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Asthma inhaler and the shakes

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Kasterborous · 30/06/2013 21:39

I take my preventative inhaler twice a day. It's fine in the evenings but in the mornings when I take it I always feel shaky for up to three hours later. Is this normal?

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Onetwothreeoops · 30/06/2013 21:45

Are you a smoker? I used to get this when I smoked a cigarette after taking the inhaler. Since giving up smoking I haven't really needed to use one.

Don't know if that helps sorry.

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Chigley1 · 30/06/2013 21:47

Which inhaler is it? I always feel a bit shaky after taking mine (blue one- Salbutamol/Ventolin) It's a well known side effect.

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Kasterborous · 30/06/2013 21:51

No I don't smoke. My inhaler is called Symbicort.

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digerd · 30/06/2013 21:53

I have not experienced this reaction. But when I started on mine, it was in the winter and I noticed at night in bed I had night sweats - dripping wet. These lasted until the summer then went and never returned.

In the morning I don't take mine until after breakfast, so at least an hour or so after getting up.

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Chigley1 · 30/06/2013 21:56

No experience of that one, sorry. Perhaps you could mention it to pharmacist, they know more about drugs than GPs I think!

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Reenypip · 30/06/2013 22:11

I always get shaky after taking my inhalers

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Reenypip · 30/06/2013 22:12

It's a normal side effect. I've been on them for 24 years. Since I was 3 and I've always had shakiness from them

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Kasterborous · 30/06/2013 22:25

It just seems odd that I get shaky in the mornings but not evenings.

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digerd · 01/07/2013 11:55

Not really. After sleeping at night for several hours, your body takes time to come round to its normal awake state - BP and pulse has been lowered for that time and everything has wound down. Then it has to wind itself up again. Symbicort is a steroid inhaler and does have the potential to get things going quicker than your own body can cope with.

I have always been a morning Zombie and take mine sometimes 3 hours after rising. But mostly 2 hours.

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