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albuterol and heart palpitations

MAC & Bronchiectasis | Last Active: May 29 10:55am | Replies (11)
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@irene5

Albuterol will cause high heart rate when used as a nebulizer medication. It should go right back down. I’d ask the doctor in charge of your MAC medication what he/ she thinks. I don’t think the side effects include a rapid heartbeat, but everyone is different, so I would ask. Even asking your pharmacist can be helpful with that kind of question. Good luck. Irene5

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lilianna | @lilianna | May 29 9:57am

thank you Irene,
it took me a while to answer but the change to levalbuterol did help. It is through the inhaler. I noticed right away the palpitations dicreased in frequency and the stress test which I had two weeks ago did not show any changes. Next week I am going to get hooked up to the monitor, I think they use a patch now, just to eliminate other heart concerns. The issues just multiply with time. Now I have a flare-up (the first one since I started MAC meds) and the cough is horrible (second day on levofloxacin, extra airway clearance, nebulizing 7%. I pray it helps.

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