Asthma Support Group
Asthma is a disease of the human respiratory system where the airways narrow, often in response to a "trigger" such as exposure to an allergen, cold air, exercise, or emotional stress. This airway narrowing causes symptoms such as wheezing, shortness of breath, chest tightness, and coughing, which respond to bronchodilators.
Hi I have had asthma for about five years, up until this year I only needed it when I was sick, had an inhaler proair. This year when allergy season hit, even doing everyday stuff like, standing around and talking became hard due to the breathlessness feeling. I went to a new doctor, because my old doctor moved, and he prescribed an inhaler proventil, singular and symbcort. So far it seems to be working I wanted to ask does anyone else get heart palpitations with the medication? I get some palpitations with my normal life(but only a couple a day) had my heart checked out last year everything was fine. Since I started the medication I have had palpitations more often. So is this because of the medication? And anyone else have the same thing happen?
proventil is essentially the same med as proair but with a different name, so if one didnt cause you problems then the other shound either. I say shouldnt because sometimes they contain different ingredients such as preservatives and propellants. These meds are short acting relievers and can also cause palpitations.
I dont remember reading anything about palpitations on the singulair infomation sheet but i cant find it right now so i will try to check later.
It may be that your body will get used the the effect of the meds and the palpitations will stop with a bit of time, but if they dont you should go to see your doctor and ask about it.
Hope this helps
Lorna
Lorna