Wheeze. Or when it gets too bad they go to the ER.

I use Primatine mist. 18 bucks. Now the EPA has banned it.

If not, we hope we'll last until we get to the ER.

possibly WebMD, suggested it was Albuterol. Requires a prescription in the U.S., so whatever the MBA's creative-accounting funny-money retail price is, one must also figure the cost of the doc visit.

I miss Primatine Mist. It was more effective than Albuterol, in my experience, and no prescription required.

I keep finding myself meditating on what it will be like to suffocate to death, because I can only afford to pay a doc's office visit copay once per year maximum. Hopefully the suffocation won't be painful.

BTW, not all insurance pays 100% of ER visits anymore. Had to go there a few months ago. Doc said insurance would pay 100%, because it was a true ER. After 4 months or so, got a copay bill for 2 grand. I think I won't be able to visit a doctor for about 3-4 years, until that is paid off.

But, thank god, I've got insurance, even though I can't afford medical care. It is truly a blessing.

insurance companies played hardball with everybody else. They've been cost shifting to the point that insurance coverage is now useless for just about everybody who isn't in the executive class.

I was guessing at the price of albuterol. I think I got socked thirty bucks back in the early 90s and high tailed it down to Juarez and got ten of them for three bucks apiece. Five years later I repeated it.

These days I'm not having to use anything because tracking down the cause of a rash and avoiding it also cured most of the wheezing.

look at the main ingredient on the label. mulitply that % to get an ounce of that main ingredient..

Add that on top of your asthma expenses.

Seriously, write that asshole and let him know how his "pro-business" policies are destroying the health of Americans.

dairy will be a tough one for me though.

I'm on it, and thank goodness for insurance (my co-pay for it is $56) -- while I was unemployed / uninsured, I was having to pay full price for it. That was a major ouch.

As well as the 'paleo' diet...this link is an excellent overview...

http://www.completelyedible.com/2010/03/asthma-no-more/

bookmarked it.

I skimmed it and it seems most interesting.

Natural remedies are always the best.

Then work up to taking two additional ones after that. You'll be on the road to great health.

generic inhaled steroid....you probably don't need the long acting bronchdilator that's included....but make your doctor explain why you need the latter.....make him/her show you the studies, then you decide if it's worth it.........I think you'll just go with the cheap generic flovent