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William & Mary Kober - 22 May 2005 01:06 GMT

Greetings,
Sorry if this question has been asked before but i'm somewhat of a
newbie here. I was recently put on combivent 4x a day/4 puffs. Is one of
the side effects typically make you jittery? seems like about 30 minutes
after I take it i'm jittery and feeling really good...

thanks in advance
Bill

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jackmallory@webtv.net - 23 May 2005 16:47 GMT

The answer is yes Combivent can make you jittery. Four times a day is a
typical regimen but four puffs is twice as much as what is usually
prescribed.

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00doc - 24 May 2005 02:26 GMT

> Greetings,
> Sorry if this question has been asked before but i'm somewhat of
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> thanks in advance
> Bill

Yes, it is probably the albuterol component. It is not uncommon to
give the ipatropium (Atrovent) component at a dose of 4 puffs but this
much albuterol is not normally given. You might want to ask the doc to
split it up into two different inhalers.

You could try either 4 puffs of Atrovent and 2 puffs of albuterol or
replace one with a long acting inhaler (Spiriva for the Atrovent and
Serevent for the albuterol) and use the other as an add on.

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