Albuterol has been a blessing for me! I have seasonal allergies in the spring and fall but they didn't really bother me until I started running. I started training for tetrathlon and the running was so difficult for me. Everyone told me just to gut it out. I had no energy, had a hard time breathing, and my cheeks would almost purple at the end of the run. My doctor prescribed albuterol for me. The effects were amazing! Actually being able to breathe was such an awesome feeling. It is really a shame that it reacts so badly with some people. I don't know what I would do without it!