My girlfriend has bronchial spasms. She was wheezing last Saturday when she coughed. We went to the doctor on Sunday and she was prescribed an inhaled steroid. She has been taking it twice a day. Her breathing was better Monday thru Wednesday, but today her breathing is worse again. What should she do? How long does it take to get over this? The doctor felt it was caused by a viral infection.
Thanks for your question I completely understand your question bronchial asthma is a disease of cough, wheeze, allergy, chest Highness, seasonal change, breathlessness. Basic treatment as per guidelines or corner stone for management is inhaled corticosteroids. There is a step-up therapy as per parent to patient and as per increasing symptoms you need to consult a pulmonologist who can step up the therapy by increasing the frequency and dose of inhaled medications normal adult dose is 500 micrograms for adult in BD dose. Pulmonologist may prescribe a combination of inhaled beta2 agonist and inhaled steroids like formoterol and fluticasone dag delivery and how you take the inhaler matters the most if technique of taking the inhaler is not Roget Chat Doctor.