Adult on set asthma

​Having had asthma for my entire life, I'm going to say that you shouldn't let anyone scare you away from the blue puffer. Ventolin (Sabutamol) is quite safe and effective (plus it's near impossible to overdose on), you still need the blue puffer, QVAR isn't a broncho dilator, it's a steroidal based medication that helps to prevent inflamation of the airways.. it will do stuff all if you're tight. Your Ventolin is a reliver, it will open the airways when they are constricted. It will cause a temporary increase in heart rate (most asthma meds do that) and can make you feel a little shaky (again a lot of them cause it).

​It sounds like you would benefit from a medication which has a long term bronchodilator as well as the steroidal preventer. Something like Symbicort or Seretide, I prefer Symbicort and find it most effective, your milage may vary. Depending on your asthma, I'd suggest seeing a specialist and having lung function testing, to rule out COPD or potentially VCD.

​Anyway, Ventolin is life saving, don't be hesitant to use it if it's helping you breath.

I agree with the other person.  If you need the Blue Puffer, I take it you mean Ventolin?  I thinks its Blue everyone says its green! Take it!  I was told to take it when I needed it, if you have to keep taking it during the day for no reason, i.e. an allergy attack, then you should see your  Respiratory Consultant/Asthma Nurse.  If this is a regular occurance then the drugs you are on may not be doing their job.  Have you seen an allergist? oooooo I thought they were rubbish but mine saved my life. Do you know what type of Asthma you have? I have Eosinophilic asthma and an auto-immune disease.  If you have Eosinophilic Asthma then you should be having regular blood checks to see your Eosinophilic count.  But if I were you I go to see your Consultant/Doc/Nurse about this.  Don't worry about the puffer at all, but tell your medical person because if you find you are using it every day or more often then you may need a new puffer, checks etc.  It could even be stress or allergy related, you must get this checked out.  Mine was food/meds that increased my asthma attacks, now its a auto-immune disease.  Seeing you have only just started this in 2015 you really need to be checked out.  One thing please, don't take chances with Asthma, if you are breathless and in trouble call 999.  It could save your life. I did not, I waited for hubby to come home, I was lucky.  But your GP needs to know that you are taking more puffers otherwise it could get worse.  Not medicallly trained just have this myself and know the pitfalls. Hard I know to keep on at the medical profession but they won't know unless you tell them.  Another thing, my Asthma has been real bad due to my immune system, I have been taking nebulizers/puffers a lot, especially the Ventoliln.  Saw GP and my heart rate was up - I had take over 10 puffers in two hours. Ha!Ha!  But I did the right thing, we need to breathe, I took them until I could get to GP or get an ambulance.  Just see GP pelase.