Guest guest Posted February 4, 2008 Report Share Posted February 4, 2008 My daughter uses albuterol for asthma when she gets a cold. Lately, her heart pounds for hours and feels light headed. It never lasted this long before. She is 17. I am talking with her doctor. At first we thought it was because the albuterol was near the expiration date, but the knew one is doing it too. Any ideas are appreciated. Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 5, 2008 Report Share Posted February 5, 2008 This is one of the stated side effects of Albuterol. If you read the package insert, they say that one may experience rapid heart palpitations. I cannot give you any advice on what to do about them, but I can tell you that " flower tea " works for asthma. We get ours from our Chinese doctor. You need to drink about 3 cups a day for 2 weeks. Roe Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Search. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 8, 2008 Report Share Posted February 8, 2008 My daughter also has had asthma, and has responded amazingly to herbal program and diet change. Yes the Albuterol does make the heart beat fast. We switched to Xopenex. It works the same but does not affect the heart like the Albuterol. I feel funny mentioning a drug being a holistic educator, but when it comes to breath, there is nothing to mess around with. It is important to know when to make the call and get the meds going when needed. Then the herbs will help strengthen the situation so the meds will be needed less and less, eventually not at all. There are wonderful herbal formulas to strengthen the lungs, I hope she considers doing this if she is not already, so she can wean off of these meds like my daughter and clients have been able to do. Also breath work helps (Yoga) and as you probobly already know, finding her triggers and avoiding them. Was she exposed to mold or musty basement as a child? There are amazing homeopathic sprays available for most triggers, mold, pollen, dust, dander, food allergies, even for perfumes and building supply odors. Also for Asthma symptoms. I hope you don't mind me sharing this, I always consider the new members wanting to learn more, you might already know this... Keeping the immune system strong will help a lot. Most teenagers are not too concerned with healthy diet and look for sugar for energy. Their busy schedule and pressures from school and work can cause adrenal exhaustion. This brings on more sugar cravings, mood swings, worsens PMS symptoms, etc. Sugar also eats up the b Vitamins which helps with stress and aids in decreasing inflammation in the lungs. Chromium will help balance blood sugar, or pantothenic acid. A cup of licorice tea will help the adrenal glands. If you would like more information or have other questions, please feel free to ask. Annette Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 9, 2008 Report Share Posted February 9, 2008 , " doglover894 " <doglover894 wrote: > > My daughter uses albuterol for asthma when she gets a cold. Lately, > her heart pounds for hours and feels light headed. It never lasted > this long before. She is 17. I am talking with her doctor. At first > we thought it was because the albuterol was near the expiration date, > but the knew one is doing it too. Any ideas are appreciated. Thank you > Mike Adams, the intrepid " Health Ranger " , has added a data base tp his website on side effects of common prescription drugs. Find it here: http://NaturalNews.com/DrugWatch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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