EI Asthma and cold weather riding

[Kalidurga]

Advair rules

I've had mild EI asthma for years, but didn't get it checked out and treated until a few winters ago. First, I had an attack during a snowball fight that left me close to blacking out. Then, a month later, I got a cold and woke up in the middle of the night barely able to breath. I called the ER and was taken in via ambulance for a nebulizer treatment. The cold turned into bronchitis and I was coughing and wheezing for a month. After that, I decided it was time to get some sort of asthma medication.

I started out on Singulair and twice-daily treatments of Advair. I was also advised to get a peak flow meter to check my rate of expiration each day. At this point, I'm off the Singulair and only use the Advair in the a.m. on days when I'm planning to ride my bike or if my peak flow drops below a certain level. Most days, though, my peak flow is higher than average for my gender and age-range.

You don't mention what med you're using, but I assume it's an albuterol or similar inhaler. Obviously, different people react differently to different meds, but definitely get your symptoms checked out by a dr. Your dr can probably give you samples of whatever meds he/she recommends, so hopefully you'll find a treatment that works for you.