Salmeterol and Crushing Chest Pain - Asthma Community ...

Asthma Community Forum

22,274 members24,750 posts

Salmeterol and Crushing Chest Pain

2 Replies

I really need some advice...

I have been struggling with asthma since February this year. I have been on a variety of different inhalers and to cut a long story short, none of them seem to agree with me.

Salbutamol caused me heart palpitations and Beclometasone caused me anxiety, muscle aches and agitation/restlessness.

I am now on Salmeterol (for a month) and have a crushing tight discomfort in my left side. I am getting to the end of my patience with it all and feel I am never away from the doctor/nurse but to no avail.

I had a chest x-ray at the end of September which came back clear. I have had two lots of blood taken - the first showed an infection (the doctor had suspected Pleurisy) and the second I have never been told about.

Do I have pleurisy or am I am taking a bad reaction to the Salmeterol? This is ruining my life. Some days, I am fine and others I have this intense crushing pain and I am starting to worry it is my heart or breast cancer. I feel I have a protruding rib at the left side. I am 29.

I cannot get my GP as he is away on leave for two weeks and the receptionist won't even put an appointment in his diary as it is 'not open yet'.

Read more about...
2 Replies

Hi Belle,

I would get this seen to ASAP. If your usual GP is away can you see another one in the practice, maybe make an urgent appt? Or perhaps go to a walk-in or see OOH tonight. Definitely don't leave it two weeks, you need to be seen much sooner and if you're worried and can't access anywhere else maybe even a and e?

Good luck with it all and let us know how it goes. Hope you feel better soon.

Seconding that advice. Go see A&E or out of hours doc.

PS Let us know how you get on.

Not what you're looking for?

You may also like...

salmeterol

My 5 year old has mild Asthma, only had one bad attack. He is normally fine on a day to day basis,...

Salmeterol and Montelukast

Just got some new medication for my asthma from the docs , the asthma nurse has given me Salmeterol...

NHS medication recommendations, and minerals

Hi all, as there are no asthma nurses at my current home country, doctors are God, and I never had...

Salmeterol - had side effects

Just came back from the docs. He prescribed Salmeterol last Friday, but by Sunday I was having...

Ban of CFC Beclometasone inhalers - clenil modulite, salmeterol.

Asthma sufferers uch as myself will know this inhaler as 'the brown one' - the one with the...