Anybody have BP and heart rate problem with albuterol?

Might had been a side effect. It always speeds up my heart rate.

Yes, my son had that issue too when he was on Albuterol. His heart rate would speed up and he would get the shakes.

I'm sorry you have to endure all that though

Alcie,

You need Vitamin B12. Anesthesia interacts with and depletes Vitamin B12 from the body. Vitamin B12 is needed to form red blood cells, so depletion of B12 leads to anemia, which can cause breathing difficulties that may be mis-diagnosed as Asthma.

Also, there are often sulfites in anesthesia. Sulfite exposure can lead to chronic issues because it can overload the sulfite oxidase enzyme pathway - this is part of the methylation detox pathway in the liver. Methylation is a critically important part of metabolism - affects the ability of your body to process medications, histamines, purines, alcohols, and other metabolic byproducts, etc. A comprehensive B-Complex supplement should help if you aren't already taking one. This is in addition to the B12 supplement - most B Complex supplements to not have enough B12 in them to correct a deficiency.

Other things that may help: Magnesium is known to help breathing problems, is a natural antihistamine, and is needed by over 300 enzymes in the body. Deficiency can mimic a lot of other disorders and cause a number of symptoms, including muscle pain, breathing difficulty, etc.

Vitamin C is also a natural antihistamine, anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant (anti-aging), and helpful for those with allergies.

Nettles (leaves) - natural antihistamine, good for inflammation, high in vitamins and minerals needed by the body for a variety of health issues, helps arthritis (joint pain), etc.

Zinc - supports a healthy immune system, bones, liver detox enzymes, and needed to balance with copper to prevent copper toxicity. Due to today's excessive exposure to xenoestrogens, it is important to be getting sufficient zinc to counter-balance the effects of the xenoestrogens on copper in the body. Men need zinc for a healthy prostate (and it is my opinion that chronic zinc deficiency may contribute to BPH/prostate enlargement in older men).

Iron - most women tend to need to supplement iron at some point due to monthly cycle blood loss. Iron supports healthy blood, healthy heart, and also supports the detox enzymes in the liver. Main thing with iron is to not overdose and to not take iron supplements within 2 hours of calcium supplements due to competition for absorption in the gut.

Always consult your doctor about supplements before taking them.

I hope this helps...take care,

Homeopathic Phosphorus may also help - it is for Asthma, pneumonia, anemia, and also helps to detox the body from anesthetics. Find some at a local health food store or online - I like abchomeopathy.com but there are other places such as vitacost.com that are also good. I'd suggest trying 30C potency Phosphorus 2 pellets under the tongue 3x/day for a week and see how you feel. It should not have any side-effects or interactions with your other meds.

Razzle -
What is homeopathic phosphorus? What formulation is it? The website you mentioned just calls things by random numbers and letters and I couldn't find any real information. 30c doesn't tell me anything. It's an interesting idea because the med I was taking for pain is noted for lowering potassium and phosphorus. My potassium level was tested (fairly low) when I went in the hospital for tachycardia, but phosphorus was not tested.

My PCP told me today I may have allergic asthma. He had me take prednisone yesterday when I was having a particularly hard time breathing, and it helped. I don't want to keep taking steroids though! My allergist has me on a steroid inhaler, which works a little, but I will try an antihistamine today - told to by PCP.

Joan -
I was told to come in an hour early - same as your pre-visit. It merely meant I had to get up an hour earlier and sit at the hospital an extra hour and still not get any extra time from anesthesiologist. Next time I will fax them my lists of drug reactions and meds I refuse. I can forgive them if I get a reaction to something new, but I'm going through PTSD from them giving me 2 things I refused, one in writing, and then having a bad reaction! I'm quite upset every time I think of the next long surgery I need this year - shoulder impingement with bone spurs.

In paragraph above you can see I am also afraid of these inhalers, especially since I've already had the heart attack. I'm concerned about NSAIDS too, same reason. Trouble is, they work best on my shoulder impingement.

Chartreux -
This morning I tried half an Alevert (loratidine), and it relieved the chest congestion quickly. I like Alevert because it is non-drowsy, comes in a nice flavored chewable, but also the ingredient, loratidine, comes as cheap store brand also, and is easily breakable. Benadryl puts me to sleep. Now I believe I may really have allergic asthma, as PCP said. I get allergy shots, don't have sneezing or drippy nose. I don't understand how I can have only asthma symptoms. Would more allergy testing help? I don't see allergist until October, but can call. I wonder if I have a problem with one of my meds or a vitamin.

I take B-12 shots as well as sublingual, also Vit D 2000 in the summer, 4000 in winter because I run low on testing.

I'm leery of Xopenex because it's still right-handed albuterol. I'll have a discussion with my allergist. I want to be near a doctor if I try it!

Keep us informed about Oxycollasin. I'll do some reading.

Meantime, I see the pain doc in a couple of weeks and I'll ask about taking more Mobic, which works well for about 4 hours, or a different NSAID. My PCP says it doesn't make much difference if it's taken orally or cream or patch. Reducing the inflamation stops the shoulder pain, but Advil isn't enough. They are all tough on the stomach.