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MAC & Bronchiectasis | Last Active: Apr 17 4:13am | Replies (22)

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Timing of the p.m. session is something that I struggle with also. Airway clearance works best when saline neb is preceded by a bronchodilator, such as levalbuterol or albuterol. The latter taken too close to bedtime interferes with sleep. The half life of levalbuterol is 4 hours, which means that after 4 hours 50% of the drug remains, after 8 hours 25% of the drug remains etc. So it can't be taken too close to bedtime.

I wondered about nebbing levalbuterol before dinner and then once dinner digested, nebbing 7% saline, since the bronchodilator will still be somewhat in my system. Anyone try this?

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Have you contemplated asking for a long-acting beta agonist such as formoterol? It does not interfere with sleep the way a short-acting one does (in my case, it also does not worsen my essential tremor.)
Overall with the LABA my airway function has improved 4% over previous readings - amazing considering I have asthma and bronchiectasis.
Sue

Fortunately, my system seems to have gotten used to albuterol and it rarely makes my hands shake or makes me "nervous" anymore after using it.