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Ventolin/Levalbuterol Severe Reaction - Options?

Lung Health | Last Active: Feb 25, 2022 | Replies (20)

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@kelly7232

Thank you for your response. I do not use it very often at all - for very occasional relief from shortness of breath - mild asthma. Once in a while in the winter, sob flares up. I am actually s retired Registered Nurse. I am not asking for people to prescribe - but if someone has some knowledge/ideas of how this can possibly be managed - it would be helpful to pass on. Levalbuterol being the Racemic version - and considered far less likely than Ventolin to cause such s thing - ended up doing the same thing. I am wondering what protocol might be utilized when something like this happens. Not every area in the country is super “fluent” in dealing with exceptions - so I am reaching out for some ideas/guidance. Suggesting possible avenues or ideas to explore - is not prescribing. Someone else has to have had this same issue occur. What version of Albuterol did you first try - and how was the ProAir any different ftom your first Albuterol product? Not liking albuterol is one thing - a serious side effect is an entirely different animal. Albuterol does give most people s bit of s rscey pulse and perhaps headachy feelings, and a fee other things……so I understand not liking it!

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Hi Kelly- I guess mine was a racey heart and after one try I just stopped using it. Pro Air didn't make my heart feel so racey or me so shakey.

I have exercise-induced dyspnea and I treat it like a mild asthma attack.

What can I do without Albuterol?

Sit upright. Stop whatever you are doing and sit upright. ...
Take long, deep breaths. This helps to slow down your breathing and prevent hyperventilation. ...
Stay calm. ...
Get away from the trigger. ...
Take a hot caffeinated beverage. ...

I hope that there are other people in this group that can be more imaginative than I am?

Correction (typo error) to my reply above - Levalbuterol is the NON-RACEMIC version of an Albuterol inhaler.