No problem...I think that docs forget that we aren't doctors, so the need to explain things better becomes necessary. Believe me, I understand, while I was a nurse , I can't tell you how many times I would have to "translate" for the patient once the doctor left their rooms! Hugs, Jenn <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
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Albuterol or Xopenex
- Thread starter Athena
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No problem...I think that docs forget that we aren't doctors, so the need to explain things better becomes necessary. Believe me, I understand, while I was a nurse , I can't tell you how many times I would have to "translate" for the patient once the doctor left their rooms! Hugs, Jenn <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
No problem...I think that docs forget that we aren't doctors, so the need to explain things better becomes necessary. Believe me, I understand, while I was a nurse , I can't tell you how many times I would have to "translate" for the patient once the doctor left their rooms! Hugs, Jenn <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
No problem...I think that docs forget that we aren't doctors, so the need to explain things better becomes necessary. Believe me, I understand, while I was a nurse , I can't tell you how many times I would have to "translate" for the patient once the doctor left their rooms! Hugs, Jenn <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
No problem...I think that docs forget that we aren't doctors, so the need to explain things better becomes necessary. Believe me, I understand, while I was a nurse , I can't tell you how many times I would have to "translate" for the patient once the doctor left their rooms! Hugs, Jenn <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
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luke
Guest
athena,
There is a long drawn out explanation to your question but to make a long story short Xopenex(or levalbuterol) truly is only Albuterol minus the side effects. They took albuterol and "focused" its target onto bronchodilation only and weeded out the nervous and cardiac components. Actually, when you think about it, it is kind of miraculous what some of these drug companies can do these days. Hope that helps
luke
There is a long drawn out explanation to your question but to make a long story short Xopenex(or levalbuterol) truly is only Albuterol minus the side effects. They took albuterol and "focused" its target onto bronchodilation only and weeded out the nervous and cardiac components. Actually, when you think about it, it is kind of miraculous what some of these drug companies can do these days. Hope that helps
luke
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luke
Guest
athena,
There is a long drawn out explanation to your question but to make a long story short Xopenex(or levalbuterol) truly is only Albuterol minus the side effects. They took albuterol and "focused" its target onto bronchodilation only and weeded out the nervous and cardiac components. Actually, when you think about it, it is kind of miraculous what some of these drug companies can do these days. Hope that helps
luke
There is a long drawn out explanation to your question but to make a long story short Xopenex(or levalbuterol) truly is only Albuterol minus the side effects. They took albuterol and "focused" its target onto bronchodilation only and weeded out the nervous and cardiac components. Actually, when you think about it, it is kind of miraculous what some of these drug companies can do these days. Hope that helps
luke
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luke
Guest
athena,
There is a long drawn out explanation to your question but to make a long story short Xopenex(or levalbuterol) truly is only Albuterol minus the side effects. They took albuterol and "focused" its target onto bronchodilation only and weeded out the nervous and cardiac components. Actually, when you think about it, it is kind of miraculous what some of these drug companies can do these days. Hope that helps
luke
There is a long drawn out explanation to your question but to make a long story short Xopenex(or levalbuterol) truly is only Albuterol minus the side effects. They took albuterol and "focused" its target onto bronchodilation only and weeded out the nervous and cardiac components. Actually, when you think about it, it is kind of miraculous what some of these drug companies can do these days. Hope that helps
luke
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luke
Guest
athena,
There is a long drawn out explanation to your question but to make a long story short Xopenex(or levalbuterol) truly is only Albuterol minus the side effects. They took albuterol and "focused" its target onto bronchodilation only and weeded out the nervous and cardiac components. Actually, when you think about it, it is kind of miraculous what some of these drug companies can do these days. Hope that helps
luke
There is a long drawn out explanation to your question but to make a long story short Xopenex(or levalbuterol) truly is only Albuterol minus the side effects. They took albuterol and "focused" its target onto bronchodilation only and weeded out the nervous and cardiac components. Actually, when you think about it, it is kind of miraculous what some of these drug companies can do these days. Hope that helps
luke
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luke
Guest
athena,
There is a long drawn out explanation to your question but to make a long story short Xopenex(or levalbuterol) truly is only Albuterol minus the side effects. They took albuterol and "focused" its target onto bronchodilation only and weeded out the nervous and cardiac components. Actually, when you think about it, it is kind of miraculous what some of these drug companies can do these days. Hope that helps
luke
There is a long drawn out explanation to your question but to make a long story short Xopenex(or levalbuterol) truly is only Albuterol minus the side effects. They took albuterol and "focused" its target onto bronchodilation only and weeded out the nervous and cardiac components. Actually, when you think about it, it is kind of miraculous what some of these drug companies can do these days. Hope that helps
luke
Scarlett81
New member
here's another twist to this I've been wondering myself for a while-
after I had the baby, the genetic counselor who handles drug info at my cf center, reccomended that I switch from albuterol which I've been on for years, to xoponex. her reasoning was that albuterol can get into my breastmilk and possibly make the baby jittery.
i got a 2nd and 3rd opnion from my baby's pediatrician and a lactation consultant rn and they both said the opposite-that albuterol was actually rated better for breastfeeding and if you look at the drug info for albuterol, its listed as safer for breastfeeding.
so has anyone else experienced this also? it makes me wonder bc if some of you said that your kids got jittery from albuterol then why wouldn't my infant? unless it really doesn't get through my milk.
after I had the baby, the genetic counselor who handles drug info at my cf center, reccomended that I switch from albuterol which I've been on for years, to xoponex. her reasoning was that albuterol can get into my breastmilk and possibly make the baby jittery.
i got a 2nd and 3rd opnion from my baby's pediatrician and a lactation consultant rn and they both said the opposite-that albuterol was actually rated better for breastfeeding and if you look at the drug info for albuterol, its listed as safer for breastfeeding.
so has anyone else experienced this also? it makes me wonder bc if some of you said that your kids got jittery from albuterol then why wouldn't my infant? unless it really doesn't get through my milk.
Scarlett81
New member
here's another twist to this I've been wondering myself for a while-
after I had the baby, the genetic counselor who handles drug info at my cf center, reccomended that I switch from albuterol which I've been on for years, to xoponex. her reasoning was that albuterol can get into my breastmilk and possibly make the baby jittery.
i got a 2nd and 3rd opnion from my baby's pediatrician and a lactation consultant rn and they both said the opposite-that albuterol was actually rated better for breastfeeding and if you look at the drug info for albuterol, its listed as safer for breastfeeding.
so has anyone else experienced this also? it makes me wonder bc if some of you said that your kids got jittery from albuterol then why wouldn't my infant? unless it really doesn't get through my milk.
after I had the baby, the genetic counselor who handles drug info at my cf center, reccomended that I switch from albuterol which I've been on for years, to xoponex. her reasoning was that albuterol can get into my breastmilk and possibly make the baby jittery.
i got a 2nd and 3rd opnion from my baby's pediatrician and a lactation consultant rn and they both said the opposite-that albuterol was actually rated better for breastfeeding and if you look at the drug info for albuterol, its listed as safer for breastfeeding.
so has anyone else experienced this also? it makes me wonder bc if some of you said that your kids got jittery from albuterol then why wouldn't my infant? unless it really doesn't get through my milk.
Scarlett81
New member
here's another twist to this I've been wondering myself for a while-
after I had the baby, the genetic counselor who handles drug info at my cf center, reccomended that I switch from albuterol which I've been on for years, to xoponex. her reasoning was that albuterol can get into my breastmilk and possibly make the baby jittery.
i got a 2nd and 3rd opnion from my baby's pediatrician and a lactation consultant rn and they both said the opposite-that albuterol was actually rated better for breastfeeding and if you look at the drug info for albuterol, its listed as safer for breastfeeding.
so has anyone else experienced this also? it makes me wonder bc if some of you said that your kids got jittery from albuterol then why wouldn't my infant? unless it really doesn't get through my milk.
after I had the baby, the genetic counselor who handles drug info at my cf center, reccomended that I switch from albuterol which I've been on for years, to xoponex. her reasoning was that albuterol can get into my breastmilk and possibly make the baby jittery.
i got a 2nd and 3rd opnion from my baby's pediatrician and a lactation consultant rn and they both said the opposite-that albuterol was actually rated better for breastfeeding and if you look at the drug info for albuterol, its listed as safer for breastfeeding.
so has anyone else experienced this also? it makes me wonder bc if some of you said that your kids got jittery from albuterol then why wouldn't my infant? unless it really doesn't get through my milk.
Scarlett81
New member
here's another twist to this I've been wondering myself for a while-
after I had the baby, the genetic counselor who handles drug info at my cf center, reccomended that I switch from albuterol which I've been on for years, to xoponex. her reasoning was that albuterol can get into my breastmilk and possibly make the baby jittery.
i got a 2nd and 3rd opnion from my baby's pediatrician and a lactation consultant rn and they both said the opposite-that albuterol was actually rated better for breastfeeding and if you look at the drug info for albuterol, its listed as safer for breastfeeding.
so has anyone else experienced this also? it makes me wonder bc if some of you said that your kids got jittery from albuterol then why wouldn't my infant? unless it really doesn't get through my milk.
after I had the baby, the genetic counselor who handles drug info at my cf center, reccomended that I switch from albuterol which I've been on for years, to xoponex. her reasoning was that albuterol can get into my breastmilk and possibly make the baby jittery.
i got a 2nd and 3rd opnion from my baby's pediatrician and a lactation consultant rn and they both said the opposite-that albuterol was actually rated better for breastfeeding and if you look at the drug info for albuterol, its listed as safer for breastfeeding.
so has anyone else experienced this also? it makes me wonder bc if some of you said that your kids got jittery from albuterol then why wouldn't my infant? unless it really doesn't get through my milk.
Scarlett81
New member
here's another twist to this I've been wondering myself for a while-
after I had the baby, the genetic counselor who handles drug info at my cf center, reccomended that I switch from albuterol which I've been on for years, to xoponex. her reasoning was that albuterol can get into my breastmilk and possibly make the baby jittery.
i got a 2nd and 3rd opnion from my baby's pediatrician and a lactation consultant rn and they both said the opposite-that albuterol was actually rated better for breastfeeding and if you look at the drug info for albuterol, its listed as safer for breastfeeding.
so has anyone else experienced this also? it makes me wonder bc if some of you said that your kids got jittery from albuterol then why wouldn't my infant? unless it really doesn't get through my milk.
after I had the baby, the genetic counselor who handles drug info at my cf center, reccomended that I switch from albuterol which I've been on for years, to xoponex. her reasoning was that albuterol can get into my breastmilk and possibly make the baby jittery.
i got a 2nd and 3rd opnion from my baby's pediatrician and a lactation consultant rn and they both said the opposite-that albuterol was actually rated better for breastfeeding and if you look at the drug info for albuterol, its listed as safer for breastfeeding.
so has anyone else experienced this also? it makes me wonder bc if some of you said that your kids got jittery from albuterol then why wouldn't my infant? unless it really doesn't get through my milk.
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Wendy
Guest
I'm interested in this, too. Since the birth of my daughter, I've had issues with high blood pressure and have been wondering about switching from albuterol to xopenex and if that would make a difference. I have always suffered from the jittery feeling of albuterol and (embarassingly) didn't know there was another option. And I've mentioned the jitters to my doctor before! The first I had heard of xopenex was from a friend whose baby takes it (with a traech, not cf related) and recently read posts on this forum of cfers taking it.
Christian, I am breastfeeding my daughter also and read in "The Breastfeeding Book" by Dr. Sears and his wife Martha (an RN) that albuterol is safe while nursing. There is no mention of xopenex, specifically, but it does say generally that inhaled bronchodilaters are safe. I plan to ask about these meds at my cf appointment next Tuesday.
Christian, I am breastfeeding my daughter also and read in "The Breastfeeding Book" by Dr. Sears and his wife Martha (an RN) that albuterol is safe while nursing. There is no mention of xopenex, specifically, but it does say generally that inhaled bronchodilaters are safe. I plan to ask about these meds at my cf appointment next Tuesday.
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Wendy
Guest
I'm interested in this, too. Since the birth of my daughter, I've had issues with high blood pressure and have been wondering about switching from albuterol to xopenex and if that would make a difference. I have always suffered from the jittery feeling of albuterol and (embarassingly) didn't know there was another option. And I've mentioned the jitters to my doctor before! The first I had heard of xopenex was from a friend whose baby takes it (with a traech, not cf related) and recently read posts on this forum of cfers taking it.
Christian, I am breastfeeding my daughter also and read in "The Breastfeeding Book" by Dr. Sears and his wife Martha (an RN) that albuterol is safe while nursing. There is no mention of xopenex, specifically, but it does say generally that inhaled bronchodilaters are safe. I plan to ask about these meds at my cf appointment next Tuesday.
Christian, I am breastfeeding my daughter also and read in "The Breastfeeding Book" by Dr. Sears and his wife Martha (an RN) that albuterol is safe while nursing. There is no mention of xopenex, specifically, but it does say generally that inhaled bronchodilaters are safe. I plan to ask about these meds at my cf appointment next Tuesday.
W
Wendy
Guest
I'm interested in this, too. Since the birth of my daughter, I've had issues with high blood pressure and have been wondering about switching from albuterol to xopenex and if that would make a difference. I have always suffered from the jittery feeling of albuterol and (embarassingly) didn't know there was another option. And I've mentioned the jitters to my doctor before! The first I had heard of xopenex was from a friend whose baby takes it (with a traech, not cf related) and recently read posts on this forum of cfers taking it.
Christian, I am breastfeeding my daughter also and read in "The Breastfeeding Book" by Dr. Sears and his wife Martha (an RN) that albuterol is safe while nursing. There is no mention of xopenex, specifically, but it does say generally that inhaled bronchodilaters are safe. I plan to ask about these meds at my cf appointment next Tuesday.
Christian, I am breastfeeding my daughter also and read in "The Breastfeeding Book" by Dr. Sears and his wife Martha (an RN) that albuterol is safe while nursing. There is no mention of xopenex, specifically, but it does say generally that inhaled bronchodilaters are safe. I plan to ask about these meds at my cf appointment next Tuesday.
W
Wendy
Guest
I'm interested in this, too. Since the birth of my daughter, I've had issues with high blood pressure and have been wondering about switching from albuterol to xopenex and if that would make a difference. I have always suffered from the jittery feeling of albuterol and (embarassingly) didn't know there was another option. And I've mentioned the jitters to my doctor before! The first I had heard of xopenex was from a friend whose baby takes it (with a traech, not cf related) and recently read posts on this forum of cfers taking it.
Christian, I am breastfeeding my daughter also and read in "The Breastfeeding Book" by Dr. Sears and his wife Martha (an RN) that albuterol is safe while nursing. There is no mention of xopenex, specifically, but it does say generally that inhaled bronchodilaters are safe. I plan to ask about these meds at my cf appointment next Tuesday.
Christian, I am breastfeeding my daughter also and read in "The Breastfeeding Book" by Dr. Sears and his wife Martha (an RN) that albuterol is safe while nursing. There is no mention of xopenex, specifically, but it does say generally that inhaled bronchodilaters are safe. I plan to ask about these meds at my cf appointment next Tuesday.
W
Wendy
Guest
I'm interested in this, too. Since the birth of my daughter, I've had issues with high blood pressure and have been wondering about switching from albuterol to xopenex and if that would make a difference. I have always suffered from the jittery feeling of albuterol and (embarassingly) didn't know there was another option. And I've mentioned the jitters to my doctor before! The first I had heard of xopenex was from a friend whose baby takes it (with a traech, not cf related) and recently read posts on this forum of cfers taking it.
Christian, I am breastfeeding my daughter also and read in "The Breastfeeding Book" by Dr. Sears and his wife Martha (an RN) that albuterol is safe while nursing. There is no mention of xopenex, specifically, but it does say generally that inhaled bronchodilaters are safe. I plan to ask about these meds at my cf appointment next Tuesday.
Christian, I am breastfeeding my daughter also and read in "The Breastfeeding Book" by Dr. Sears and his wife Martha (an RN) that albuterol is safe while nursing. There is no mention of xopenex, specifically, but it does say generally that inhaled bronchodilaters are safe. I plan to ask about these meds at my cf appointment next Tuesday.