Your severe asthma checker result
From what you’ve told us, it sounds like your asthma is well managed at the moment.
It’s always worth checking that you’re doing all you can to keep your symptoms under control. Make sure that:
- you’re using your asthma action plan
- if you smoke, you're getting support to stop smoking
- you’re taking your preventer medicines exactly as prescribed
- you’re using the correct inhaler technique
- you know what your asthma triggers are and how to manage them.
See your GP if you notice your asthma symptoms getting worse, or if you need to use your reliever inhaler three times a week or more. Acting quickly when you notice symptoms can help you prevent an asthma attack.
Even if your symptoms are well controlled, you should book an annual asthma review.
If your asthma is well managed, your GP or nurse may be able to reduce the dose of your medicines. If any changes are made to your medicines, you should have an appointment six to eight weeks later to talk about how they’re working.