Albuterol fast heartbeat

[treyjeff]

Is it normal to have a faster heartbeat after using Albuterol ?

[Minushabens Asthma Captain]

Lots of asthma medications can cause a 'racing' heartbeat. Are you measuring your pulse before & after taking it to identify a clear correlation? If there is one, I'd make a note of the readings you take & speak to your doctor about it.

[asthmaK]

Yep...I get one with Albuterol and especially when using my nebulizer which is liquid albuterol. It's also why you shouldn't use your rescue inhaler more than prescribed. If I use my nebulizer and don't get relief, I need to go to the hospital so they can monitor me when giving my another breathing treatment.

[MommaMich]

Albuterol will definitely make your heart race. My asthma got really bad and doing nebulizer treatments almost daily & rescue inhaler I wasn't sleeping, hands were shaking, and was extremely jittery. My oxygen levels were also 95-97% (according to Dr this is OK, not good but ok) I cannot stress enough to go see a pulmonologist. Changed my life, I was diagnosed with not only asthma, but emphysema/ COPD. the meds and treatment I was on was simply not working. Pulmonologist changed my meds, and I hardly touch my rescue inhaler. That's not to say I never need it, but I can now walk a block & not need the inhaler, I even danced for the 1st time in 4 yrs. SEE A PULMONOLOGIST...PLEASE