Sue the doctor has told me that if this happens again that either the out of hours doctors should be rung or an ambulance should be rung for. This really scared. I am still bringing up phelm with at times a yellowy colour but at times it is white in colour. I am still taking my pred at 40mg as peak flow still low and left side still feels weak. I'd wondered if I was being a bit weird.I hope you can get an appointment first thing and although you might end up having to go in for IV antibs it's prob the best wayof getting over this. She said I should continue with 40mg of Prednisolone until my peak flow is more stable and breathing improves and then reduce by 5mg a day to I am of them. The Asthma UK and British Lung Foundation Partnership is a company limited by guarantee 01863614 (England and Wales). My fiancé was getting really worried about me and was going to call an ambulance which panic me more it took quite along time to overcome this attack. But I started with a chest infection 3 weeks ago and all of a sudden my asthma has been exacerbated and I'm struggling to recover. and another friend of mine had also been in fear for her life because of the terrible breathing problems she was having. Peak flow is still like mountain peaks. I've been taking my pred first thing in the morning and my pf has been slowly rising and symptoms decreasing til about lunchtime early afternoon and then pf slowly dipping/symptoms getting worse which sounds similar to you. So I will just have to take her advice.Thank you for reading my post and I look forward to hearing from you.Sorry you're still struggling but hopefully the new antibiotics will help, I find co-qmoxiclav good on my regular chest infections.I will just say (without trying to panic you) that if your lips are turning blue during an attack you need to call an ambulance.Don't worry about doing this, I used to and now I have to call them fairly regularly and I can't tell you how great they are. She asked me if I had finish my second course of antibiotic yet, I said I have 3 more tablets to take until there were finished, she said that she was going to prescribe me a further of coamoxiclav 250/125mg and if this did not work I would need to go into hospital for IV antibiotics which I am not to keen on. xI went to the doctors this morning about my asthma/ chest infection and feeling no better.I explained to the doctor that I was feeling no better and that I was still coughing a lot and bringing up phelm which is yellowy green in colour and sometime it was white in colour. But, it’s important that you It’s impossible to completely avoid chest infections, but you can reduce your risk by doing the following things.Making big lifestyle changes will take some work to begin with. People who smoke. Totally fed up cos feel like I've wasted most of November! So I didn't know if I should try asking him again, I am under an asthma nurse and doctor at my surgery.I would think that the length of time for the antibiotics to start to work will depend on the seriousness of the infectionkeep an eye on the colour of the phlegm you cough up so you know if your coughing is due to the infection or your asthmaIf you only got your antibiotics on Saturday see how the infection is on tuesday, if you feel they have made no difference by then do tell your GPI thought I would update you on my chest infection and my asthma. You must get the right antibiotic to deal with the problem of you possibly passing it on. If it is in the larger airways — known as the bronchi — it is called bronchitis. If your asthma symptoms are still difficult to control even though you’re taking your normal asthma medicines, try speaking to your doctor about increasing your asthma medicine while you recover. MPS, if you instinctively feel that you may have pneumonia go to A&E, I know it's horrible and the last place you want to go to, but they will check you thoroughly and prescribe what you need to get better. So was wondering how long antibiotics take to start working? After the asthma attack that I had on Monday morning which took my breath away.In the early hours of Tuesday morning I was rudely awoken by my second asthma attack in 24hours, I took 10 puffs of my reliever but I was coughing none stop, was starting to turn blue around the lips and finding it really hard to breath. Please check out Why is your GP treating you with the same antibiotic endlessly when it clearly isnt working for you? I took ten puffs of my reliever but it took quite along time for my breathing to become my controlled again. This does not help you with your underlying problems with asthma of course. I have a chest infection that seems to be lingering too (although 10 days so far). Now off SMART, on Symbocort 400/12 2 puffs twice a day, Montelukast and Theophylline. I've had very few issues as an adult and hadn't been on a preventer for years.