I use my inhaler... I ended up in ER over a dozen times and most of the time I don't remember because I passed out. Last time was almost 5 years back, had to stay in the hospital for a week. Its been controlled a lot right now, I used to take Singulair but that didn't help. Just the inhaler 3 times a day does me good. Asthma has a lot to do with lifestyle and I found out the more I stress or eat the wrong kind of food my asthma gets worse.