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MAC & Bronchiectasis | Last Active: Jan 10, 2023 | Replies (27)
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@windwalker

@soflo, I could be wrong, but I don't think levalbuterol has a steroid in it. I am back to using albuterol because my insurance wouldn't cover the levabuterol. It is wickedly expensive.

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rivert | @rivert | Jan 9, 2023

Levalbuterol is indeed not a steroid. It is a purified form of Albuterol, where only one isomer is isolated from Albuterol. I get horrible headaches from Albuterol but essentially no headache from Levalbuterol. That is because there is twice as much material in a dose of Albuterol, with 1/2 being inactive for helping your lungs. However, the double amount of chemical in Albuterol ends up causing headache.
Hope this helps.

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