Asthma Treatment: Why Keep Taking Your Medication When You Feel Well?
Why should you continue your asthma treatment when you feel well?
Feeling well and having no asthma symptoms can be reassuring. But asthma symptoms can come and go, and the underlying inflammation and changes in the airways may persist even when you feel completely well.
This is why some asthma treatments need to be taken regularly, including during periods when you have no symptoms. Taking your prescribed treatment consistently can help maintain asthma control and reduce the risk of symptoms returning.
In this video, Lies Lahousse explains why regular asthma treatment remains important when you feel well and why you should follow the treatment plan agreed with your healthcare professional.
In this video, you’ll learn:
- Why asthma can still be active even when you have no symptoms
- Why some asthma treatments need to be taken regularly
- How consistent treatment can help maintain asthma control
- Why following your prescribed treatment schedule matters
- What can happen when prescribed treatment is stopped or used inconsistently
- Why feeling well does not necessarily mean that your asthma no longer needs treatment
Asthma is a variable condition, which means symptoms can improve and disappear for periods of time. However, an absence of symptoms does not necessarily mean that the underlying asthma has gone away.
Some asthma medicines are designed to control the underlying inflammation and reduce the likelihood of symptoms and exacerbations. For these treatments, taking the medication as prescribed is an important part of maintaining control.
Watch the video below to understand why your asthma treatment may still be important, even when you feel completely well.
What happens if you stop your treatment?
Stopping prescribed treatment or using it less often than recommended may allow asthma to become less well controlled. Symptoms can return, and the risk of asthma flare-ups may increase depending on your individual condition and treatment.
You should not stop or change your asthma medication simply because you are feeling better unless this has been discussed with your healthcare professional.
Keep your asthma under control
Taking your medication as prescribed and following your personalised asthma management plan can help you maintain good control of your asthma.
If you have questions about your medication, how often you should take it, or whether your treatment can be reduced or stopped, speak with your doctor, nurse, pharmacist or asthma healthcare professional.
Please note: This video is for educational purposes and does not replace medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment from a qualified healthcare professional. Do not stop or change your prescribed asthma treatment without discussing it with your healthcare professional.
