My never ending cough after a cold led me to finally go to a pulmonologist who ruled out other stuff , did a metha-choline challenge and put me on advair, lose dose twice a day. 4 days after starting it, after coughing for like 9 months I just stopped!!!!!!!!!!It was great! :bouncing:
Now I think I'm getting sick. Before being diagnosed every cold led to a cough that went all night long- apparently bronchospasms wouldn't stop. So I just got back froma business trip didn't get much rest because of a major hotel screw up and now I don't feel well and the cough is starting? What works for coughs for others. I'm still doing my inhaler 2x a day. I just tried taking Delsym which used to help. I'm hoping that does it. But wondering if you get a cough with asthma thats pretty well controlled do you guys need stronger cough medicinee- last few times I got a cough I had to take stuff with codeine.

Hi Dazed, sorry you're feeling lousy. I have cough variant asthma, so my main asthma symptom is endless coughing. Do you have a rescue inhaler like albuterol, maxair or something? If I get a cold or something, I usually start using mine every 4 hours to try to keep the coughing under control. I am not talking about the advair though, don't use that any more often. My asthma dr does not like me using cough supressant when my asthma is flared, but I do have some codeine cough syrup on hand that I take once in a blue moon, only before bed when the cough keeps me awake. If your rescue inhaler is not keeping the cough somewhat controlled, you may need to call your dr & try bumping the advair to a higher dose, or possibly adding some prednisone to help you get through.

Feel Better!!

No I don't have a rescue inhaler, this is the first time I've been sick since being diagnosed and I actually have my first followup thursday, so I guess I'll try to make it to then or call. Thanks for the reply.

Please give your dr a call, everyone with asthma should have a rescue inhaler. I can't imagine a dr prescribing advair without a rescue inhaler also. Good luck!

I second what Sue said. You MUST have a rescue inhaler. It should stop the cough immediately. Always does with mine.

My asthma symptom is a horrible cough. For the first time in years it is finally under control (thanks to a healthy supplement routine) but in the past when it started to act up - such as change in weather/season or the beginning of a cold I would take over-the-counter ROBITUSSIN-DM. I took the ROBITUSSIN-DM instead of my rescue inhaler because the inhaler would make me jittery. ROBITUSSIN-DM always worked quickly and was a lifesaver when nothing else worked (including the codeine cough medicine). It also helped me to lye down without coughing so I could get good nights sleep.

If you are asthmatic make sure the bottle says DM because all others will do the opposite and aggravate your asthma. It was my asthma doctor that told me about the ROBITUSSIN-DM. For years, literally years I fought to get control of my asthma and never took anything over-the-counter but the ROBITUSSIN-DM.

well they are caling in something called Teflon pearls and I have a 4pm appt. I didn't sleep at all last night, coughed the whole night, and I'm missing work and I don't even have earned time yet. :confused:

And I got in to see him, he gave me another inhaler, and cough medicine with codeine. My fever got up around 102, hope its just viral but had some blood work done too.