Give you one or more breathing tests. You may be tested before and after taking medicine to find out if the medicine helps. Back to top With asthma treatment, you should be able to live a normal, active life. Stay away from things that make it hard for you to breathe. Some bronchodilators can be used to treat asthma attacks.
Preventive medicines help make the airways swell less.
These preventive drugs cannot be used to stop attacks once they start. A pill that you swallow. Your healthcare provider will tell you what will work best for you. You will probably need a quick-acting inhaler for asthma attacks. You may need to take preventive medicine every day as well.