question: I m 43 and was diagnsed with asthma when I was 3. Generally it is well controlled but I recently had a cold which went straight onto my chest. Was given a 5 day course of prednisolone a fortnight ago and thought I was getting better but haven t fully recovered. I am still short of breath and fatigued through struggling to breathe. SATs sitting at 94-97%, lingering cough with phlegm. Would a longer course of steroid have cleared this up? Multidosing of salbutamol gives some relief but not enough to resume normal activity.