I've suffered from asthma ever since I can remember. It's hereditary; my grandma had it, my mom had it, so I have it too.  For those of you who've never had an asthma attack, you can't even imagine how horrible it is.  Not being able to breathe makes you desperate, and it's hard to calm down so it won't get worse. 

Every time I exercised I needed to use my inhaler; sometimes in the morning for no reason or in the middle of the night.  I even used it every time I laughed too hard.  Most asthma medicines, including the inhaler make you shaky and make your heart race, they are even dangerous...