Asthma Treatments
Asthma is an individual condition, it varies from person to person. Health professionals are advisers to your health, but ultimately you decide which treatment is best for you.The aim of conventional asthma medications is to act on the symptoms, so that asthma doesn't affect your life. The aim of most complementary therapies is work on the cause rather than the symptoms. Initially they do not replace conventional medications, but work along side them. The goal of both your doctor and your complementary therapist should be to provide the best asthma management with the least risk.
When managing your asthma, you should set goals. These might include:- no asthma symptoms day and night
no emergency treatments
no lifestyle restrictions
minimum medication
To achieve these goals, research which treatment options best suit you. You need to weigh up the possible benefits and the possible risks to determine what's right for you.
Pollen for some asthmatics can trigger an attack.
Be Informed
Over thousands of years medications, both natural and artificial have been developed
with the aim of improving quality of life or people's health. Some of these
medications have unwanted side effects that are not noticed until some time after the
person begins to take them.
Thalidomide is a classic example; it was prescribed to pregnant women who were having terrible morning sickness. It worked wonderfully well at the time in improving the quality of life for those women. Unfortunately later on, the disastrous consequences of the drug on the unborn child were revealed.
There are parallels in the field of Asthma where not enough research was done before the drugs became widely used - Fenoterol being one example. The intention is always to improve the lifestyle of Asthmatics but it does not always work out like that. For these very reasons it is vital that you find out what your medication is for and to use it the way it was intended. This will help you get maximum benefit with minimum side effects.
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This information is not intended to be a substitute for professional
medical advice. You should not use this information to diagnose or treat
a health problem or disease without consulting with a qualified healthcare
provider. Please consult your healthcare provider with any questions or
concerns you may have regarding your condition.