I didn't realize when I was diagnosed with asthma that there was a cough variant either. I really thought the wheezing I do sometimes, made it asthma.

I've always had a cough too, and at times its really bad. But it will go away usually, or the medicines that my primary used to prescribe would work.
But I'd be on a prescription most of say 6 months. So it bothered her to the extent she finally sent me to a asthma/allergy doctor. ANd I also have some allergies. I at first thought maybe my allergies made me have asthma, but they just make my asthma worse, so to make sure my treatment of shots for the allergies is very much current is very important. Is all that I can do.

I also know that at times I have to wait for my treatments, because of the degree my asthma is out of control. But I just recently saw a thing that said, there was a cough variant, and realized there was a good chance this is what I have. It then made much more sense to me.

I also have seen a pulmonary doctor, but he treated me like I was a idiot and then also through his nurse scheduled test, but they came out normal and he then didn't want me to come back for the answers or to get more answers.
So I did go back, but he acted like I was crazy to go back. So I just don't feel good going back to him. So my asthma/allergy doctor sent me to a heart specialist and all those test are normal, but she really checked me good.
I had some other issues that made me be checked really strongly for other things, and then to a reflux doctor. I have some reflux things, and I'm being treated, but its still the breathless, and out of control asthma. And its not being helped to the degree it needs by the asthma meds.

I've been on as many meds as my asthma doctor feels he can prescribe, I'm
on advair HFA the inhaler, singulair and claritin, and benedryl for the help for my allergy shots, plus a nose spray right now. Plus my stuff for the Ulceratus
colitis and my neuro things. But my asthma/allergy doctor says I need to
go back to the pulmonary doctor, and I refuse to see the one I have seen,
and I don't know if the partners will see me, but I'm going to find out.

And I just wondered what I need to ask that I didn't ask before.
I don't have a nebulizer, but I have a spacer.

This is long, but I am lost as how to help myself, I use the xopenox 4 times or more a day right now, and have for a long time.

And I'm really lost as how to help myself. I have no idea how to help me.
Anyone know what I can do, I drink hot tea, hot chocolate, water, and
diet coke. Because I need something to drink to keep from choking and
coughing all the time.

I drink the first three the most. I am trying to eat chicken soup once a day,
but I don't have any right now.

Donna