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Asthma?
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Asthma?
by gdeniseg, Apr 28, 2005 12:00AM
I am a 31 year old female. A few years ago I ended up in the ER after a reaction to a prescription medication. It caused tachycardia and I felt like I couldn't breathe. The emergency room RN told me that she thought I had a touch of asthma, but the MD never mentioned that. I have recently been placed on Lopressor for SNRT and I read that you are not supposed to take Beta Blockers if you have asthma. How am I supposed to know if I really have "a touch of asthma"? If it has never been a problem up to now, would it really matter if I did have it - even on Lopressor? What do you think?
Doctor's Answer
by National Jewish, Apr 29, 2005 12:00AM
, Apr 29, 2005 12:00AM
This is not an easy question. Fortunately, it is relatively easy to make the diagnosis of asthma. This can be done with the use a lung function test before and after breathing in a medication. The test is simple and pretty definitive.
Because you had a reaction to a medication that caused some breathing difficulty does not at all make the diagnosis of asthma. People with reactions to medications can have skin problems, lung problems etc, but these symptoms do not occur at other times when they are not similarly exposed.
When someone DOES have a diagnosis of asthma, beta blockers, including Lopressor, can be a problem that leads to increased breathing difficulty. That is why it is probably a good idea to have the lung function test to make or rule out this diagnosis.
Because you had a reaction to a medication that caused some breathing difficulty does not at all make the diagnosis of asthma. People with reactions to medications can have skin problems, lung problems etc, but these symptoms do not occur at other times when they are not similarly exposed.
When someone DOES have a diagnosis of asthma, beta blockers, including Lopressor, can be a problem that leads to increased breathing difficulty. That is why it is probably a good idea to have the lung function test to make or rule out this diagnosis.
Hope this helps.
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