hypersal side effects???

[mikedschmitt]

Hi again everyone...I am about to start hypersal 7% and i am just wondering if there are any side effects i should expect, or any effects you guys and girls out there have felt. Also, Do you use your vests during treatment....Also wondering in what order does everyone do pulmozyme, albuterol, and hypersal. Please let me know what has worked for you.

 

[mikedschmitt]

Hi again everyone...I am about to start hypersal 7% and i am just wondering if there are any side effects i should expect, or any effects you guys and girls out there have felt. Also, Do you use your vests during treatment....Also wondering in what order does everyone do pulmozyme, albuterol, and hypersal. Please let me know what has worked for you.

 

[mikedschmitt]

Hi again everyone...I am about to start hypersal 7% and i am just wondering if there are any side effects i should expect, or any effects you guys and girls out there have felt. Also, Do you use your vests during treatment....Also wondering in what order does everyone do pulmozyme, albuterol, and hypersal. Please let me know what has worked for you.

 

[mikedschmitt]

Hi again everyone...I am about to start hypersal 7% and i am just wondering if there are any side effects i should expect, or any effects you guys and girls out there have felt. Also, Do you use your vests during treatment....Also wondering in what order does everyone do pulmozyme, albuterol, and hypersal. Please let me know what has worked for you.

 

[mikedschmitt]

Hi again everyone...I am about to start hypersal 7% and i am just wondering if there are any side effects i should expect, or any effects you guys and girls out there have felt. Also, Do you use your vests during treatment....Also wondering in what order does everyone do pulmozyme, albuterol, and hypersal. Please let me know what has worked for you.

 

[Rebjane]

Hi there. My daughter is only 5 with CF and started Hypersal(or 7% hypertonic saline) almost a year ago. Side effects are coughing, some people can wheeze , like a reactive airway. Our CF doc, made us do the first Hypertonic saline in his office with the RT, to make sure my daughter could tolerate that. He said that was the CFF recommendation. She did cough like crazy when she started it. It is recommended to do albuterol first, wait 15 minutes(in an ideal world) the do the Hypersal. For the pulmozyme, our doc I don't think was sure when that fits in. We do it after the hypersal, then VEST. My daughter has done the VEST and Hypersal at the same time, which is ideal cause it REALLY loosens stuff up, BUT Maggie doesn't like to do it that way, so I don't make her. I feel that the Hypersal has been a very important thing in her care, she gained weight when she started it and has gotten through some colds without antibiotics.

 

[Rebjane]

Hi there. My daughter is only 5 with CF and started Hypersal(or 7% hypertonic saline) almost a year ago. Side effects are coughing, some people can wheeze , like a reactive airway. Our CF doc, made us do the first Hypertonic saline in his office with the RT, to make sure my daughter could tolerate that. He said that was the CFF recommendation. She did cough like crazy when she started it. It is recommended to do albuterol first, wait 15 minutes(in an ideal world) the do the Hypersal. For the pulmozyme, our doc I don't think was sure when that fits in. We do it after the hypersal, then VEST. My daughter has done the VEST and Hypersal at the same time, which is ideal cause it REALLY loosens stuff up, BUT Maggie doesn't like to do it that way, so I don't make her. I feel that the Hypersal has been a very important thing in her care, she gained weight when she started it and has gotten through some colds without antibiotics.

 

[Rebjane]

Hi there. My daughter is only 5 with CF and started Hypersal(or 7% hypertonic saline) almost a year ago. Side effects are coughing, some people can wheeze , like a reactive airway. Our CF doc, made us do the first Hypertonic saline in his office with the RT, to make sure my daughter could tolerate that. He said that was the CFF recommendation. She did cough like crazy when she started it. It is recommended to do albuterol first, wait 15 minutes(in an ideal world) the do the Hypersal. For the pulmozyme, our doc I don't think was sure when that fits in. We do it after the hypersal, then VEST. My daughter has done the VEST and Hypersal at the same time, which is ideal cause it REALLY loosens stuff up, BUT Maggie doesn't like to do it that way, so I don't make her. I feel that the Hypersal has been a very important thing in her care, she gained weight when she started it and has gotten through some colds without antibiotics.

 

[Rebjane]

Hi there. My daughter is only 5 with CF and started Hypersal(or 7% hypertonic saline) almost a year ago. Side effects are coughing, some people can wheeze , like a reactive airway. Our CF doc, made us do the first Hypertonic saline in his office with the RT, to make sure my daughter could tolerate that. He said that was the CFF recommendation. She did cough like crazy when she started it. It is recommended to do albuterol first, wait 15 minutes(in an ideal world) the do the Hypersal. For the pulmozyme, our doc I don't think was sure when that fits in. We do it after the hypersal, then VEST. My daughter has done the VEST and Hypersal at the same time, which is ideal cause it REALLY loosens stuff up, BUT Maggie doesn't like to do it that way, so I don't make her. I feel that the Hypersal has been a very important thing in her care, she gained weight when she started it and has gotten through some colds without antibiotics.

 

[Rebjane]

Hi there. My daughter is only 5 with CF and started Hypersal(or 7% hypertonic saline) almost a year ago. Side effects are coughing, some people can wheeze , like a reactive airway. Our CF doc, made us do the first Hypertonic saline in his office with the RT, to make sure my daughter could tolerate that. He said that was the CFF recommendation. She did cough like crazy when she started it. It is recommended to do albuterol first, wait 15 minutes(in an ideal world) the do the Hypersal. For the pulmozyme, our doc I don't think was sure when that fits in. We do it after the hypersal, then VEST. My daughter has done the VEST and Hypersal at the same time, which is ideal cause it REALLY loosens stuff up, BUT Maggie doesn't like to do it that way, so I don't make her. I feel that the Hypersal has been a very important thing in her care, she gained weight when she started it and has gotten through some colds without antibiotics.

 

[Sevenstars]

Patients at my clinic are on either 3 or 7% Hypertonic Saline. If the 7 is too high for you, you will not be able to tolerate it, literally.. (I tried some 10% as a self-experiment and promptly threw up because it was too strong <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif" border="0">) The main side effect is coughing, lots and lots of coughing, but that is the goal of it and to be expected.

Here are some links about the importance of order of nebulized meds and treatments:

<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://forums.cysticfibrosis.com/messageview.cfm?catid=5&threadid=29003&enterthread=y
">http://forums.cysticfibrosis.c...d=29003&enterthread=y
</a>
<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://understandingcysticfibrosis.blogspot.com/2007/12/bronchodilators-and-nebulized.html
">http://understandingcysticfibr...rs-and-nebulized.html
</a>

 

[Sevenstars]

Patients at my clinic are on either 3 or 7% Hypertonic Saline. If the 7 is too high for you, you will not be able to tolerate it, literally.. (I tried some 10% as a self-experiment and promptly threw up because it was too strong <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif" border="0">) The main side effect is coughing, lots and lots of coughing, but that is the goal of it and to be expected.

Here are some links about the importance of order of nebulized meds and treatments:

<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://forums.cysticfibrosis.com/messageview.cfm?catid=5&threadid=29003&enterthread=y
">http://forums.cysticfibrosis.c...d=29003&enterthread=y
</a>
<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://understandingcysticfibrosis.blogspot.com/2007/12/bronchodilators-and-nebulized.html
">http://understandingcysticfibr...rs-and-nebulized.html
</a>

 

[Sevenstars]

Patients at my clinic are on either 3 or 7% Hypertonic Saline. If the 7 is too high for you, you will not be able to tolerate it, literally.. (I tried some 10% as a self-experiment and promptly threw up because it was too strong <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif" border="0">) The main side effect is coughing, lots and lots of coughing, but that is the goal of it and to be expected.

Here are some links about the importance of order of nebulized meds and treatments:

<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://forums.cysticfibrosis.com/messageview.cfm?catid=5&threadid=29003&enterthread=y
">http://forums.cysticfibrosis.c...d=29003&enterthread=y
</a>
<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://understandingcysticfibrosis.blogspot.com/2007/12/bronchodilators-and-nebulized.html
">http://understandingcysticfibr...rs-and-nebulized.html
</a>

 

[Sevenstars]

Patients at my clinic are on either 3 or 7% Hypertonic Saline. If the 7 is too high for you, you will not be able to tolerate it, literally.. (I tried some 10% as a self-experiment and promptly threw up because it was too strong <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif" border="0">) The main side effect is coughing, lots and lots of coughing, but that is the goal of it and to be expected.

Here are some links about the importance of order of nebulized meds and treatments:

<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://forums.cysticfibrosis.com/messageview.cfm?catid=5&threadid=29003&enterthread=y
">http://forums.cysticfibrosis.c...d=29003&enterthread=y
</a>
<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://understandingcysticfibrosis.blogspot.com/2007/12/bronchodilators-and-nebulized.html
">http://understandingcysticfibr...rs-and-nebulized.html
</a>

 

[Sevenstars]

Patients at my clinic are on either 3 or 7% Hypertonic Saline. If the 7 is too high for you, you will not be able to tolerate it, literally.. (I tried some 10% as a self-experiment and promptly threw up because it was too strong <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif" border="0">) The main side effect is coughing, lots and lots of coughing, but that is the goal of it and to be expected.

Here are some links about the importance of order of nebulized meds and treatments:

<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://forums.cysticfibrosis.com/messageview.cfm?catid=5&threadid=29003&enterthread=y
">http://forums.cysticfibrosis.c...d=29003&enterthread=y
</a>
<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://understandingcysticfibrosis.blogspot.com/2007/12/bronchodilators-and-nebulized.html
">http://understandingcysticfibr...rs-and-nebulized.html
</a>

 

[Wheezie]

Not to raise the whole neb order controversy again, but my doc just came across a couple of very recent studies that suggest Pulmozyme should be the very last nebulized medication, followed by steroid inhaler (if any). I had always done Pulmozyme last until I found this site where the vast majority of folks say it should come before the inhaled antibiotic (Tobi or Colistin). With these new studies, I'm going back to my old ways. The order prescribed for me is:
1. albuterol/atrovent (with Vest optional)
2. Hyper-Sal (Vest optional)
3. Tobi or Colistin
4. Pulmozyme
5. Pulmicort inhaler

As far as HTS is concerned, I love it. It gives me the most productive cough - even better than the vest or other airway clearance (but I still use my vest anyway).

 

[Wheezie]

Not to raise the whole neb order controversy again, but my doc just came across a couple of very recent studies that suggest Pulmozyme should be the very last nebulized medication, followed by steroid inhaler (if any). I had always done Pulmozyme last until I found this site where the vast majority of folks say it should come before the inhaled antibiotic (Tobi or Colistin). With these new studies, I'm going back to my old ways. The order prescribed for me is:
1. albuterol/atrovent (with Vest optional)
2. Hyper-Sal (Vest optional)
3. Tobi or Colistin
4. Pulmozyme
5. Pulmicort inhaler

As far as HTS is concerned, I love it. It gives me the most productive cough - even better than the vest or other airway clearance (but I still use my vest anyway).

 

[Wheezie]

Not to raise the whole neb order controversy again, but my doc just came across a couple of very recent studies that suggest Pulmozyme should be the very last nebulized medication, followed by steroid inhaler (if any). I had always done Pulmozyme last until I found this site where the vast majority of folks say it should come before the inhaled antibiotic (Tobi or Colistin). With these new studies, I'm going back to my old ways. The order prescribed for me is:
1. albuterol/atrovent (with Vest optional)
2. Hyper-Sal (Vest optional)
3. Tobi or Colistin
4. Pulmozyme
5. Pulmicort inhaler

As far as HTS is concerned, I love it. It gives me the most productive cough - even better than the vest or other airway clearance (but I still use my vest anyway).

 

[Wheezie]

Not to raise the whole neb order controversy again, but my doc just came across a couple of very recent studies that suggest Pulmozyme should be the very last nebulized medication, followed by steroid inhaler (if any). I had always done Pulmozyme last until I found this site where the vast majority of folks say it should come before the inhaled antibiotic (Tobi or Colistin). With these new studies, I'm going back to my old ways. The order prescribed for me is:
1. albuterol/atrovent (with Vest optional)
2. Hyper-Sal (Vest optional)
3. Tobi or Colistin
4. Pulmozyme
5. Pulmicort inhaler

As far as HTS is concerned, I love it. It gives me the most productive cough - even better than the vest or other airway clearance (but I still use my vest anyway).

 

[Wheezie]

Not to raise the whole neb order controversy again, but my doc just came across a couple of very recent studies that suggest Pulmozyme should be the very last nebulized medication, followed by steroid inhaler (if any). I had always done Pulmozyme last until I found this site where the vast majority of folks say it should come before the inhaled antibiotic (Tobi or Colistin). With these new studies, I'm going back to my old ways. The order prescribed for me is:
1. albuterol/atrovent (with Vest optional)
2. Hyper-Sal (Vest optional)
3. Tobi or Colistin
4. Pulmozyme
5. Pulmicort inhaler

As far as HTS is concerned, I love it. It gives me the most productive cough - even better than the vest or other airway clearance (but I still use my vest anyway).