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Question:

Someone I know freaked out today. She has asma and she took some air stuff from her inhailer. after that she started looking around and then starts to cry. We ask whats wrong and she said she doesn't know were she is. What happened to her today??

Answers:
Sometimes an asthma attack can cause the brain to become critically short of oxygen. When the brain doesn't get enough perfusion, or oxygen or blood, mild brain damage may occur causing confusion and disorientation. Its like a blackout, only she didn't fall down. The inhaler is a vasodialator, meaning it causes the lungs and veins to open up and let the lungs and the brain get what it needs. When you hold your breath to long, you kinda get dizzy, its like that only in a more severe form. Just support her and be patient with her, it can be very frightening.

she should rest... her lungs aren't normal. it must of been from the air or something.

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