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Posted by belle247 about 1 year ago
I've had asthma for well over 20 years (I'm 31) and I feel as if my problems are stemmed from the new inhaler. I've taken albuterol, advair, singular all fine with no problems. A couple of months ago I tried the new inhaler and thought nothing of it but the bad taste. About a month later I noticed a white patch/bump on the roof of my mouth where the hard palate meets the soft. Went to an ENT, biopsied it, and it came back negative; they wrote it off as just an abnomality. Well I went back to my old inhaler and I noticed that the bump was still there but hardly noticeable. I am now on the new inhaler again and the bump is back full force. I also have been getting headaches and sinus pressure headaches around my eyes & nose. I've never had this before. I wonder if there is something we can do to fight for the old version to remain on the market. Anybody else have anything similar??

Posted by littlecrow about 1 year ago
I have used the old form of albuterol safely and effectively for nearly 30 years. I just was made to switch to albuterol sulfate and have instantly had awful reactions. My lungs feel awful. Feel itchy and close up and uncontrollable coughing followed by continued shortness of breath and light hotheadedness and disorientation. I am concerned about the environment too, but why should I die of an asthma attack to reduce a tiny amount of CFC's. I am really terrified. Which of course makes my asthma worse just to panic.

Posted by mcvetic about 1 year ago
Wow am I glad I found this page. I thought I had a brain tumor or something. I had taken an albuterol inhaler years ago with good results. I saw a doctor recently and mentioned I had been using an OTC epinephrine inhaler to control my asthma. He recommended I go to something... gentler? So he gave me prescriptions for Singulair and Ventolin HFA. Two days later, I got the worst headache of my life. I thought I was going through withdrawal from caffeine or sugar (which I began as a result of seeing the doctor). FIVE DAYS LATER I was still fighting it. Not withdrawal, not for that long. Since I'd taken Albuterol before, I suspected the Singulair. I was fine for a couple weeks, until the headaches inexplicably came back. They were focused around the sinuses, so I was popping decongestants, antihistamines, snorting Afrin, using a Neti-Pot, you name it. I got periodic relief but nothing lasting. Finally I decided to go off the Albuterol, thinking that because I was older, I had maybe developed a new sensitivity. Within 24 hours my headache cleared, and it hasn't come back. Only then did I start searching the internet for side effects, and I can only conclude that I am sensitive to the new propellant. Thanks for posting your experiences. You can also tell the FDA about this problem by going to ******

Albuterol Sulfate HFA in the News

Market Report -- In Play (TEVA) - MSN Money
The initial product to be jointly promoted in the US is Teva's ProAir HFA (albuterol sulfate) Inhalation Aerosol. Additionally, the agreement will provide ...
Wed Jan 16 08:26:41 +0000 2008

Teva Specialty Pharmaceuticals and UCB Announce US Respiratory ... - PharmaLive.com (press release)
The initial product to be jointly promoted in the US is Teva's ProAir(R)HFA (albuterol sulfate) Inhalation Aerosol. ProAir(R)HFA is the number-one branded ...
Wed Jan 16 12:02:59 +0000 2008

Teva Enters Into US Respiratory Collaboration Deal With UCB - Trading Markets (press release)
ProAirHFA is a hydrofluroalkane or HFA albuterol sulfate inhaler in the US Earlier this week, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries received the tentative FDA ...
Wed Jan 16 11:35:50 +0000 2008

Albuterol Sulfate HFA Chemical Information

albuterol (as albuterol sulfate)