Albuterol in a nebuliser is a very different thing than the inhaler for me - the nebuliser's both more medication *and* because of the delivery method, it hits the body differently.
They've also switched to a new propellant in the last couple of years (due to regulation changes in propellants related to global warming/climate stuff.) The new one is pricier (mine was $30, instead of something like $9 previously) as it's not yet a generic.
That said, there's some bonuses: the new propellant hits me differently. With the old one, I couldn't take it in the evening if I wanted to sleep, and I couldn't wake up in the middle of the night and take it and fall back asleep. (I didn't get the jittery issues unless I took it for at least a day or two running) With the new one, I can (though I'm still a little nervous about it.)
Like you, I don't take it often - and the herbalist stuff I've been doing has helped a lot (and kept me off steroids, which I have *miserable* reactions to.)
I'd see if the pulmonologist has a sample you could try or something - see how it affects you.
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Date: 2008-12-19 04:40 pm (UTC)They've also switched to a new propellant in the last couple of years (due to regulation changes in propellants related to global warming/climate stuff.) The new one is pricier (mine was $30, instead of something like $9 previously) as it's not yet a generic.
That said, there's some bonuses: the new propellant hits me differently. With the old one, I couldn't take it in the evening if I wanted to sleep, and I couldn't wake up in the middle of the night and take it and fall back asleep. (I didn't get the jittery issues unless I took it for at least a day or two running) With the new one, I can (though I'm still a little nervous about it.)
Like you, I don't take it often - and the herbalist stuff I've been doing has helped a lot (and kept me off steroids, which I have *miserable* reactions to.)
I'd see if the pulmonologist has a sample you could try or something - see how it affects you.