What is asthma?

Asthma is a chronic respiratory disease manifested as difficulty breathing due to the narrowing of bronchial passageways which may be accompanied by wheezing, coughing, and a sense of constriction in the chest.

How do members experience asthma?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with asthma*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for asthma*

*Data from patients with asthma, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Compare treatments taken by people with asthma*

Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment

(Albuterol Inhaler)
Perceived effectiveness
for asthma (9 evaluations)
Side effects
Total evaluations
9
Tried for
asthma (25)
Treatment

(Singulair)
Perceived effectiveness
for asthma (2 evaluations)
Side effects
Total evaluations
2
Tried for
asthma (11)
Treatment

(Prednisone Intensol)
Perceived effectiveness
for asthma (1 evaluation)
Side effects
Total evaluations
2
Tried for
asthma (7)
Treatment

(Flovent)
Perceived effectiveness
for asthma (2 evaluations)
Side effects
dry mouth
Total evaluations
2
Tried for
asthma (6)
Treatment

(Pulmicort)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
asthma (3)

*Data from patients with asthma, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Who has asthma on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 93
20s 503
30s 1,451
40s 1,986
50s 2,335
60s 1,917
70+ 955

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 1,841
Female 7,339