I had very few asthma related problems.3 months ago i had walking pneumonia. treated. now dependent on albuterol inhaler 1-4x qd. why? will it change?

Slight chance: Asthma worsens with "colds" and the increased asthma can last for up to 4 months after a viral respiratory infection so the asthma symptoms may decrease but if they have persisted at same level for 3 months this is less likely. Since you are using albuterol inhaler daily you should be on maintenance anti-inflammatory inhaler also. Consult your md or asthma specialist.

Infection trigger: "walking pneumonia" refers to a pneumonia due to mycoplasma pneumoniae. This can trigger an asthma attack and possibly increase the risk of someone to develop asthma. Treatment with macrolide antibiotics can improve asthma control only in those patients who have evidence of infection in their airways. If albuterol is needed more than twice a week, a change in asthma treatment is needed.

With work: You need to get in with your PCP or asthma doc and work on your asthma action plan. Use of albuterol several times a day means you are in poor control and need a better plan of action. You likely need a daily steroid inhaler, but may need a burst of oral steroids to start. Get into better control and you should go back to only occasional albuterol use.