What medicines give long-term asthma relief in young males?

Question

Hello doctor,

I am 26 a 26-year-old male suffering from asthma for the past 14 to 15 years. So, I feel ashamed of myself when I use an inhaler. I cannot go on tours, especially in winter, because I do not want to share my worst condition with people I know. I do not need any sympathy faces.

Sometimes, I do not feel shortness of breath, but wheezing irritates me, and I cannot focus on work. When people leave me alone, I take an inhaler. When I take a bath in winter, I feel short of breath. I have been taking Bresol (Himalaya tablet) twice a day for the past two months with lukewarm water. This winter, I drink lukewarm water every time.

But the problem is still there. When I go to sleep, I feel wheezing; the same happens when I wake up. A pharmacist told me to use Septilin (syrup) with Bresol, take Bresol thrice a day, and take Septilin twice, but nobody told me how long I had to take this. I know asthma is not curable. Please give me some good advice and names of medicines for long-term relief. Also, advise regarding Bresol and Septilin (especially how long I have to take this).

Please guide. Thank you.

Answer 1

Hello,

Welcome to icliniq.com.

I read your query and can understand your concern.

Regarding the continuation of medicines, you may have to use the multivitamin tablet, Septilin (Tinospora), and Bresol (turmeric, vasaka, and Vaividang) for a long time till your allergic condition persists. These medicines help your body develop good immunity against respiratory problems. These medicines act slightly differently from inhalers. Although I would like to tell you that inhalers are scientific. Ayurvedic medicines may not help people get respite from an acute problem.

Asthma is a manifestation of hypersensitivity. It is wise to find the cause of the hypersensitivity. We call the same allergy. Rhinitis and asthma are different manifestations of allergy. Allergy is present in the genes, and we may not be able to cure allergies entirely.

Allergen avoidance forms the mainstay of the treatment and management of allergies. You should be carefully noting down which areas and circumstances lead to your symptoms, like going to gardens, smoking, pollution, dust, particular smells and fragrances, fumes, effluents, climate, etc. You should also note when the symptoms are more and when they are less, as well as whether there are any seasonal or diurnal variations. Once you have a detailed diary regarding this, you will be able to make some reasonable conclusions regarding when you have to be careful.

The next method of finding out the allergen is allergy testing. The two methods available are skin prick testing and the blood immunoCAP method. Both methods are easy and fast, but skin prick testing is more accurate. Once we find out the allergens causing the problem for you, we can give you specific advice on how to avoid these allergens and stay safe.

The treatment of Septilin and Bresol that you are taking is to help your body stay healthy, improve immunity, and provide all nutrients and micronutrients for the body to deal with offending agents. But these are not the definitive cure for the problem. Hence, it is not possible to say clearly what time you will have to take the medicines. Additionally, if you get an asthma attack during the course of these medicines, you may still need inhalers, nebulization, or medicines on an SOS basis.

I hope this helps.

Kindly revert so I can assist you further.

Thank you.