I suffer from asthma since spring of 2007. I never had it in my life before that (37 years old); however, I had tonsilities (now tonsiles are taken out), GERD, depression, panic attacks, thyroid problems, adrenal gland show dysfunction in cortisol level (do not match what should be cortisol level during the specific periods of a day), bronchitis - infections prior asthma for 2-3 years - 2 times a year. Also, I suffered from ear infections 1 year prior asthma. Allergy testing showing only weak reactions to Maple, Cedar, and Candida and Cyprus. However, I cannot stand any chemicals in my home (paints, cleaning solutions, perfumes, some cosmetics, cooking, smell of cut grass, newspapers to name a few, smoking will kill me - anything that has strong odor is causing me asthma attacks). I am taking Symbicort inhaler (2 puffs 2 times a day), Atrovent inhaler (2 times 2 puffs), Singulair, Palgic, Xopenex as a rescue inhaler which sometimes does not help at all and I have to go to an emergency room. Before, I was taking maximum doze of ADVAIR but it stop working. My flow peek meter show often that I am in red zone - it happens 2-3 days a week, and rest of the days I am in lower yellow zone and I am rearly in green zone. Spirometry showed asthma as well. I do not have wheezing when doctors check my lungs, but I have it when I cough. After attack I got an enroumous amount of mucs (half of trash bas of napkins and more) especially after attack. I cannot function normally - because these attack happen 2 times a week and sometimes less or more. When I was put on prednisone and then everthying is ok for a few days I am on it. However, when I stop taking (because I am prescribed prednisone only for 5 days at a time). I am taking OTC mucinex 2 times a day to stop mucus production and thickening. I wonder what is causing my asthma I did not suffer from allergies before asthma but it seems that my asthma is very unpredicatable despite the fact that I am taking best medicines available on the market. Also, Is my asthma an autoimmune disease? What else I should try to do. What to ask a new pulmonology specialist which I am supposed to see at the beginning of April? Thank you in advance.