Take Some Deep Breaths
3 comments November 2nd, 2005 at 09:07am 686 views
I decreased the dose of my old meds again recently, and I am having the very scary side effect of having trouble breathing. It is not new, but has gotten a lot worse lately. It is a side effect of the new meds. I get short of breath and light-headed until I can catch my breath again. My vision also gets blurry while it is happening. I didn’t mind it when it just happened once in a while, but now it is kind of freaking me out.
The doc says that the way I should decide what to do about the dosage is to see ‘how much I can stand’ of the side effect vs. how much I can stand being on a lower dose of the med. It is getting to the point where the side effect may be more than I can stand.
I’m not really sure what to do about it. I don’t want to keep taking my old meds. The brand name was discontinued because of some people having sudden fatal liver damage. I take the generic. Supposedly I am at lower risk because I’ve been taking it for so many years, and that ’side effect’ happens to people more new to the drug. Still it’s kind of freaky.
I can barely stand the thought about trying ANOTHER new drug. It is a crazy process every time. I hope I will find a good solution, but at the moment I am short of ideas.
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Absynthe | November 3rd, 2005 at 10:50 am
Oh, Lori, that sounds scary. Hang in there. I’ll be thinking about you and sending warm LA-vibes of love and well-being your way.
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pakito | November 4th, 2005 at 11:39 am
can you take something for the shortness of breath like an inhalant like albuterol
i take that and it works well for me
hope you feel better
-p
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marleykito | November 4th, 2005 at 4:59 pm
you’re so sweet, P, but it’s a side effect from meds…
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