Hello, Fredia - If you will read through some of the posts in this discussion thread, you will see that there is hope for improvement. Also, I have written about some strategies for managing the congestion and shortness of breath. Another thing that can help with asthma at the more serious end of the scale is replacing inhalers with a regular schedule of nebulizing the medication. The nebulizer moves the medicine deeper into the lungs, and can better relieve symptoms for a longer time.

My former pulmonologist's excellent nurse had a great rule of thumb - if asthma is suspected to be short term, and 6 weeks of inhalers doesn't manage it, time to see a pulmonologist and explore using a nebulizer & possibly other medications.

Also, if one of your inhalers is albuterol, it may be contributing to the high heart rate. There are others the docs can try.

Are you seeing a pulmonologist or your primary provider?
Sue