i've picked up a few things with all my learning, i suppose. and sadly a few more out of necessity as i sometimes feel my sister's life depends on it. which i know is too much pressure to put on myself, but that's my style.


i'd recommend getting a script from the doc. he'll likely give you albuterol which is a more selective drug than epinephrine, which is what primatene mist is. they both have efficacy at beta-2 receptors, which when activated will dilate your bronchioles and open up your air passage. but epinephrine hits all the sympathatic nervous system recpetors which means it has a lot more effects. not that the albuterol doesn't have some activity at other receptors, nothing is truly selective. but with albuterol, most people will feel a lot less of the effects you would see with epi. i say most because there are always people who don't fit the norm. the person who says that pain killers make them wired not sleepy, that sort of thing. epi will increase heart rate, and i looked back at your other posts and saw that that was one of the issues at one point, so i don't think that would be advisable. but i would call the pulmonologist and see what he says, but i think he'd rather you have albuterol.

i saw also that you had some heartburn issues, did you get scoped to see if you had GERD? it is weird how GERD and asthma and post-nasal drip are all rather intermingled. that coughing thing can be due to GERD as well as asthma, GERD can make it feel like you have post nasal drip. heartburn sure causes pain in the chest. just tossing that out there, may be worth having that looked at, not all patients with GERD have consistent heartburn. just sort of free-thinking here. there is nothing worse than having symptoms that no one can seem to explain.

and again, not an MD here, a lowly old PhD (with a judge for a brother who i'm sure would insist i put in a disclaimer)