Asthma grew from mild to uncontrolled

[Asake]

Hello everyone, I am quite new but I would love to share my asthma experience. I wasn't born asthmatics but developed the symptoms when I was 15 and it was quite manageable until it became a bit severe when I was 17. As at then I do use ventolin tablet because my parents had the misconception that inhaler compound asthma.

It became an everyday symptoms then my doctor recommended Seretide which I am presently on. At first it did control my asthma very well but now seretide doesn't work well on me, it doesn't control my symptoms as it does in the past.

I now heavily rely on my rescue inhaler . So I just want to know if anyone had experience this before and how you were able to tackle it.

All my doctor keep telling me is to continue with the seretide even though I don't get total relief . Am currently on montekulast too and am just 21 years old

[Elmo16]

Hiya. I'm also 21 and suffer from cough variant asthma. I had an asthma attack when I was 4 but then it didn't bother me until 2 years ago when the pollen used to trigger it. Since this January I've been really struggling to keep it under control. I've been to countless gp appointments and had a few courses of prednisolone to try and stop this cough, they work when I'm on it but obviously don't want to constantly be on it.

I'm currently on fexofenadine and piriton antihistamines, fostair using as MART, montelukast and taking salbutamol throughout the day.

After many many gp appointments and trips to asthma nurses I've finally been refereed to a specialist but the appointment isn't until september and even an admission to hospital won't bring it forward.

I'm very fed up as I've had to miss out on so many parts of my normal activities this year. It makes me extremely frustrated. I am a fit and healthy person and used to do regular exercise; however, now I simply can't.

[Asake in reply to Elmo16]

Sweetheart, you aren't alone in this. We all just have to find a way in dealing with asthma that this disturb and affect our day to day activities

[Elmo16 in reply to Asake]

Thank you Asake xx

[mackro]

Not to worry about inhalers. They are relatively safe. I am on it for years. The risk of avoiding inhalers is more than taking it. I suggest you go and see the chest physician and have your lung examined.