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

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.
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Sue, Volunteer Mentor | @sueinmn | Jan 9, 2023

Good morning @rivert. I see that you are new to Mayo Connect, thanks for joining us.

I have a little hint for you when it comes to replying to posts. This particular discussion is pretty old and the last activity was in 2019, so likely the posters may not be active here any longer. To find the most recent discussions on a topic, you can go to the main page of the group, in this case "MAC & Bronchiectasis" The most recently active threads are shown first, and the right-most column shows the last time active.

What led you to Mayo Connect?
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