saturations normal but short of breath

[america111]

Has anyone gotten good results using Daliresp my doctor prescribed for the shortness of breath But i am afraid of Side affects I too have normal sats but short of breath Hate using nebuliser especially in the evening keeps me up thank you

[stilltruckin]

Not normally prescribed in UK, too expensive for NHS.

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/250...

Quote:

'. . . This analysis shows that patients treated with roflumilast to reduce exacerbation risk may also experience small but significant improvements in dyspnea, with accompanying improvements in lung function.'

Every medication comes with a long list of possible side effects, often far more alarming than roflumilast's (the generic name of Daliresp AKA Daxas): drugs.com/sfx/roflumilast-s...

FYI re classification of side effects:

Very common: more than 1 in 10 people are affected

Common: between 1 in 10 and 1 in 100 people are affected

Uncommon: between 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 people are affected

Rare: between 1 in 1,000 and 1 in 10,000 people are affected

Very rare: fewer than 1 in 10,000 people are affected

As you have shortness of breath with normal sats then this article may have relevance: copd.about.com/od/breathing...