess I just assumed everyone is in AZ… summer is tough in AZ also…. I keep the air on all year round for my husband… what I can tell you from previous experience that three flareups in three months is extreme… I am just confused why you think you don’t need your O2.. we’ve always been told that oxygen is your friend…