Natural Substitutes for Albuterol

@saganjames In all my years with asthma, and with 2 asthmatic children, I never met any who "liked" albuterol, so I get it.
That said, there are some substitutes you can try - and all but one, caffeine, are totally physical and not chemical.
Depending on the severity of you asthma, you may be able to reduce your dependence on albuterol, or if yours is mild, eliminate it altogether.
You can read about alternatives to medication here:
https://allergyasthmanetwork.org/what-is-asthma/natural-asthma-treatments/
If these strategies do not help, or don't completely relieve the need for medication, there are other medications that can be used to treat asthma with fewer side effects. Here is an explanation of the various types of inhalers:
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/is-anyone-else-confused-about-all-those-inhalers/
In particular, levalbuterol usually causes less "jitters" than albuterol. And if you need an inhaler daily, there is a new protocol, Symbicort (or the generic version Breyna) that combines a long acting bronchodilator (formoterol) with a very small dose of inhaled corticosteroid (budosenide) - it is used daily to prevent asthma attacks and can be quite effective.

Even if you asthma and shortness of breath are relatively mild, please do not "just ignore it" - an asthma attack can turn deadly if untreated. And even if it doesn't, years of repeated, untreated asthma events can cause permanent lung damage.
I tried ignoring my asthma for about 20 years because I hated albuterol and nebulizers were "inconvenient", and ended up with difficult to treat asthma, repeated bouts of bronchitis, permanent lung damage known as bronchiectasis, and high susceptibility to lung serious infections.

How would you categorize your asthma? Have you talked to your doctor about alternatives to albuterol?

Thanks for your kind and thorough information. I'm not quite sure it's asthma at this point as I'm sorting through possible allergy triggers. I'll be talking to my doctor this week. Once again thank you so much for the time it took to respond.

Clear Lung by Ridgecrest works for me. I have asthma and bronchiectasis. Levalbuterol gives me tachycardia. I have to be very careful with it. I have a prescription for Advair but after reading side effects, I am not sure I want to try it.

This is so timely! I was recently halted on my MAC medication bc it isn’t working anymore. In our discussion, my pulmonologist said she believes the shortness of breath I have isn’t related to my MAC/BX, but “to your asthma.” What!?!? I was never, ever told I had asthma. But now we know I can’t do steroids bc of the fungus I carry and just bc I won’t ever sleep. I’m excited to try some of theses ways to help myself without meds. Thank you!!!

I'm not sure at present if it's asthma or an allergy. Seeing the doc on Thursday. Everyone is different, but here is my approach. I am currently trying a combination of recommended amounts (per online guidance) of natural anti-inflammatory foods including ginger, turmeric, tart cherry juice, peppermint essential oil (inhaling it only, very helpful so far, keep small bottle on me), oranges (to break up congestion), coffee (half caffeine), and a bit of dark chocolate for a number of benefits, including the heart. Had a great morning walk with no need for albuterol so far. Vitals are great right now. Hope it keeps up. I'll try to update this. You are your best advocate. Docs are usually too busy for your custom health needs.

Update, Goodbye Albuterol:
It turns out I most likely had inflammation of the lungs from a nagging cold, did not have asthma or COPD as my primary originally surmised. I decided to take a short round of prednisone, 4 days versus 5 prescribed and weaned off it (took less than prescribed) on days 3 and 4. I also took Flonase generic and Afrin for a couple of days (less than prescribed) and used NeilMed sinus rinse once a day for 4 days, prior to using the Flonase generic. Finally, I stuck to my natural anti-inflammatories and congestion relievers with my meals: tart cherry juice, oranges, ginger, and apple cider vinegar mixed with olive oil. I refused to take Breztri (seemed like unnecessary overkill which turned out to be the case and it is ridiculously expensive). So, in my case I was fully cured of my several months nagging cough and mucus by day 5. I have not had the slightest cough or mucus in 5 days, am doing my full exercise regimen, and have cancelled a visit to the pulmonologist for unnecessary (for me, hate to drain Medicare and waste everyone's time) pulmonary function tests. We are all different, but that's my story at age 80.