Albuterol and heart rate

I have severe persistent asthma which is sometimes induced by allergies. I am on Advair, Singulair, Allegra, Veramyst, Protonix, Prednisone, and Duonebs on a daily basis. I can also add in my MDI or my epipen as needed(I have anaphylaxis also, hence the epipen). I am prescribed to use the Duonebs every 6 hours every day no matter what, and I can increase it to every 4 or every 2 hours as needed. Due to the frequent use of Albuterol my potassium and magnesium levels are very low. The potassium level being low causes me to have extremely painful cramps in my calfs and the small of my back and irritability, and the magnesium level being low can then cause my asthma to be even worse. These are the long-term side effects that I have experienced, the short-term side effects include jitters, dizziness, headache, and elevated heart rate (my heart rate almost never raises, and yet after a Duonebs treatment one time my heart rate would jump from 70 to 130 to 70 all in a 10 second period of time). I do not like using Duonebs, and if I had a choice I would not, but it is the only thing that has given me any relief from my asthma. My MDI (Metered Dose Inhaler) side effects are limited to being jittery, and this has been eliminated by using a spacer chamber which my doctor prescribed and was completely free, I just had to pick it up at the pharmacy. The spacer chamber delivers the medicine more efficiently to your lungs instead of allowing some of it to go down the back of your throat into your stomach.

After reading this accumulated several years of reporting below:
Yes to higher heart rate and BP for sure - after several days using albuterol in the home nebulizer I have had - it is for emergencies and every severe asthma attack but one (Oct 06) it kept me out of the hospital. I also tho have a GERD ulcer in my throat that causes caughing - Nexxium is THE ONLY med proven to heal those btw - and they do still come back! But anyways, this latest irritated throat followed by uncoltrollable coughinghas been on the "other" side of my throat for 6 days -
(this is all separate from my bronchial and lung coughing from asthma and the lung infections that come with it).

So anyways - ta daa - I came here suspecting the new spot in my throat that is super-sensitive is due to the nebulizer and after reading the other comments- maybe this really is it! The forced air in particular - because I just don't get coughs like this when I stick to my little purse canister.

My doctor put me on Albuterol (Proventil) when I was originally diagnosed with asthma (age 22). The first time I used the inhaler was my last. I took one puff, and in about three minutes, I felt awful. I began to shake uncontrollably (almost seizure-like in intensity). My heart rate went well over 180 bpm. I had terrible crushing chest pains. And I became extremely confused. My mom kept asking me if I was alright and if I thought I needed to go to the ER. I kept telling her I didn't know, because I really had no clue. I didn't even know where I was, even though I was lying on the couch in my livingroom. After about 20 minutes, everything subsided, except for some slight residual trembling, and I fell asleep. Needless to say, I have never taken this medicine again. (Although, as my mom pointed out, it DID stop my asthma attack.) I now take Primatine Mist, which is epinephrine and sold OTC. It doesn't work quite as well at stopping my asthma attacks, but it does provide relief without all the horrible side effects.