Xopenex® Inhalation Solution (levalbuterol) is a short acting inhaled medicine, a rescue medicine, with fewer side effects than similar medicines used for the relief of acute asthma symptoms. It is not a medicine well-suited for long term, sustained asthma control.
There are other classes of asthma medicines, called controller medicines and these do not have the same excitatory side effects.
280 Current Medications : amiodarone, coumadin, Allegra, levalbuterol, guaifenesen, metoprolol, paw-paw
Medical Conditions : emphasema, exercise induced asthma, COPD, chronic bronchitis And I've been in and out of afib at least 2 years and I suspect much longer. Recently having high blood pressure issues.
For starters, I'd see your doctor and let them know you are having exercise induced asthma problems. May I ask what controller asthma meds are? (Inhaler & pills, aside from albuterol or levalbuterol.) Prednisone should be a last resort anymore. Leukotriene inhibitors such as montelukast (Singulair), and Advair (diskus or HFA inhaler) are better choices for controller medications. There's other options, too, I'm just mentioning the two I use.
Do this anulom vilom (pranayam) morning and evening, and you will not need anything at night.Come back with your feedback so others can benefit.
Build up your timing gradually.If you feel tired or dizzy, stop and resume after one minute.
I am now using my nebulizer twice a day with a mixture of Levalbuterol and Hypertonic saline 7%. Mucus now all white again. Hopefully I can keep my lungs flushed now and prevent more recurrences of pneumonia and pseudonymous.
I have already had my heart checked because of shortness of breath just to be sure and my heart is good, no blockage, etc.
I appreciate the responses.
I was diagnosed with left ventricular tachycardia, but had no signs of any structural heat damage or disease ( I have been told it is EXTREMELY rare) we have no idea what caused it. I had a cardiac catheter ablation. It was successful and he told me that it was actually a lot worse than they thought, so a couple months later we did another one to make sure they got it all, well I had no sign of tachycardia. So here I am 1 year later and I have constant shortness of breath.
even my BP machine shows a irregular heart beat symbol....am i having tachycardia?? is it normal?...what should i do now...??
Hi,
I'm a 22 year old female who goes to the gym 5 times a week. I've had palpitations on and off for the past 5 years. My resting heart rate is around 65bpm.
Last Wednesday (five days ago) I was at my usual spinning class when I checked my heart rate monitor because my head all of a sudden came over very light. It said 200bpm (where I usually never exceed around 185bpm), before dropping to 120bpm, going back up to 190bpm, dropping back down to 90bpm, and so on.
I have been having tachycardia in my sleep which resolves once I wake up (usually in a panic and short on breath). My doctor gave me inderal to help control this, but I am scared that I have sleep apnea which may be causing this to happen to me to start with. I am not sure what to do because I cannot pay for a sleep study at this time, I have no insurance or money...so I was wondering, would it be dangerous for me to play around with inderal with not knowing of my true diagnosis?
Well my TSH and T4 are normal so I dont guess this is technically a thyroid question, but I was wondering if you could please tell me a comprehensive list of everything Endocrine that could be causing tachycardia in your sleep? Considering that the cause is not cardiac but endocrine... (aside from the infamous pheocromocytoma) Thank you......
Hi, I have been dealing with tachycardia for years and been taking a beta blocker for years. More recently like the last month or so I have been experiencing dizziness upon standing(like a balloon blowing up in my head). I have to stand still for a few minutes before walking or continuing on. Does anyone know what this might be caused from? My dr has given me an ekg, stress, echo, labs, and event monitor and holter all are fine docs just say tachycardia. please someone with knowledge help me.
The normal pacing rate for the ventricles is even slower. Most of the time though when somebody refers to tachycardia, they are referring to a sinus tachycardia meaning the rate is coming from the sinus node (this is the normal pacemaker for the heart) and is greater than 100 bpm. The only reason why a rhythm is originating from somewhere other than the sinus node is because there is some abnormality.
I had my first irregular heartbeat 10 years ago. The first ER doctor diagnosed as heart issues and put me on a beta blocker. However, I am allergic to all beta blockers and broke out in hives.
2 days later it happened again and the 2nd ER doctor told me it was a panic attack, gave me Xanax, and it stopped.
So, for years, I thought I was only having panic attacks.
3 years ago when I was in my 7th month of pregnancy, it happened again and was far worse than previous episodes.
Hello. I am 33 Years old male. I have MVP/MR of mild to moderate grade. I am taking Aspirin 75mg for the last two years. I measure my BP and PR almost daily. My BP is normal but my pulse rate are always more than 100. Further, for the last 6 months I have completely lost my sexual desire. I don't know whether tachycardia is because of MVP/MR or there is some other problem related to sexual disorder. Should I check my cortisol level to measure stress level?
I've been suffering from tachycardia for the past few months now, with heart rates reaching up to 170-180. The past few days, I've been suffering from left sided chest pain, increased sweating and shortness of breath even when I'm at rest doing nothing. I went to the ER today and they ruled out heart attack and pulmonary embolism.
I have been having tachycardia often for 4 months. It happens most often after I get out of bed in the morning upon waking. I have had an echo, 5 ekg's, 24hr holtor monitor, event monitor, and chest ct scan. Numerous lab tests to check thyroid, ESR, and ANA. All tests were normal. The 24 hr monitor showed my heart rate went to 187 bpm, I had 4 runs of SVT lasting for 4 beats, 555 pac's and rare pvc's. The doctor said this is all anxiety and nothing is wrong with my heart.
Thnx for the post. The tachycardia now tends to occur even while I am at rest. When I was doing weights, I felt shortness of breath even while walking. This has disappeared now on stopping weights. Is it possible that the valves were adversely affected due to weights, leading to heart failure symptoms?
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