Asthma Drug Side Effects
One of the main reasons I wrote my e-book was asthma drug side effects. They are frightening and real, especially for children and people who have been using inhalers or steroids for a long time. If there is anything we can learn or do to prevent dangerous side effects from steroids and inhalers, we owe it to ourselves and our children to do it.
Below is a simplified list of harmful side effects from asthma medications:
- nausea
- vomiting
- abdominal pain
- jitteriness
- insomnia
- rapid or irregular heartbeat
- liver damage
- kidney damage
- weight gain
- nose and throat irritation
- headache
- upper respiratory tract infection
- sore throat
- sinusitis
- stomach discomfort
- dizziness or lightheadedness
- fever or chills
- skin rash and itching (hives)
- sore mouth, with white curd-like patches in the mouth or throat
- unusual tiredness or weakness
- osteoporosis
- fast, pounding or irregular heartbeat
- chest pain
- swelling of the face, throat, tongue, lips, eyes, hands, feet, ankles, or lower legs
- increased difficulty breathing
- difficulty swallowing
- hoarseness
- irregular menstrual cycle
- psychosis
- triggering onset of diabetes
- yeast infection
- increased temper
- increased hunger
- blurred vision
- increases occurances of death from an asthma attack
Please understand, I am not recommending that you stop taking any medications. I encourage you to learn more. You are in charge of your own health. Investigate ways to improve your health and get stronger. Complement your regimine with alternative healing therapies. You and your doctors should carefully decide how you might be able to reduce your dependancy on your inhalers and medications. If your doctors are not supportive and caring, try interviewing other health care practitioners who have had success treating asthma naturally. Get my NEED 2 BREATHE naturally e-BOOK and learn dozens of natural ways to strengthen your lungs and improve your health. You just might be able to defeat your asthma forever!