Guest guest Posted July 24, 2004 Report Share Posted July 24, 2004 In a message dated 7/24/2004 12:12:31 PM Pacific Daylight Time, thereshope2002@... writes: > I have had trouble > using albuterol or the nebulizor (sp) treatments, but so far so good > here. > > Barb, I have used Albuterol also and had big problems. In fact, I nearly passed out and felt extremely weak, dizzy, and shaky for a while after. That was the end of that. However, as I understand it, Albuterol is a different class of drug, fast acting because it contains epinephrine as a stimulant to open up bronchial tubes right a way. It is meant to be used for immediate relief when one is wheezing and breathless. The steroid asthma medications like Advair and Qvert, on the other hand, are slow acting and meant to be used over a period of time to reduce the swelling and inflammation that cause the wheezing and shortness of breath from swelling of the bronchial tube area. I think that both epinephrine in Albuterol and the corticosteroids in Advair are secretions of the adrenal gland, but they act differently on the problem. Adrenaline has long been used to treat severe asthma events. When I was a child, I was frequently rushed to the hospital for a " shot of adrenaline, " as they called it then. I suspect that today's inhalers are just different versions of what they call adrenaline and give in the hospital in extreme cases such as my childhood asthma. Fortunately, I have outgrown all that, thanks to the weekly desensitization shots I endured all during childhood with only a lollipop as a reward for suffering the misery. Asthma along with afib would be bad news today, so I am glad I endured all those shots as a child because I now rarely have asthma. My older brother, on the other hand, who was never treated in childhood, has frequent asthma. Fortunately he escaped the afib that runs in our family. I, however, inherited every bum gene. in sinus in Seattle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 24, 2004 Report Share Posted July 24, 2004 In a message dated 7/24/2004 12:12:31 PM Pacific Daylight Time, thereshope2002@... writes: > I have had trouble > using albuterol or the nebulizor (sp) treatments, but so far so good > here. > > Barb, I have used Albuterol also and had big problems. In fact, I nearly passed out and felt extremely weak, dizzy, and shaky for a while after. That was the end of that. However, as I understand it, Albuterol is a different class of drug, fast acting because it contains epinephrine as a stimulant to open up bronchial tubes right a way. It is meant to be used for immediate relief when one is wheezing and breathless. The steroid asthma medications like Advair and Qvert, on the other hand, are slow acting and meant to be used over a period of time to reduce the swelling and inflammation that cause the wheezing and shortness of breath from swelling of the bronchial tube area. I think that both epinephrine in Albuterol and the corticosteroids in Advair are secretions of the adrenal gland, but they act differently on the problem. Adrenaline has long been used to treat severe asthma events. When I was a child, I was frequently rushed to the hospital for a " shot of adrenaline, " as they called it then. I suspect that today's inhalers are just different versions of what they call adrenaline and give in the hospital in extreme cases such as my childhood asthma. Fortunately, I have outgrown all that, thanks to the weekly desensitization shots I endured all during childhood with only a lollipop as a reward for suffering the misery. Asthma along with afib would be bad news today, so I am glad I endured all those shots as a child because I now rarely have asthma. My older brother, on the other hand, who was never treated in childhood, has frequent asthma. Fortunately he escaped the afib that runs in our family. I, however, inherited every bum gene. in sinus in Seattle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 24, 2004 Report Share Posted July 24, 2004 In a message dated 7/24/2004 12:12:31 PM Pacific Daylight Time, thereshope2002@... writes: > I have had trouble > using albuterol or the nebulizor (sp) treatments, but so far so good > here. > > Barb, I have used Albuterol also and had big problems. In fact, I nearly passed out and felt extremely weak, dizzy, and shaky for a while after. That was the end of that. However, as I understand it, Albuterol is a different class of drug, fast acting because it contains epinephrine as a stimulant to open up bronchial tubes right a way. It is meant to be used for immediate relief when one is wheezing and breathless. The steroid asthma medications like Advair and Qvert, on the other hand, are slow acting and meant to be used over a period of time to reduce the swelling and inflammation that cause the wheezing and shortness of breath from swelling of the bronchial tube area. I think that both epinephrine in Albuterol and the corticosteroids in Advair are secretions of the adrenal gland, but they act differently on the problem. Adrenaline has long been used to treat severe asthma events. When I was a child, I was frequently rushed to the hospital for a " shot of adrenaline, " as they called it then. I suspect that today's inhalers are just different versions of what they call adrenaline and give in the hospital in extreme cases such as my childhood asthma. Fortunately, I have outgrown all that, thanks to the weekly desensitization shots I endured all during childhood with only a lollipop as a reward for suffering the misery. Asthma along with afib would be bad news today, so I am glad I endured all those shots as a child because I now rarely have asthma. My older brother, on the other hand, who was never treated in childhood, has frequent asthma. Fortunately he escaped the afib that runs in our family. I, however, inherited every bum gene. in sinus in Seattle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 26, 2004 Report Share Posted July 26, 2004 In a message dated 7/24/2004 6:48:04 PM Pacific Daylight Time, hppy1kat@... writes: > . I worry about > that since my EP and primary doc told me absolutely no > Kat, Did your doctor mean that you couldn't use any inhalers? I can understand prohibiting the Albuterol, but the steroid type inhaler doesn't seem to increase my afib or have any effect on it. Even in the days when I was in afib 50 percent of the time, the steroid inhaler didn't seem to worsen it. Albuterol type inhalers, on the other hand, are bad news for an afibber. I think the steroids are more effective, anyway, in the long run for preventing asthma without affecting afib. in sinus in Seattle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 26, 2004 Report Share Posted July 26, 2004 In a message dated 7/24/2004 6:48:04 PM Pacific Daylight Time, hppy1kat@... writes: > . I worry about > that since my EP and primary doc told me absolutely no > Kat, Did your doctor mean that you couldn't use any inhalers? I can understand prohibiting the Albuterol, but the steroid type inhaler doesn't seem to increase my afib or have any effect on it. Even in the days when I was in afib 50 percent of the time, the steroid inhaler didn't seem to worsen it. Albuterol type inhalers, on the other hand, are bad news for an afibber. I think the steroids are more effective, anyway, in the long run for preventing asthma without affecting afib. in sinus in Seattle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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