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morning all hope everyone is fighting fit. just a quick question i am starting taking theophylline tomorrow and i was just wondering what to look out for if it is not right for me xxx

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angievere

Hi Jilly, My main side effects are slight nausea and racing heart. But I find it works and I get a lot of relief from my asthma symptoms. My son has taken it for about 3 years now I think and has no side effects. It also helps him a lot.

Good luck with it, I hope it helps you.

Hi Jilly, couldn't cope without it, it really works well for me, I found at the beginning I suffered with nausea and low blood pressure, I used to dread taking it but after a while it does get better, and so does the breathing. Good luck and hope it works well for you.

Hi jilly,

I hope it works for you and your problem free. I couldn't take it, it made me very sick and i got really bad stomach pains.I only took it for about 5 days.

sj

Hey!

Fantastic medication! The only side effects i have are palputations for around 1/2 hours post taking and tremors...i also trouble sleeping unfortunatly...but this compared to the problematic asthma is nothing!!

X

I have been prescribed it aswelll, but still waiting for boots to get it in.

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yaf_user681_30355

I was on this medication for a while in my 30's and again now in my 40's and I do get some side effects (disturbs my sleep, racing heart sometimes) but it makes such a difference to my breathing that I feel it is worth being on it.

Jac

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