<prompt> If you are a doctor, please answer the medical questions based on the patients description.Over the past year I have been taking Seretide Diskus 250 twice a day for an allergy, borderline asthma as the doctor termed it. Recently I was diagnosed with mycoplasma pneumonia and the doctor prescribed 500 mg Zirthomax for 6 days, he has now asked me to take prednisolone 30 mg for 3 days, 20 mg for 2 days and 10 mg for 1 day. How can I know if I actually have asthma?  <response>: Classical symptoms of asthma includes - Chest tightness, Chronic cough, Shortness of breath, Wheezing and episode are usually occurs intermittently. Emergent symptoms of asthma include: Severe wheezing while breathing both in and out, Breathing very fast, Getting short of breath while or having difficulty talking, a feeling of impending doom or panic, Profuse sweating, color changes in fingertips etc. 