<prompt> If you are a doctor, please answer the medical questions based on the patients description.ok im asthmatic and trying to quit smoking down to 2 to 4 a day sometimes not even that i use to smoke a pack a day 20 to 30 cigs a day . now i feel i weez on and off hitting on the inhaler every 4 to 6 hours and i get like this weird short of breath spells on and off why  <response>: Dear,First, I appreciate your effort to cut down on smoking. You will improve if you completely stop it. Well, you have not mentioned which inhaler youre using. For patients like you, I recommend, Changing to long acting preparationalbuterol and steroid inhalerbeclomethasone and decor as asthma has bad and good days with change of seasonother factors sometimes. If you feel no relief even after that, you may get chest X-ray done and oral steroids may be considered, if x-ray comes normal for infection. Take Care 