Need doctors answers- Why does my son have severe chest pain and shortness of breath upon any exertion?
I've had my son checked by a cardiologist and they couldn't find anything causing this. Now I've found out that everytime he uses his albuterol inhaler it makes him have severe chest pain, until he stops using it and it gets out of his system several hours later. For years I didn't make the connection. He started using one at age 8 at school during P.E. because he developed exercise induced asthma, but he seems to have been having the rare and severe side effect of severe chest pain with the inhaler. He's 13 and he brought it to my attention that he just could not use his inhaler any longer because he has always gotten in such excruciating pain in his chest he can't even walk or move hardly after using it. I'm wandering if that has done permanent damage to him somehow and that is why he has the chest pain now the past few years when he runs.? However, with or without an inhaler almost as soon as he starts to run he has the chest pain now and has to stop. What else could be causing his chest pain? Maybe something vascular? I'm very worried that we need to find this soon. He's been robbed of his childhood, unable to play like other children because he can't even run at all.
I have mentioned the albuterol side effect to his doctor and all he said is that he's never heard of that side effect and maybe all this is in his mind. This is very frustrating to get this response, when I know. His chest pain with albuterol is real.(we've discontinued use) and I knew that his severe chest pain as soon as he starts to run is real.
Answer by aziz
Stop using Albuterol and get emergency medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficulty breathing; swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat. Call your doctor at once if you have a serious side effect such as:
bronchospasm (wheezing, chest tightness, trouble breathing), especially after starting a new canister of this medicine;
chest pain and fast, pounding, or uneven heart beats;
tremor, nervousness;
low potassium (confusion, uneven heart rate, extreme thirst, increased urination, leg discomfort, muscle weakness or limp feeling); or
dangerously high blood pressure (severe headache, blurred vision, buzzing in your ears, anxiety, confusion, chest pain, shortness of breath, uneven heartbeats, seizure).
Less serious albuterol side effects may include:
headache, dizziness, nervousness;
sleep problems (insomnia);
cough, hoarseness, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose;
dry mouth and throat;
muscle pain; or
diarrhea.
This is not a complete list of side effects and others may occur. Tell your doctor about any unusual or bothersome side effect. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
Answer by gangadharan nair
Please see the web pages for the side effects of Albuterol.
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