Step down or stopping asthma medication

[Mariamkamran]

Does doctors prescribes for asthma step down medication or stopping it? If it is what is the situation?

[Hidden]

I had my fostair reduced from 2 puff's morning and night to 1. If the doctors or a nurse does that it must mean that your asthma is stable

[strongmouse]

The Asthma Uk web site has useful information on the Step up and Step Down process, which you might like to take a look at. It includes the signals for increasing or decreasing medication. Their website has a lot of useful information.

asthma.org.uk/advice/inhale...

[Tree20862]

My husband successfully weaned off his inhaler. He has never been hospitalized for asthma. He has only been on oral steroids for asthma once or twice in his life. He went a year without needing his rescue Inhaler before he started to wean. His peak flows are stable.

[Hidden in reply to Tree20862]

That is something I did not know about asthma, I understand that asthma can affect people in different ways and well done to your husband

[Tree20862 in reply to Hidden]

His was mild. More of an issue when younger. He outgrew it, as some say. I'm severe persistent. And will always be on some sort of controller.

[9909fkw]

My asthma nurse tried to step me down and my asthma got worse again, so we knew that the high dose was better for me .