ASTHMA ATTACK

Hi can I still get rid of my Asthma? What medication should I take? I don't have any medication aside from ventolin nebule that I use for nebulize.

[Judy246]

Hi, it's very important to go to your physician to decide what type of medication is best for you. Asthma is a desease that needs to be treated and undercontroll to avoid attacks. Attacks can be life threatening.

When you have asthma, you always have inflammation or swelling in the airways of your lungs. You may not feel this inflammation, but your lungs do. Uncontrolled inflammation (swelling) makes your airways more sensitive to asthma triggers like pollen, dust, and smoke. Exposure to these triggers can cause constriction (tightening) of the muscles around your airways, leading to symptoms like shortness of breath, wheezing, tightness of the chest, and coughing. Asthma controller medicines can help control the inflammation in your airways and help reduce your sensitivity to triggers.

If you are an asthmatic, it's important to always have a rescue inhaler for sudden attacks. Some medications are Symbicort, Proventil (rescue) inhaler, Prednison has work great for me, but it must be taken under a doctors care...etc.

Please contact your doctor as soon as possible and discuss what medication is best for you.

Judy