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I’m 13 and last month I was diagnosed with Bronchospasms, which means asthma when I exercise.

I got a prescription for an inhaler, but my mom thinks chiropractors are better than MDs and MDs are a last resort. So the asthma is getting worse and I get really dizzy when I stand up now. Like, last night, I got up to let the dog out and fell on the kitchen floor. This could get dangerous, like if I have a dizzy spell going up or down the stairs (which I do often cuz I have a basement bedroom). Is this worth the turmoil in our house that it’d cause to try to convince my mom to let me go to an MD?

P.S. I’m also kinda worried about the H1N1 flu. They say people with asthma between like 5 and 18 are one of the most susceptible groups, right? I heard that CVS pharmacy is giving away free flu shots this year. Do you think I should go and try to get one by myself? Is that even legal?

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littlenick offline Verified User (1 year, 8 months) Long Term User Shouts: 159 #
An Undisclosed Location | 3 months ago (11 minutes after post)

Get your mom to get you the free shot. And no, chiropractors are not better than MDs. MDs know their stuff. Sometimes chiropractors just guess.

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An Unknown Location | 3 months ago (31 minutes after post)

tell your mum that you know she is trying to help you, and that you have tried the chiropractors but they aren’t working. Explain to her about the dizziness, feeling worse etc.. and tell her that you are scared and want to use the prescribed inhaler and see what she says. About the flu shot, talk to your mum about it and ask her to get you one

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2 months, 4 weeks ago (14 hours, 14 minutes after post)

If your mom doesn’t listen and get you to an MD, tell a teacher or a friends parent. You could have something else going on besides the asthma. Does your basement walls get wet? Mold grows in wet dark places like basements. I don’t mean to scare you. . .just want to help. My son was diagnosed with asthma in 6th grade. His teacher told us that mold was growing in the ceilings of her classroom. When I took him out of school and homeschooled him, his asthma symptoms went away.

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