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Is Using Inhaler For Allergic Asthma Safe?

I have just been diagnosed with allercic asthma and am panicked by the sideeffects of the inhaler the Dr. gave me...I hae muscle pains in my shoulders and a light ache in my left chest and arm...I don't hink it is my heart because I have seen a cardiologist and he says my heart is ok...any ideas?
Mon, 23 Mar 2015
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Hi,
Yes,inhalers are comparatively safer than any other form of asthma treatment like oral.
The medicine inside an inhaler goes straight into the airways when you breathe in. This means that you need a much smaller dose than if you were to take the medicine as a tablet or liquid by mouth.
The airways and lungs are treated, but little of the medicine gets into the rest of the body leading to lesser and lesser side effects.
The advantage of inhalers over other forms are that they are causing instant relief (bronchodilatation) by relaxing the muscle in the airways.
Thanks.
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Is Using Inhaler For Allergic Asthma Safe?

Hi, Yes,inhalers are comparatively safer than any other form of asthma treatment like oral. The medicine inside an inhaler goes straight into the airways when you breathe in. This means that you need a much smaller dose than if you were to take the medicine as a tablet or liquid by mouth. The airways and lungs are treated, but little of the medicine gets into the rest of the body leading to lesser and lesser side effects. The advantage of inhalers over other forms are that they are causing instant relief (bronchodilatation) by relaxing the muscle in the airways. Thanks.