Chris Stoner wrote: > Albuterol definitely jacks up the blood pressure but in my experience its > not anywhere close to as much as Primatine does. And again its a risk > versus reward. When you will soon die because you cannot breath the > potential risk of a heart attack is grossly outweighed.
I'm not dismissing albuterol, or suggesting she stop using it. I just feel sorry for the poor kid, who only kinda understands why she needs to lay/sit still when her body is screaming for her to go play. > Albuterol and other fast acting/rescue inhalers are really not a treatment > but a symptom suppressor. It dilates the airways so you can breath but > doesn't treat the inflammation. Treatment would be a steroid (as Dana > suggested) like Advair or Singlair. These prevent the attacks from happening > by keeping the muscles around the airways from constricting and treating the > otherwise always present inflammation inside the airways. I would > definitely recommend asking the Dr. about one of these because they really > do help a great deal. Well, it's not my place to go talk to the Dr., but I will talk to her mom about this. Thanks for the advice. --Ben ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:196422 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
