antibiotics and worsening of asthma following a virus

any ideas when one should take antibiotics? I'm confused my gp appears to think I request antibiotics when I don't truly have an infewction. All I know is at these times my Asthma has worsened significantly, I'm coughing up coloured mucous and feel ill.

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Hi sandi!

For me if I'm coughing up yellow/green/brown mucus my gp will always treat this as an infection and give antibiotics (i actually have spares at home now from the gp as he wants to treat any infection as soon as I notice a change in the mucus colour).

I know gp's don't like giving out too many antibiotics due to building resistance to them but normally if it affects your asthma they treat this quite aggressively (for me with antibiotics and steroids).

When you see your gp do you have your peak flow readings so you can let them know how its affecting your asthma?

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