Could using a Asthma Inhaler cause you to not...

[Maroon]

...feel right? Today I just learned I have Ashtma (Excercise Induced) and he gave me an inhaler I have to use 2 times a day. I used it once today and now I don`t feel good. I ate dinner, and it didn`t taste right and I my stomach hurts. Could it be cause from the inhaler? The brand is.... Qvar (inhalation Aerosol.) When will I get over not feeling good (If from Inhaler) ??Thanx for the help

[Raven Z]

no.it could just be a reaction to the inhaler

[ItsMe]

My Mother has had asthma her whole life and never said that she was ever adversly affected by her inhaler. I have reactive airway disease (basically I have asthma when I am sick but no other time) and I have an emergency inhaler for that. I have taken it before (it is a different brand) and it has never made me feel sick to my stomach but it does taste weird and put a funny taste in my mouth. That may be why your food didn't taste right. As to why your stomach is upset...I'm not sure.I hope you feel better! =]

[lilly c]

It can be cuz I no the feeling I just started mine and I wasn`t felling right so I went to the doc and she said it is cuz it is a new inhaler it the same 1 as u`rs.

[Cierra S]

Yes, I had an inhaler that I used with no side efects. I got a new one (different brand) and occasionally, I do get stomach aches and nausea after using it. I just get a real "icky" feeling.

[Sebastian â™]

I've never used Qvar personally. I've used a lot of different inhalers, preventive and rescue ones, I've also been on a nebulizer for awhile as well. When I take my inhaler the wrong way I get shaky, or sometimes it's just too strong of a dosage for me, and I get sick to the stomach, and a little dizzy. If it goes away when I have to keep taking it then I know I just took it wrong. If it doesn't go away while I keep taking it, the dosage is too high for me.If it's messing up your sense of taste you might have taken it improperly and got some of the medicine on your tongue instead of in your airways. Some inhalers require you to rinse your mouth out immediately after taking it, like the powder ones that you just click and breathe in.

[Marge]

The Qvar should not have caused you to have a stomach ache, although if you took it right before supper and tasted it (which means that most hit your tongue, and didn't get into your lungs), that could have made your food taste funny.Make sure that you rinse your mouth out or brush your teeth after taking the Qvar, as it can cause a thrush infection in your mouth if you don't. Also, get a spacer/aerochamber if you don't have one already. It will increase drug deposition in your lungs (from about 15% to 80%) and get rid of most of the bad taste associated with inhalors. Your local pharmacy should have them in stock.That said, generally exercise induced asthma is treated with Ventolin (blue inhalor) just prior to exercising, not with Qvar (which is a corticosteroid). This is meant for asthma that has chronic inflammation, usually caused by allergies. Check the link below, and learn about it. This is for the Lung Association of Canada.

www.lung.ca (http://www.lung.ca/diseases-maladies/asthma-asthme/exercise-exercice/index_e.php)

[iam1funnychick]

It can make you get the jitters and it can make your stomach feel queasy.I have to use it a few times a year. I just had surgery and had to take it and I only slept 15 minutes one night....it makes you feel like a chiquaqua on speed.

[raoullefere]

Good heavens, yes. One of my inhalers several years back made me feel almost worse than the attack did. I saw at least one of your symptoms (taste and smell) listed on the site below. The other, I'm not sure about, but just because it's not on the list does not mean you are not experiencing it. It simply means a significant number of people haven't reported it. Side effects are not universal. In the first place, some people experience initial side effects that gradually lessen, while for others taking that same medicine the side effects never get any less, and may even become worse. I know at least one other person who thought the inhaler that left me a shaking wreck was the best one he'd ever used. Your best option is to talk to your doctor AND your pharmacist (who can check for drug interactions) as quickly as possible. Find out if this means you can't use this inhaler, or how long it should be before you start not to experience these symptoms. Asthma is nothing to mess about with, especially if winter is coming in your area, and there are too many choices in inhalers available to settle for something that makes you sick, when the whole point is to make you feel better. Having said that, though, there are also trade-offs between a how much a drug helps you and how hard it is to deal with the side effects. Sometimes, sadly, we have to live with a some discomfort in order to alleviate worse problems. The 'trick' is to know what your options are, what you can tolerate and what you can't. You have to make this decision because it's *you* that has to live with the consequences, not your doctor.Meanwhile, my heart goes out to you. Taking something that's supposed to make you feel better, only to feel worse in a different way, is a miserable sort of experience. I hope you get this resolved soon.

health.yahoo.com (http://health.yahoo.com/asthma-medications/beclomethasone-inhalation/healthwise--d00760a1.html)

[russ k]

I can't speak on Qvar, I have taken Albuterol since I was in my twenties. I have EI Asthma as well. I have never noticed any changes in my heart rate after taking Albuterol. In fact, I have used my inhaler before going on runs. As far as stomach problems in relation to inhalers...I've never noticed anything like that. If it continues, check with your doctor. You should,however, tolerate bronchodilators fairly well.