Bama_Peach t1_iuefc0t wrote on October 30, 2022 at 6:27 PM

My dad is almost 70 and suffered from asthma as a child. He’s told me about the treatments that existed for asthma back in the late 50’s/early 60’s. It was rough…

afellowchucker t1_iueley9 wrote on October 30, 2022 at 7:07 PM

I’m 40 and even some of the advice in the 80s was goofy. I had really bad allergy induced asthma as a kid. I had an albuterol inhaler but my doctor told my parents to not let me use it often and that I should tough it out and play the trumpet to strengthen my lungs. Now I hear from doctors that not treating an attack can lead to scar tissue in your lungs and that you should take your rescue inhaler whenever you need it. I just cringe wondering what my poor lungs might look like

Crafty_Tangerine5511 t1_iuehrsy wrote on October 30, 2022 at 6:43 PM

I had it as a small child in the 60’s. The only treatment for an attack was a shot of epinephrine/adrenaline in the butt. Seriously. Ever seen a five-year-old on adrenaline? My poor mom.

xJellyfishBrainx t1_iuf2zfm wrote on October 30, 2022 at 9:04 PM

My mom has the same horror stories. She was in German hospitals in the late 50s/early 60s. Another treatment was high doses of benzos and the like.

Crafty_Tangerine5511 t1_iuf8fob wrote on October 30, 2022 at 9:40 PM

I don’t see how those would work, but I guess they did! We’re both still alive!

grahampositive t1_iug4ac7 wrote on October 31, 2022 at 1:37 AM

The mom takes the benzos