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What Causes Tremors And Quick Heart Beating When Taking Inhaler For Asthma?

sir,
im a 17 year old girl. im asthmatic and using seroflo 250 for one year. sometimes after taking the inhaler i feel tremors in my body and a quick heart beating.
and my hands used 2 swell when doing something hardly with a different pain.
sir,i would like to know the reason
Sat, 12 Apr 2014
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hello, seroflo cantain salmeterol and fluticasone, salmeterol is a beta agonistic dug having receptors on heart which is stimulated after its intake and causes increased heart rate, salmeterol causes shifting of potassium ion from outside to inside of cells leading to hypokalaemia which causes tremor.
if your inhaler is causing this problem then you should try to avoid it as much as possible at least when the condition is not acute, you should try to avoid expoxure to all those condition which aggravate the symptoms, you can take tiotropium bromide inhaler, you can also use montelukast or sodium chromoglycate in maintenance phase ,in the mean time you should withdraw seroflo. you should meet an chest specialist for the dosing of these mentioned drugs and for further follow up to prevent any acute attack.
wish you all the best.
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What Causes Tremors And Quick Heart Beating When Taking Inhaler For Asthma?

hello, seroflo cantain salmeterol and fluticasone, salmeterol is a beta agonistic dug having receptors on heart which is stimulated after its intake and causes increased heart rate, salmeterol causes shifting of potassium ion from outside to inside of cells leading to hypokalaemia which causes tremor. if your inhaler is causing this problem then you should try to avoid it as much as possible at least when the condition is not acute, you should try to avoid expoxure to all those condition which aggravate the symptoms, you can take tiotropium bromide inhaler, you can also use montelukast or sodium chromoglycate in maintenance phase ,in the mean time you should withdraw seroflo. you should meet an chest specialist for the dosing of these mentioned drugs and for further follow up to prevent any acute attack. wish you all the best.