So are you actually trying to die of asthma? If so, you're going about it in the right way.
If this isn't your intention, there are some steps you should take.
1. Have your regular doctor refer you to an allergist or pulmonologist, a doctor who specializes in the treatment of asthma. The specialist sees a lot more of the disease and keeps up on the latest developments more than your family doctor has time to do.
2. Take the specialist's recommendations on having pulmonary functions and allergy testing done. He needs this information to help you. Also take his recommendations about control of your living and work environments, which is essential in treating asthma. Work with him on this. Controlling asthma is a team effort between you, the doctor, and your family.
3. Be patient while you try different prescription meds to treat your case. Every case of asthma is different, so different drugs, at different dosage levels, different combinations, and different delivery systems have to be tried.
4. Never go anywhere or do anything without your rescue inhaler. It should not be something like Primatene Mist that can cause heart and circulatory problems, either. Depending on your case, you may also need to carry an Epi-pen.
5. Educate yourself about your disease. Find out through testing what treatments work for you. You may have to take responsibility for your own life and medical care. Be an informed medical consumer.
Folks, asthma is very dangerous. It kills thousands of people a year and the numbers are growing. If you got cancer you wouldn't mess around with over-the-counter medications, would you? If you had had a heart attack you wouldn't try to treat it yourself, surely? So why mess around with asthma?