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What Could Be The Remedy For The Asthma Causing Too Much Of Breathlessness And Proair And Dulera Inhaler Is Not Of Much Help?

What to do when your doctor's help isn't helping? I live on the Oregon Coast. I am struggling with asthma (adult on set at 18 yoa). It has gotten worse since living on the coast and gain some weight. I need to lose about 35 lbs to get back to my normal weight. I am wheezing all the time and having trouble breathing. I am a generally happy person, but this has me really down. It's struggle to even go for a walk. I am still working, I'm a development director for a community action agency. So it's mostly a desk job, but can be stressful. I have been on and off predinsone too many times in the last year and do not want to do it again. I take my proair inhaler multiple times a day and am also on Dulera inhaler and singular, I am working on an anti-inflammatory diet and trying to avoid any triggers. I am only allergic to wheat, dust/mites, dogs and cats. I do have small dogs (2 pugs and a Boston terrier). I bath them regularly, keep an extremely clean house and keep the dogs out of the bed room. I have all hard wood floors and good air filtration. I have had dogs for many years without problems before. No new dogs in over 8 years. Please help, I feel like I am getting worse everyday and have many moments where I feel like I'm dying (not to be dramatic) just a fact. I need to get this back under control - my energy is terrible, I am struggling to breath every day to the point where my whole back aches. Thank you for any recommendations you many have. Dee
Wed, 8 Jan 2014
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I really appreciate your concern, If I would be your doctor then I would strongly advise you not to handle the pets this is the only reason for your asthma, pets are the great source of some allergic elements which causes the moderate to severe allergic reactions and the person have history of asthma will harass more, any how you have to keep your self away from this pets, I would advise you to take the "Ketotifen tab once in day for three months, this may reduces the attack of asthma and can stop it too, have nice day.
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What Could Be The Remedy For The Asthma Causing Too Much Of Breathlessness And Proair And Dulera Inhaler Is Not Of Much Help?

HI Thank for asking to HCM I really appreciate your concern, If I would be your doctor then I would strongly advise you not to handle the pets this is the only reason for your asthma, pets are the great source of some allergic elements which causes the moderate to severe allergic reactions and the person have history of asthma will harass more, any how you have to keep your self away from this pets, I would advise you to take the Ketotifen tab once in day for three months, this may reduces the attack of asthma and can stop it too, have nice day.