Inhaler question
I have historically had some issues with asthma, mostly in cold weather. It was usually manageable with a long warmup. Moving to Florida helped a lot for a while since here in Tallahassee we have fewer subfreezing mornings and only very few mornings in the teens, but lately I have had issues on warmer mornings. I figured they were triggered by allergies. They seem to have gotten more frequent and worse since I had covid a little over a year ago.
Anyway my GP suggested I might try an inhaler (Albuterol). I had one that the urgent care doc prescribed when I had covid that I hadn't used, so I started using it. The GP said to use it when I could sense the triggers coming on early in the ride, but avoid using it anywhere approacning daily. I have been struggling a little with managing the frequency of use. I have been using it only when I have pretty bad symptoms early in the ride (only a couple times a week), but feel like I would benefit from using it much more frequently. If I use it anytime I feel symptoms early in the ride I'd head off most or all of the problem, but would be using the inhaler daily at least for some portion of the year. I am not sure if it would wind up being just a seasonal thing or not.
I am curious how others manage the decisions of when/how often to use the inhaler.