How to get rid of dyspnea: treatment with medicines, alternative means

Shortness of breath - this is an extremely unpleasant symptom, which is a difficult, intense breathing, sometimes accompanied by cutaneous cyanosis. A person who encounters such a pathology immediately starts looking for medicines and other means for dyspnoea. However, you need to take into account that there can be many reasons for this condition, so it is important to find out this reason and choose the right treatment.

How to quickly get rid of shortness of breath?

For an early cure for the problem it is necessary to establish why it arose. Without knowing the reason, it is impossible to advise any miracle remedy - there is no universal remedy for dyspnea. Therefore, remember the rule number one: identify the disease or problem that led to dyspnea, and eliminate it. For example, with bronchial asthma, a doctor can prescribe a special inhalation for a quick relief of an attack. And with heart disease will have to complete a full medication.

To speed up the healing process, the recipes of alternative medicine, exercise therapy, and homeopathy and physiotherapy are often included in the main treatment. Again, only after consulting a doctor.

Indications Means for dyspnoea

The most common difficulty in breathing is diagnosed as a consequence of heart or lung disease. This allows you to classify dyspnea on cardiac and pulmonary.

Shortness of heart is often inspiratory. For her, typical seizures are typical, or breathing disorders as a result of physical work. The causes of a heart problem may be:

• insufficiency of heart function;
• heart disease;
• gemoperikard;
• inflammatory processes in the myocardium, pericardium;
• cardiopathy;
• coronary syndrome.

Pulmonary dyspnea occurs as a result of malfunctions in the respiratory system, for example, in such diseases and conditions:

• obstruction of the lungs;
• bronchial asthma;
• pneumonia;
• pulmonary emphysema;
• pneumonia or hemothorax;
• blockage of the pulmonary artery;
• getting into the lower respiratory tract by inhalation of air of various foreign bodies, liquids, etc.

Among the more rare causes can be identified such pathologies as the presence of fluid in the pleural cavity, tumors and abscesses in the lungs, tuberculosis. To identify these diseases, it is necessary to undergo a full course of diagnostic procedures.

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Release form

With difficult breathing, as with any other pathological condition, each patient applies the form of release of the medication that best suits him. For many people, it is especially important that the drug is comfortable to carry, because dyspnea often happens outside the home - for example, on the way to work or while walking.

Tablets from cardiac dyspnea, which it is important to have with you always - as a rule, it's No-shpa, Papaverin or Euphyllinum. They give a quick effect, but they should be applied only after consulting a doctor.

With a strong pronounced dyspnea, which is close to an attack of bronchial asthma, you need to inhale special anti-asthmatic substances. The inhaler from dyspnea will help to expand the bronchi, facilitate pulmonary ventilation. Among such inhalers, Salbutamol and Ventolin are very popular.

Berotec refers to more powerful means for dyspnea, but one of the side effects when it is used is muscle tremor. Other means - for example, Astmopent, Alupent - also help almost immediately, but they increase the burden on the heart, which can cause unpleasant consequences.

Tablets from dyspnea in the elderly often have corticosteroids in their composition. These are drugs such as Hydrocortisone, Prednisolone, etc. In severe cases, these medications are administered in the form of injections. In the absence of myocardial ischemia, a doctor can use a subcutaneous injection of 0.5 ml of Adrenaline.

The injection from dyspnea will also be relevant for a severe allergic process with shortness of breath. In such cases, it should be done very quickly, since shortness of breath can develop into choking, with further swelling of the lungs.

With mild allergy, which is accompanied by shortness of breath, ordinary spasmolytic and antihistamines can help.

Sprays and aerosols from dyspnea often contain in their composition Eufillin - it works perfectly with severe dyspnoea with paroxysmal asphyxia.

Before applying this or that remedy for dyspnea, it is necessary to get a doctor's consultation.

Names of funds for dyspnoea

Given the possible causes of the appearance of the symptom, the means for dyspnea can be conditionally divided into cardiac and pulmonary.

Heart means for dyspnoea are used against the background of compulsory compliance with the diet, daily routine. It is extremely important to get rid of bad habits and lead a healthy lifestyle - this is the key to getting rid of breathing problems.

Remedies for cardiac dyspnea are prescribed depending on the particular heart disease. The groups of medicines used for treatment are given in the following table.

Diuretics	Laxix, Diakarb, Furosemide, etc.	Reduce the fluid content in tissues.
Preparations-inhibitors of ACE	Ramipril, Enalpril, Cappopril	Reduce pressure, ease the work of the heart.
Angiotensin-receptor blocking drugs	Candesartan, Irbesartan, Vazotenz	Reduce pressure, reduce the tone of blood vessels.
Β-blockers	Bisoprolol, Nebivolol, Atenolol	Stabilize the heart rate and blood pressure.
Aldosterone antagonist preparations	Veroshpiron, potassium cancrenate	They have a diuretic, hypotensive and potassium-sparing effect.
Cardiotonic	Digitoxin, Amiodarone, Strophantine K, etc.	Improve the metabolic processes in the myocardium, normalize the cardiac activity.
Antiarrhythmic drugs	Ibutilid, Verapamil	Stabilize the heart rhythm.

Pulmonary funds for shortness of breath are selected, depending on the cause of its occurrence, on the severity of the patient's condition. In addition, such medications should not only treat, but also prevent the occurrence of relapses.

B2-adrenostimulators	Terbutaline, Indacaterol, Formoterol - are used in obstructive lung diseases.
M-holinoblokatory	Tropicamide, Pirenzepin - reduce secretion in the bronchi, reduce smooth muscle tone in the bronchi.
Methylxanthines	Theobromine, Paraxanthin - eliminate bronchospasm and relax the smooth muscles of the bronchi. Often used as a remedy for dyspnea with bronchitis.
Antibacterial drugs	Preparations penicillin, fluoroquinolone, cephalosporin series - inhibit the development of infection, if the analysis indicates the presence of bacteria in the bronchopulmonary system.
Glucocorticoid hormones	Prednisolone, Hydrocortisone - stop the inflammatory process, have an immunosuppressive and desensitizing effect. Often used in bronchial asthma.

The doctor can prescribe other medications, at his own discretion. It depends on the individual characteristics of the patient's body, as well as on the severity and cause of the disease.

Euphyllinum from dyspnea can be used, both in the form of tablets, and in the form of inhalations, depending on the severity of the condition. This medicine almost instantly dilates the blood vessels and improves their permeability: the attack recedes, and the spitting of the phlegm is facilitated. However, some side effects after Euphyllin can not be discounted. The drug may cause dizziness, impaired motor coordination, vomiting and redness of the skin.

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Vasodilator preparations for dyspnoea

Vasodilators are designed to dilate and relax the blood vessels, lowering their internal resistance. This action leads to lower blood pressure and improve blood circulation.

With dyspnoea, vasodilator preparations are not always shown - in particular, such medications are relevant for angina pectoris. They are very convenient to take during an attack of angina with shortness of breath - for example, it is enough to put a pill of nitroglycerin under the tongue, or use a special aerosol.

Patients with hypotension tend to forget that vasodilators can lower blood pressure. Therefore, if you have a headache or dizziness, do not follow the drug again: it is better to consult a doctor about treatment with other alternative medicines.

How to get rid of shortness of breath at home?

Cure dyspnea in the initial stages of the development of diseases can. However, before you start treating the dyspnea at home, you still need to first consult with your doctor.

You can treat shortness of breath by alternative means, including curative gymnastics and special breathing exercises. We will discuss all of this below.

There are a number of general recommendations that need to be followed to get rid of shortness of breath:

1. Every day, or at least 3-4 times a week, you need to do gymnastic exercises. It can be light movements and mahi limbs, or a special set of therapeutic physical training, appropriate to your disease.
2. An important role in the recovery of the nervous and cardiovascular system is played by quality rest and sleep. For sleep, you need to choose a quality mattress (preferably - orthopedic), a comfortable pillow and bed linen. The premise before going to bed needs to be ventilated, regardless of the time of the year.
3. To stabilize the work of the heart and nervous system, aromatherapy can be used: aromatic oils from needles, mint, lavender work perfectly.
4. Do not forget about walks: fresh air, sunlight, the sounds of nature - an excellent medicine for the recovery of the entire body.
5. Necessarily need to monitor food. It should be full, balanced, with a sufficient share of vegetable and dairy products. You can not overeat and consume a lot of sweets and fats: excess weight always aggravates shortness of breath and increases the burden on the heart and blood vessels.
6. Be sure to abandon bad habits: both alcohol and smoking will not help get rid of the problem.

Alternatives to shortness of breath, prescriptions for dyspnoea

As a remedy for shortness of breath, you can use alternative recipes. However, you can do this only when dyspnea is not associated with life-threatening diseases. With a mild manifestation of the respiratory problem, alternative remedies can be used as an independent treatment, and in other cases as an addition to the main medication prescribed by the doctor.

• Prepare an infusion of five tablespoons of cranberry berries and 0.5 liters of boiling water. After cooling in the infusion, add 1-2 tsp. Honey. All the infusion obtained should be consumed throughout the day.
• Take off, sort, rinse potato sprouts, then grind them in a blender or scroll through a meat grinder. Pour a lot of alcohol, leave in a dark place for 10 days. Then take infusion of 1-3 cap. Three times a day.
• Prepare the infusion from the rhizome of astragalus: take 1 tbsp. L. Finely chopped rhizomes, pour boiling water (500 ml) and insist 2-3 hours. Cooked medicine is drunk three times a day for 3 tbsp. L.

• For any variety of dyspnoea helps infusion: mix in a glass of olive oil and quality vodka. Drink 50 mixtures three times a day for a month.

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Garlic from shortness of breath

Garlic can be considered a biologically active additive because it contains just a huge amount of useful components. For example, one of the main substances in the composition of garlic is thiamine - or vitamin B ₁. This substance stabilizes the work of the nervous system, improves the processing of sugars and facilitates the flow of intracellular energy processes. True, such properties have only raw garlic, which has not undergone thermal treatment.

Garlic is useful for the prevention of acute respiratory infections, to improve joint and liver function. But does garlic help with difficulty breathing?

Garlic helps hypertensives normalize high blood pressure: it dilates blood vessels and eases patients. The mass of nutrients in the composition of garlic helps to eliminate the risk of thrombosis. And dilution of blood is one of the methods of preventing strokes and heart attacks. Also, scientists found that one of the garlic components of allicin is an antioxidant and able to lower the cholesterol in the blood, preventing the development of atherosclerosis.

There are many recipes in which garlic is used for shortness of breath. We suggest you familiarize yourself with them.

• Lemons and garlic from shortness of breath

To eliminate shortness of breath in the elderly, this recipe is recommended. Take a couple of medium garlic heads, clean and grind into a gruel. The resulting mass is poured into 400 ml of dark sunflower oil, mixed and placed in a refrigerator for storage. It is not necessary to insist against shortness of breath, it is already ready for use. And use it as follows: take 1 tsp. Obtained garlic oil and combined with the same amount of freshly squeezed lemon juice. Take this mixture three times a day for 30 minutes before meals, for a month. To obtain a stable effect, it is recommended that three courses of treatment be performed during the year.

• Honey, lemon and garlic from shortness of breath

Many patients use the following remedy for getting rid of respiratory problems:

• Take 1 tbsp. L. Honey, a dozen medium lemons and a dozen medium heads (namely, heads, not teeth) of garlic.
• Garlic is twisted in a meat grinder, lemon juice is squeezed out, all is mixed and honey is added.
• Put in a closed container to insist for one week, in a dark place.
• Obtained means for dyspnea take 4 tsp. At a time, daily, once a day. The agent is not swallowed immediately, but is gradually dissolved in the mouth.

The prescription indicates that the amount received should be enough for about a month. Especially such a tool is recommended for those people who are worried about shortness of breath while walking.

Tinctures of dyspnea

The tincture of hawthorn improves the contractile function of the heart muscle, tones up and improves coronary blood flow. Under the influence of this tincture, a sensation of heaviness and pain in the chest passes, and difficulty breathing is facilitated. This medicine can be used in the initial stages of hypertension, with heart rhythm disturbances and neuroses.

Take tincture of hawthorn neatly, not exceeding the recommended dosage: large doses of the drug can lead to the directly opposite effect.

Optimum to take 30 drops of hawthorn tincture three times a day, 30 minutes before meals.

Instead of tincture of hawthorn, you can successfully take and tincture of motherwort. Motherwort improves the working capacity of the myocardium, calms and relieves neuroses, stabilizes blood pressure. Tincture of motherwort with respiratory problems is taken two or four times a day, diluting 10-30 drops of the drug in half a glass of water. Treatment can be continued no more than 3 months in a row, after which you need to take a break.

Herbs for shortness of breath

• Tea made from leaves and twigs of blackberry helps with problems with breathing, associated with heart disease and neuroses.
• Complex infusion of plants such as thyme, motherwort, cucumber, blackberry, jellyfish, will serve as a good remedy for shortness of breath, associated with nervous disorders. A mixture of these herbs in the amount of one tablespoon should be poured a glass of boiling water and insist half an hour, then drink throughout the day instead of tea.
• If the disorder is associated with cardiac asthma, it will be useful to have such an infusion: soak in boiling water, nettle, quinoa, spring cane leaves (only 3 tablespoons mixture per 200 ml boiling water), insist for at least two hours. After that, you need to add half a teaspoon of baking soda and let it brew for ten days on the windowsill. The drug should be drunk for 1 tsp. Every day, half an hour before breakfast. The course of therapy can last about a month.
• If the violation of breathing is caused by heart failure, then birch foliage can help. One full tablespoon of dry leaves is brewed in a glass of boiling water, and after an hour filtered. In the infusion add a pinch of baking soda and take the medicine in half a glass three times a day.
• From heart dyspnea, infusion of motherwort is used. Brewed 1 tbsp. L. Herbs in a glass of boiling water, insist 50-60 minutes. Take 100 ml in the mornings and at night. Instead of motherwort can also use such plants as calendula, hawthorn, lovage, lemon balm.