When I've had an attack, it's always felt as if there was a heavy weight on my chest, like a brick or something, making it difficult to expand my lungs. And there's always been the coughing.

I'm on Advair 1x per day, and when I head out for a strenuous ride on the bike I use my Albuterol inhaler a couple miles into the ride. With these meds, it's been a couple of years since my last serious asthma attack.