Is it normal for asthma meds to make your lungs extra-sensitive?
Author: My asthma meds make my lungs more sensitive for an hour or so after taking them, and they feel more sore and initially weird, like you can feel the medicine in your chest.
Is that normal and totally nothing to worry about? Is that just a sign of it all working?
I don't know what to really make of it.
Thanks!
Wow I know exactly what you mean! I take albuterol for asthma and I get the "sensitive" feeling too. I have it where I can almost feel what's going on inside my lungs, which sounds odd to most people probably. I think it's normal for the meds to do that. Asthma meds dilate the airway, and I'm sure you know that, which in turn causes that "open" feeling in your chest. I wouldn't say it's anything to worry about. You might call your doctor and ask if it is bothering you, or turn to your prescription-info packet.