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Lung Health | Last Active: 6 days ago | Replies (124)
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@shunt I started having blood oxygen levels swing between mid 80’s and high 90’s last year. I was put on oxygen, and had a bronchoscopy. The test was normal. The pulmonologist and my cardiologist debated whether I was having heart failure. I was not.
After much “investigation” it turned out that the drug Methotrexate caused my lung problems. I took the Methotrexate for an autoimmune disease that I have.
You just never know…
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Thank you for sharing. I am not on any drugs but I do have heart issues, which I have been told by my cardiologist should not affect my 02 levels. I supplement 02 at night (my idea because I grew tired of waking up gasping for breath a few times a night and a sleep study confirmed I do not have sleep apnea, but that my 02 did plummet several times a night) because I happen to have an oxygen concentrator on hand (belonged to my brother who died from COVID). My doctors (pulmonologist and cardiologist) are not concerned because legally I don't qualify for 02 supplementation since my levels are not consistently at 88 or below; but it seems to me it THEY were ME, they would be concerned about wildly fluctuating 02 levels if it were happening to them. I honestly don't know what else to do. I'm tired of worrying about it and no one seems to give a damn. Thanks for sharing and I am glad you figured your situation out.