I ve been precribed Albuterol to use with a nebulizer by my Cardiologist. When filling the precription, the pharmacist commented that it can cause heart issues if used too much. I intend to use it only prior to walking distances, as that s when I have the most trouble breathing. I found that interesting as it was given to me by my heart doctor. Should I be worried?
Thanks for your question on Chat Doctor. Albuterol is short-acting beta 2 agonists. If used more (more than 5 times a day), this causes sympathetic hyperactivity. This in turn causes tachycardia, palpitations, rise in blood pressure, tremors etc. So albuterol can damage heart if taken too frequently. So better to restrict its use to less than 3-4 times a day in cardiac patients. Hope I have solved your query. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.