What medicines can I take to help relieve my symptoms of asthma?

Answer 1

it depends on your symptoms.

for congestion i like guaifenesin (sp?) which is mucinex.. but they cut a lot of less costly drugs with it, such as mini-thins or really any diet pill. ephedrine (or ephedra/ine replacements) help open airways as well. guaifenesin i take whenever i get a cold, since my colds usually lead to pneumonia.. and if you do this i guarantee you will notice such a big difference! it's like all the mucus and moisture in your lungs is being sucked up. this is my miracle drug.

for my general attacks or wheazing i go on a prednisone or medrol burst, take a breathing treatment with xopenox or a mixture of intal and albuterol. xopenox, intal, and albuteral all come in inhalor form if you don't have a nebulizer.

advair i take as a preemptive strike against attacks, same with uniphyl, zyflo and singulair.

Answer 2

The list of possible medications is extensive, but lets talk from experiance. Don't let the doctors OVER medicate you. I have seen too many people including myslef on so many medicines for asthma that it actually made the problem worse.

I've had asthma all my life, and the best relief I ever got was to cut back on my medications. I am at the point now where I only keep two on hand, predisone and Benadryl.

I avoid over exerting myself and stay away from trigger allergins. I have found that when I feel the early signes of an asthma attack coming on, if I find a quiet place, relax, concentrate on my breathing and have a cup of coffee I can fend of the attack without any meds 99% of the time. I have not had an attack in almost 16 years now.

It might interest you to know that I am also a smoker, work in the construction industry (hard physical strenuous activity) and enjoy many outdoor activities in spite of being an asthmatic

Answer 3

Asthma is an allergy and is triggered by something. The best non medication treatment for asthma is learning your triggers and avoiding them. Common triggers are smoke, dust, mold, mildew, plants, dust mites, pets and grass/weeds.

If you can not figure our your triggers, you may need to see an allergist and have allergy screening done. This may point out your triggers.

The National Asthma Prevention Program and the Expert Panel of Diagnosis and Management of Asthma both agree if you have to use a prescription inhaler such as albuterol more then two time per week, your asthma is NOT in control and you will need a prescription controller medication.

Controller medications are steroids (Asthmacort Asthmanex, Flovent, Pulmocort), Leukotriene modifier (Singulair, Aculade, Zyflo) or mast cell stabilizers (Cromolyn sodium, Intal, Tilade).

You may want to talk to your doctor about several strong controller medications and maybe Xolair shots.

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Answer 4

It depends. You should talk to your doctor. Is your asthma severe or just mild. You can take preventative medicine like Advar or Singular. But you might also need a rescue inhaler like albuterol. When It comes to asthma I don't trust over the counter stuff. Especially Do not take Ephedrine. That stuff almost killed me. I was in the hospital for a week. Be safe and good luck

Answer 5

asthma medicine and how they works
http://www.allergysa.org/asthmamed.htm

- Anti - Inflammatory Drugs : these reduce swelling of the windpipe and it's lining.
Oral Steroids - prednisone and prednisolone quickly reduce inflammation during an attack.
Inhaled medicines - such as cromoyln sodium and inhaled corticosteroids keep inflammation from flaring up.

- Bronchodilators : relax the muscles which have tightened around the windpipe.
Adrenergic bronchodilators ("Beta 2 agonists") provide temporary relief but do not treat inflammation. These are available as an Inhaler or a tablet form. Unfortunately the tablets are slower and have a few side affects.
Theophylline is available in a liquid, capsule or tablet form. This drug has a long duration of action making it a very good soother for "night time" Asthma.
http://www.appraisercentral.com/research/Asthma.htm

Answer 6

First off go to your doctor and get a Asthma Action Plan it can really be helpful and life saving. Medication wise you should probally start off with a daily pill called Singular and helps control both Asthma and Allergies. This is great since alot of Asthma is triggered by Allergies. Second there is alot of other medications such as, xopenex, flovent, maxair, advair,and albuterol. The biggest thing is to get your Asthma under control.

Answer 7

Singular
My son has Asthma and has had it for the last 3 years now and he has had bad attacks so bad in fact we had to take him to the emergency room(over 10 times in a few months especially when he had a cold),cause the oxygen level was so low it was 80 and that is bad!

he is supposed to be about 98 to be good.So, his doctor gave him this to try and It is the best stuff ever he hasn't had to go to the emergency room once since he gave it to him and they give you 30 pills 1 for each day(might be different for adults) his are chew ables and he takes one every after noon.

I would try that allot of people I know that have it use it also.

Just ask your doctor about it also he has albuterol in case it gets to bad,but we haven't had to use it.

Answer 8

asthma is not something you can cure -- you have it for the rest of your life. what you can do is to avoid the allergens that are triggerring the asthma attack like pollen, pet dander, dust etc. you have to get tested for that to find out where you are allergic to.
usually inhalers or nebulizer treatments use albuterol (aka ventolin or proventyl) this helps open up the airways, making it easier for you to breathe. if your allergies are severe, corticosteroids can also be prescribed which can help you manage the allergies. (it helps your body tolerate the allergens) but these medications are NOT over-the-counter. you need prescriptions for these. also you can take allergy medications, but don't take those that includes "ANTI-HISTAMINE" this is particularly bad for people with asthma because it dries up the airways. usually, singulair is prescribed.

Answer 9

as far as medicines go, it is important to follow your Doctors instructions, as there are several types of asthma, and several possible ways to treat each type, each with their own list of side effects.

However, if you want to do something to help your asthma treatments, try drinking black coffee (milk and sugar cause phlegm, which can exaserbate symptoms) and brazil nuts. Aviod dairy foods as much as possible, and drink lots of clear water.

Answer 10

Go to the doctor to get a prescription inhaler or whatever your doctor suggests for the type of asthma that you are having.