Sudden asthma diagnosis after AZ vaccine

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Long time lurker here. In March I had my first AZ jab. Fine after save for sore arm for a couple of days. Long story short 2 weeks after developed asthma symptoms. Given blue inhaler. Less than 2 weeks later first trip to A&E with it. Have always had hay fever but now seemingly have very severe pollen allergy. GP convinced asthma and not just hay fever now. Few people have queried if asthma caused by COVID jab (I've neither tested positive or had any COVID symptoms). Certainly not anti vaccine (and will indeed have the second jab) but just wondering if anyone else has experience the same? Light smoker and gave up 7 months ago. Not grossly overweight if that helps?

What makes you think it's connected?

@thedevilinablackdress

What makes you think it's connected?

Very good question😁. A couple of non medical people but it was a paramedic when an ambulance was called earlier this week for me who suggested there could be a cover up. I'm very much on the fence but am erring on the side vaccine and diagnosis just a coincidence. More curious than anything to see if anyone else has come across this

Weirdly, it's actually reported that asthma symptoms can become more prominent after stopping smoking. I discovered this when I myself was diagnosed and treated for asthma after stopping smoking.

Very unlikely to be caused by the vaccination if it is asthma.

A paramedic suggested a cover up?

There can surely be no-way a vaccine could cause you to develop asthma?

Asthma is inflammation of the airways triggered by allergies, smoke, sometimes exercise, respiratory illness. I have moderate asthma & allergies to dustmites & tree pollen. If I get a cold, 50% of the time it’ll go to my chest & cause asthma issues.

The NHS state asthma can be caused by a sudden trigger. It sounds like your heyfever allergies have got suddenly worse this year & unfortunately triggered asthma. Smoking for years won’t have helped your lungs either I guess..

@DumplingsAndStew

A paramedic suggested a cover up?

Yes! I thought very strange too so you're not the only one

GP convinced asthma

This isn't really indicative of a diagnosis. Have you had all the tests to confirm?

Apologies if I read you wrong

@DumplingsAndStew

Weirdly, it's actually reported that asthma symptoms can become more prominent after stopping smoking. I discovered this when I myself was diagnosed and treated for asthma after stopping smoking.

Very unlikely to be caused by the vaccination if it is asthma.

Thank you. Looking back I wander if I've had it for some time and put it down to smoking. I'm still learning a lot about asthma. I agree that what you have said makes a lot of sense. PS very long day for me so please excuse the garbled responses

There’s a very high pollen count at the mo if you’re allergic to birch and plane trees. I only have seasonal asthma and it’s really kicked in this week. I had my first jab in March and I know it’s not linked for me, so I would bet it’s the time of year rather than the vaccine.

@flashylamp

GP convinced asthma

This isn't really indicative of a diagnosis. Have you had all the tests to confirm?

Apologies if I read you wrong

Yes agree totally. I would love to see a specialist but guess that is not going to be for a while but GP has not suggested it. Saw asthma nurse last week at doctors (I have had a face to face appointment with GP). Both seem happy (for want of a better word) that it is indeed asthma

@Bilingualspingual

There’s a very high pollen count at the mo if you’re allergic to birch and plane trees. I only have seasonal asthma and it’s really kicked in this week. I had my first jab in March and I know it’s not linked for me, so I would bet it’s the time of year rather than the vaccine.

It does indeed seem the case. I've had to ban myself from supermarkets as bizarrely cut flowers are one of the biggest culprits for triggering an attack

My asthma developed suddenly in adulthood as a development from life long hay-fever. Now I get both, hurrah.

A friend had similar earlier this year, triggered by a dust allergy when she decided to clear out her loft during lockdown.

I think if anything contributed to your increased sensitivity it's more likely to be down to age, stress and hormones than the vaccine. I could also see smoking cessation being linked.

Adult onset astma is a thing. People with hay fever are more likely to get asthma.

I've got asthma, exzema, hayfever and oral allergy syndrome.

Asthma/hay fever/allergies are all connected. My dc has all of it, and under the consultant.

I had adult onset asthma start in 2019, I remember saying to DH if it had started in 2020 would have assumed it was covid but just coincedence. I had vaccine couple of weeks ago and no breathing issues from it, rash and itchy and flu like symptoms but don't think can cause asthma. I take anti-histamines every day and that helps, sometimes need double of them.

I've been diagnosed with seasonal asthma this year and my hayfever has been horrendous. Saw an immunologist last week (for something else) who commented that lots of hayfever sufferers are suffering worse this year as a result of WFH and less time in air-conditioned offices etc (this doesn't apply to me but makes sense for many).

My asthma developed randomly as an adult after having hayfever my whole life.

Also, WTF is a paramedic doing telling people he thinks there's a cover up!? He should be reported for such irresponsible and unprofessional behaviour.

OP, I had sudden onset asthma. Never had it until my fifties, though I had always had hayfever that got worse with age. Then I had an asthma attack out of the blue. Not necessarily linked in any way.

DS (13) who has been fine for a long time started having asthma symptoms at the weekend. He has got back into his inhaler regime.

I was told you can take asthma at any time. I took adult onset asthma for the very first time in my 50s. My family has a strong history of asthma though. Im interested in what the paramedic said. What does he think is being 'covered up' exactly?

Agree a medical professional should not be spreading dangerous misinformation.

A couple of non medical people but it was a paramedic when an ambulance was called earlier this week for me who suggested there could be a cover up

• You called an ambulance. What for?

• A paramedic attending your emergency, while working in their job as an NHS paramedic, suggested to you that your asthma was a result of the COVID vaccine and that there is a 'cover up'?

Menopause can be a trigger, oh joy I thought. Poll levels are bad this year. I get tree pollen allergy from February, then leaf mould in the autumn. Get a couple of months free over Xmas time. Piriton stopped working for OH he's now on Telfast, amazing difference no more wheezing. Giving up smoking is great @Costacoffeeisbetterthansex

Oh and our pets bring in pollen too 😢😢

@Costacoffeeisbetterthansex

Long time lurker here. In March I had my first AZ jab. Fine after save for sore arm for a couple of days. Long story short 2 weeks after developed asthma symptoms. Given blue inhaler. Less than 2 weeks later first trip to A&E with it. Have always had hay fever but now seemingly have very severe pollen allergy. GP convinced asthma and not just hay fever now. Few people have queried if asthma caused by COVID jab (I've neither tested positive or had any COVID symptoms). Certainly not anti vaccine (and will indeed have the second jab) but just wondering if anyone else has experience the same? Light smoker and gave up 7 months ago. Not grossly overweight if that helps?

People with Severe Hayfever are more likely to develop Adult onset Asthma. Happened to DH too. Rather than talk to random paramedics who clearly don’t know what they’re talking about visit Asthma UK or your local allergy clinic for further guidance. The vaccine isn’t linked to either condition