Quote Originally Posted by cherinyc
I just got the peak flow meter gizmo - and so far the highest I can get it is ~350. My bf wanted to try - and he got to like 620. I'm really jealous. No wonder he always drops me when we go up hills.
I started the ASMANEX this afternoon. Denise mentioned it might take a couple weks to kick in. Can't wait!
I also blow ~350 on my peak flow meter. I feel fine on the bike except when I climb a longer endurance-type hill (not a short jammer), and then, watch out. Huff-puff, high heart rate, breath breath breath, and fall way back. The friend (female) I ride with is way ahead of me, and never seems to be breathing hard at all. I have been blaming being small (5'2.5") and having small lungs, and I guess that is part of it, but not all of it, in all likelihood.

My husband blows a huge number on the peak flow meter (he does not have asthma), so I had the same realization as you - no wonder he is such a mountain-goat climber (climbing is actually his strength and my biggest weakness). Anyway, I go to my doc later this month and am going to definately bring this up. Albuterol doesn't seem to make much difference for me on rides (it helps if I wake up coughing in the night). It does increase phlegm production also, as you noticed!

Emily