Tips how did I managed my asthma that didn’t respond to Fostair,

[M-A-000]

AUK Warning:

If reading this post please do not ever be tempted to stop asthma medication without having a full consultation with a Health care professional who knows you.

I have asthma since 1 year and half despite had taken many inhaler types include fostair and clenil and fostair 200, they didn’t help me, I had lived in London, croydon, Brighton, Liverpool, preston for about one year and had no any asthma symptoms, after that a contractor had given me house in Greater Manchester in ground floor, I had lived the hell because that house and felt I would never recover again, I don’t advise anyone to model my plan on their self, unless advice by doctor and serious precaution should be taken.

I have stopped any asthma medication since 20 days, and live on seaside since 2 months and avoid contact with animal or birds also avoided contact with grass spots and any building or places that have possible damp, if any of these rules breached the plan wouldn’t work, this is previous symptoms that had cured, no chest tightness at all, even when doing strenuous activity, I started talking by phone and with people normally, previously talking cause me asthma flare up, breathless cured 70% I have very little breathless after exercise before the middle of day and disappear the rest of the day, I am very happy and started my life again.

My advice if you live around asthma triggers it’s difficult to find medication that makes you live normal, they just relieve some symptoms, some people said that pets don’t cause them asthma it’s better to avoid them anyway.

What experts advice about my plan?

I am 33 years, I had asthma since 15 years and lived in desert country, and forgot that I have asthma after I had avoided any possible triggers, also I have noticed that air conditioner is very nice for asthma because in my country we use air conditioner everywhere in car, shopping places, and houses, they are very nice in relief breathless.

Thanks all.

[runcyclexcski]

I am not an expert, but I fully agree that if one has strong allergies to year-round triggers (mould, pollen, dust, pets) medication is like throwing ice cubes into a housefire. Even with a full control of my asthma (Xolair, steroids) I would never go into a library or a bookstore w/o a respirator, and I would never exercise w/o a respirator. Full allergen control in the bedroom, ventilation, and high-end carbon/HEPA air purifiers keep me alive.

Regardless of how good one's control of allergens is, I would continue taking maintenance steroids religiously and keep a rescue inhaler nearby. The inflammation is always there, even if it's latent at the moment. Sometimes (or often) one cannot avoid exposure (forest fire, poor air quality, a flight next to a passenger who has strong fragrance). The medication can give you the extra time to get back to safety and live through.

Air conditioners make air dry which is good for some. Still, if not properly cleaned and maintained the AC can be a sink/source for dust and mould.

If I was rich, did not have to have a job, and could choose any place to live, I would also live in a desert climate.

[Gareth57]

You are basically saying keep away from possible triggers, but if you read comments on this forum you will find that some people react to the things you find favourable, there is no way of pleasing everyone with asthma as we are all different!

[M-A-000 in reply to Gareth57]

Hi Gareth, actually what I noticed is when I become asthma every thing could exacerbate my asthma, for example someone smoke around me, talking, even cough, whenever I stay away from asthma triggers, asthma becomes under control and very few triggers could trigger my asthma like animals, grass, damp, and I can live normal and talk normal, even do strenuous exercise, and stop medication, I gain this experience because I had lived in very big different weather, very drought weather and very cold weather.

[M-A-000]

It’s not something expensive to go try, not just one day, you need to live away from asthma triggers at least 1 month, the best time is in the summer between March and November, and do walking in windy air, you will feel chest tightness go away gradually, breathlessness will not go away easily, I think it’s because inhaler, for me after chest tightness relieved, I stopped inhaler gradually and breathlessness also relieved, but it’s my mistake didn’t take flue jab, and I catched flu very easily, and ended up in emergency, but now 7 days still cough and fever.

[Gareth57 in reply to M-A-000]

This may work for you but not everyone, some asthmatics cannot tolerate hot weather, personally I am better in summer and the depths of winter, but spring and autumn can be bad, humidity can be good sometimes but not always. So the point I was trying to make was, what works for you may not work for everyone so what you are advising is to keep away from whatever triggers your asthma which is good advice if you know all your triggers and they don't change as mine tend to.