Fairly New to Asthma

Hi and welcome to Healingwell :) I'm not sure if you're doing any harm to your lungs by holding off on your inhaler but it's there for a reason. How often do you have to use your rescue inhaler? If you are using it more then twice a week then your asthma may not be properly controlled. Are you on any daily medication to help you with it? If not, you can ask your doctor for either Singulair or Asmanex - these can help you control your asthma a bit better. There are other things on the market but you can ask your doctor about them. A little tip, when you go outside in the colder weather, try wrapping a scarf around your mouth. This might help you a bit from becoming breathless.

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latina_chic84

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Joined : Nov 2007

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Posted 11/15/2007 9:03 AM (GMT -7)

Thank you. I'm not on any daily medications. If I used my inhaler everytime I had tightness in my chest or felt out of breath I would use it 2 or more times a week and then some weeks I go without any problems.

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Red_34

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Posted 11/15/2007 9:20 AM (GMT -7)

Asthma can be a very serious thing to have and if you need to use your inhaler then by all means please do so. By not using your medication, it can possibly increase your problems down the line. Please check on going on a daily maintenance medication. Singulair is a good start and is easy on the system. My son used Singulair when he was first diagnosed with asthma and it really did help him with his coughing.