What does your doc say to do in this situation? If he hasn't worked with you to help you decide when you need medical attention, he's not done you any favors. It sounds to me like you're developing into a full-blown exacerbation, and you need to see someone NOW. Don't wait until you have no choice but to go to the hospital. If you see someone now, you may be able to nip this in the bud and avoid getting really sick.

Yes ventilon for me is myl rescue inhales as can take up to 6 puffs if really bad, using my spacer, mind u makes me feel giddy, so need to sit for awhile.

It is the moment when my long acting inhalers are done with until the next dose. When my body, and lungs has frozen from a night of little movement – leaving me extremely breathless on rising.

We feel we do not have enough breath and struggle to breathe, so instinct tells us to suck in harder. The problem is, try as hard as we might, more air into our lungs is not coming. Indeed, sometimes we cannot seem to suck in more air at all and it feels as though we are suffocating. Which for some causes panic. Worsening an already grim situation. This is where we need to know a little about emphysema and how our lungs work.

Forget about working hard to draw air into your lungs, instead concentrate on getting air out of those over-inflated lungs. This will then let out some of the stale air, giving room to suck in fresh, oxygen laden air. Incredible as it may seem to you, taking more time to exhale than inhale is the answer. This can be achieved by using pursed lip breathing.

Of course there is much more to emphysema, as much of the lungs including the alveoli is damaged and unable to exchange gases as they used to. But for now, to enable you to breathe better the above analogy will be helpful to help you breathe a little easier.

If, like me, you have great difficulty in that first half hour after rising in the morning, take your rescue inhaler to bed with you. When you rise take a couple of sucks of your rescue inhaler before you get out of bed. Then if need be purse lip until you are able to take your long acting inhalers and they start to work.

(Derek Cummings)

U agree with all of the above, get some help or advice. Please don't wait to long,get it ASAP. Let us know how you are doing and take care. Thinking of you. 😊 xxx

Try your rescue inhaler. If that does not help call your doctor or go to the ER. Sounds like an anxiety attack but better to be safe than sorry.