Hi Whitleybay and annemari,
My husband has suffered from asthma all his life, he's now 57. He had taken two inhalers for years and had suffered some really bad asthma attacks which I agree can be very frightening. He had tried almost everything and thought it would be something he would just have to live with. A couple of years ago he enrolled in a Buteyko asthma management workshop which concentrates on one's breathing...seems we all overbreath. He also cut down on his intake of coffee and stopped eating some dairy produce which helped. Its quite expensive but it may be worth looking at the website. The technique also helps with hay fever, allergies, snoring and anxiety symptoms etc. He now rarely uses his brown inhaler and has not used is blue one for ages. Hope this helps but please pm me if you wish.
Shanti