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Have you been tested for allergies? It seems like you need to find out what your triggers are and try to stay away from things that set off your asthma. If it is environmental allergies (pollen, dust mites, etc) you can get allergy shots for those things. I've just started getting the shots myself.

You also sound very anxious about this. Have your doctors suggested giving you some anxiety meds to see if it helps? I had a problem with anxiety. But with me, it manifested itself as shaking. I would shake like I was cold. And sometimes have very large muscle jerks. Anxiety meds helped tremendously.

Many people have panic attacks so severe they think they are having a heart attack (and so do the physicians in the emergency room!). Some people just feel short of breath. Anxiety affects people all different ways. It's worth looking into.

Another idea is vocal cord dysfunction. You can read about this at the National Jewish Hospital website. Some people are treated for asthma years and years and it turns out they never had asthma! They had vocal cord dysfunction. You vocal cords actually close up a little or a lot, but it causes breathing difficulties. The doctors at National Jewish discovered this dysfunction in 1981.

The bottom line is that if you aren't getting relief from all these meds, you need to find another doctor who will work with you. If you can afford it, or if it is on your insurance plan, make a trip to National Jewish in Denver. You stay about a week and come in every day on an out-patient basis. They are rated the number-one respiratory facility for 5 years in a row.