funny, i am asthmatic. earlier this year i had a severe attack - my nails were blue, my bp was 190/100! within a week my weight dropped from 225 to 205. milk or no milk, i've been having these problems.
it's partly to do with the city where i live - it's known to be terrible for asthmatics... not sure what it is in the air, maybe pollen, i don't know. the other factor as - i hadn't been to a doc to treat my asthma in years (the last time would have been anywhere between 15-20 years ago when i was a kid). everytime i got breathless i'd just take a puff of my instant relief inhaler.
then in jan when i got sick, it just wasn't working at all. i was desperately taking puffs from the inhaler, i self dosed on salbutamol... no effect. it was so serious i had to go to the doc - turns out i had not bothered to keep in touch with the latest developments in asthma meds. preventive meds have been around for some time but i had missed it because i was just ignorant. since then i've been on preventive therapy which means medication every day for the rest of my life. things have improved immensely - probably won't be the same as a few years ago - i may have permanent partial lung damage which i haven't yet confirmed... but i don't struggle with thick mucous in my throat and heavy wheezing. i just thought i'd share this for whoever has a similar problem.