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With medicine, you may live a healthy, active life without asthma symptoms getting in your way.
To get the most from your asthma medicines, talk openly with your doctor and your pharmacist. Ask them about using your medicines the right way.
Set up an Asthma Action Plan (PDF Format) with your doctor. If your asthma gets worse, then you may need to change your medicines or how often you use them. Talk with your doctor.
Goals of asthma treatment
With the right treatment, you should aim to:
- Take part fully in everyday activities, like work and school, along with exercise and other physical activities.
- Have fewer asthma symptoms, like coughing, wheezing, tightness in chest, and shortness of breath.
- Sleep all night without waking up because of asthma symptoms.
- Make fewer trips to the emergency room and the doctor’s office without an appointment.
- Have normal or near-normal lung function.
- Have few to no side effects from medicines.
How to prevent long-term problems
We know that, if asthma is not treated, airway swelling may make your airways work less well and even cause permanent damage.
Also, if not treated well enough, asthma may get worse over time. That’s why you need to follow the asthma treatment plan that you and your doctor discuss.
That may mean using a daily preventative medicine. This kind of protection may help limit symptoms and damage to your airways.
How you can get the most from your medicines
Open communication with your doctor is key. Talk with him or her about using your medicines the right way. Also, ask if your treatments need to be changed. Set up an Asthma Action Plan (PDF Format) with your doctor.
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