Price: $17.80 as of 11/23/2009 16:27 EST
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Binding: Health and Beauty
Brand: Primatene
EAN: 0305732910307
Item Dimensions: 100
Label: Primatene
Manufacturer: Primatene
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Primatene
Studio: Primatene
Features:- Please read all label information on delivery
- Epinephrine inhalation aerosol bronchodilator
- Inhaler refill; use with Primatene mouthpiece
- Relieves shortness of breath, tightness of chest, and wheezing
- Do not use unless a diagnosis of asthma has been made by a doctor
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This particular type of inhaler contains epinephrine. To most people, the more recognizable term for that will be adrenaline.
For many people who have trouble with asthma, this medicine can be very effective in opening up your airways and helping you to breathe. It's a bad idea to use it too casually, however, (such as for people who haven't been diagnosed with asthma) because it can also put a lot of stress on your body. Just like other times that you feel an adrenaline rush that your body naturally produces, such as when you've been startled by something, your heart is likely to race and you'll probably feel jittery and maybe anxious. If you have any kind of other medical conditions where those effects are likely to be dangerous, you really need to talk to your doctor before you take this.
Really, if you have any doubts about the way this is working, or the side effects, you should talk to your doctor.
All of that said, really this stuff does do a good job for helping to clear up occasional symptoms. If you find that you're using it several times a day, I'd strongly suggest looking into other options for ways to reduce your asthma symptoms rather than waiting for something to happen and hoping the medicine brings it under control. The internet is full of suggestions on how you can adjust your home and diet to try to limit exposure to things that trigger attacks, there are preventative prescription medicines available, and there are also over-the-counter medicines targeted at asthma (such as Primatene Tablets - 24'S) that might help control your symptoms with fewer side effects.
Note that this particular product entry is for a refill, and doesn't include the mouthpiece of the inhaler. Only buy this one if you already have a Primatene mouthpiece, or you're buying it with an inhaler that comes with the mouthpiece, or it won't do you much good.
Also, fair warning, this kind of inhaler (that uses CFCs, which are bad for the environment) are in the process of being phased out. The last I heard, Primatene has permission to sell these until December 2011 and they have replacement medications in the works. If you depend on this product to control your asthma, you'll want to make sure that you have some kind of alternate plan in place before this becomes unavailable. (Though the plans to take it off the market, or the exact date it will happen could very well change, so don't rely too much on that being the exact date it happens.)
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About two weeks ago, my father passed away and apparently my emotions triggered one of the worst asthma attacks I've had in years. I don't like using any medications, particularly after having been weaned off of four of them years ago when I was living on the east coast. I thought that after I moved to Arizona, I would never have any serious asthma attacks again. Nothing could be further from the truth. After my father passed, I came very close to going to the emergency room because my breathing was so bad that I became dizzy and felt like I was about to pass out. I tried drinking tea, meditating and doing breathing exercises to no avail. Nothing seemed to work. So finally, I staggered into the drug store and bought myself a primatene mist inhaler. After taking just one puff, my breathing opened up and I felt so relieved that it's hard to put it into words. After struggling to breathe for two weeks and then having it restored from a puff of an inhaler in seconds is nothing short of amazing.
I only use things like this as a last resort because epinephrine has some bad side effects. It's a potent drug which causes nervousness and increased heart rate. Whenever I use it, I have difficulty going to sleep at night. I never use this more than two or three times a day. I've heard of some cases of people dieing from using this, but when you get asthma attacks as serious as I have it's more likely that you would die from the asthma as opposed to the inhaler.
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Way too many products are controlled prescription substances. They afford many of us with little or no prescription drug insurance few choices. This means we have to pay double. First we pay to see a physician and then we must pay again to obtain the medication we seek. This process must be repeated every 6 months to a year ad infinitum. It's no wonder the US medical system is a sham. Every one is trying to get their fingers into the pie for their cut. My case is such that I have been diagnosed as being asthmatic but I cannot afford to continuously seek out a physician for a prescription. The fact that a lower cost over the counter medication is available to me is a boon. More choices should be made available. Damn the greedy physicians!
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