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Does anyone have side effects from albuterol or atrovent? I have swollen legs, puffy eyelids & swelling in the lungs. Worsens as day goes on.

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Does anyone have side effects from albuterol or atrovent? I have swollen legs, puffy eyelids & swelling in the lungs. Worsens as day goes on.

See Atrovent: http://www.rxlist.com/cgi/generic/ipratrop.htm Excerpt: Adverse Reactions: Adverse reaction information concerning Atrovent (ipratropium bromide) Inhalation Solution is derived from 12-week active-controlled clinical trials. Additional information is derived from foreign post-marketing experience and the published literature. All adverse events, regardless of drug relationship, reported by three percent or more patients in the 12-week controlled clinical trials appear in Table 1A, B, and C below. Additional adverse reactions reported in less than three percent of the patients treated with Atrovent include tachycardia, palpitations, eye pain, urinary retention, urinary tract infection and urticaria. A single case of anaphylaxis thought to be possibly related to Atrovent has been reported. Cases of precipitation or worsening of narrow-angle glaucoma and acute eye pain have been reported. Lower respiratory adverse reactions (bronchitis, dyspnea and bronchospasm) were the most common events leading to discontinuation of Atrovent therapy in the 12-week trials. Headache, mouth dryness and aggravation of COPD symptoms are more common when the total daily dose of Atrovent equals or exceeds 2,000 mcg. Albuterol: http://www.rxlist.com/cgi/generic/albut1.htm Excerpt: "Adverse Reactions Inhalation form Rare cases of urticaria, angioedema, rash, bronchospasm, hoarseness, and oropharyngeal edema have been reported after the use of inhaled albuterol." Atrovent does not list your symptoms. Albuterol mentions rare cases of urticaria (hives) and angioedema, which seem to resemble your symptoms. I suggest you contact your doctor; there are many possible causes of your symptoms. By the way albuterol is no longer recommended for maintenance in asthma, only for rescue & exercise. Atrovent is not used much for asthma, its more effective for chronic bronchitis (typical of smokers). The main controller med for asthma is corticosteroids. In high doses they could cause these symptoms. Ellis

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forgot to mention side effects subside when albuterol is stopped or significantly reduced,but atrovent’s benefits reduce – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Does anyone have side effects from albuterol or atrovent? I have swollen legs, puffy eyelids & swelling in the lungs. Worsens as day goes on.

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