brittle asthma query.

[lils450]

I have brittle asthma.  Ive been on a new trial of omalizumab wich helped my asthma immensely however I've had to stop the medication.  It been two months since I stopped it and ive been waking up with a painful chest.  Nasty cough and green phlegm.  Its only in the morning and it seems to taper off during the day and gets bad at night again.  I find it weird because with my asthma I usually get shortness of breath and its usually constant all day. Do you think my adthma is coming back to normal or do you think this isn't related to my asthma?

[lils450]

I know I have brittle asthma. I was diagnosed at 4. That wasnt my question. My question was is it starting to get bad again after ive stopped omalizumab? Im waking up every morning with dark geeen phlegm though  nor short of breath ar the moment  I Havnt needed my nebuliser for a while.

[Paderla Anitha, DNB]

Hi, only further testing can help confirm if your symptoms are due to Asthma or not. As there is an entity called Cough-variant asthma. It’s usually a dry, hacking cough that may worsen following exercise, talking, laughing or crying. It is not usually associated with wheezing or shortness of breath. But you can have tightness In the chest. Pulmonary function tests may be normal or reveal a mild obstructive pattern. When pulmonary function tests are normal, a positive methacholine challenge helps support the diagnosis of asthma. So, please discuss this with your doctor am sure he will provide further assistance. Regards.