I got asthma 18 yrs ago after inhaling a poisonous gas at work and have been on wixela - twice a day with albuterol as my rescue inhaler. After seeing my bronchiectasis dr he told me to stoop taking the wixela and use albuterol as needed. I've been able to get by with 3 puffs a day. Dr said that even with all the tests and blood work I've done - he's still not sure what is causing by shortness of breath and coughing - we are taking it one day at a time