Asthma treatment making me HUNGRY??!!!!?!
Question:
Asthma treatment making me HUNGRY??!!!!?
I wound up in the ER the other night from a combination of a chest cold and an asthma attack, now I have to toke up on albuterol in the nebulizer every 4 hours. In addition to the increased heart rate, I am freaking STARVING!! OMG I could eat everything in the house. I just ate my usual breakfast of Activia, a piece of whole grain toast, and 10 almonds, which usually does me fine until mid afternoon, but I feel like I've not eaten in days. Does the albuterol cause this?? I don't seem to remember being this ravenous the last time I had to use it like this, but it's been a few years.
Additional Details2 weeks ago
They didn't give me Prednisone this time, yah that always used to make me hungry. I did get a cortisone shot though, would that do it? Next time I'm going to tell them to give me a script for phentermine to go with it.
Answers:
It doesn't effect me that way. However when I have to take steroids for my asthma, it sure does. Did they give you (inject or orally) Prednisone? That can make you super hungry, mean, and the feeling of restlessness.