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How can i improve my stage iv cop symptoms of profound weakness, fatigue and inability to stay awake. my fev1 score showed a 22% lung capacity?
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No smoking: First advice. Absolutely. No smoking. Lot of my patient in end stage COPD with all those symptoms still smoke which seems ridiculous but happens. Continue this inhalers. Take xanax (alprazolam) three times a day. Do purse. Lip breathing. Try to sleep well. Wish you best luck.
Answered 10/26/2015
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Pulmonary Rehab: You should definitely enroll in a pulmonary rehab program. There is good scientific evidence that pulmonary rehab can help you feel better. Unfortunately, you can't get back the lung that was lost. But, you can make the best of the lung that you have. Copd is not a death sentence. You can live as full a life as possible, but with proper treatment and no more smoking. Good luck.
Answered 11/18/2015
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