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ooohhh.. good idea Xopenex might be worth a shot (levalbuterol)... the advertising ploy is that it helps control the fast heartbeat that some people get on albuterol, but maybe it helps with tremors too! I really don't know, but it is MUCH more expensive <img...

Tremor is just a side effect of the albuterol, happens a lot <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif" border="0"> Normally though it does go away a little while after the treatment... it's definitely annoying, but i'm not sure if there are any drugs out there to treat it. Many drugs...

Please be careful... i get really worried when i hear about herbals & although i am a believer just please use good judgement and exercise caution when selecting herbs. Although most natural products won't interact with CF meds, if you are on any sort of transplant medication/immunosuppressant...

This is data that I received from the medical website UpToDate, possibly explaining why some sites are hesitant to use Mucomyst: "N-acetylcysteine (Mucomyst)... can liquefy CF sputum in vitro (meaning in the petri dish!). However, there are no well-designed studies that demonstrate its clinical...

Yeah, iniitially it does seem kind of weird that Fosamax (a medication to help strengthen bones) lowers calcium, but Jennifer is right. Often times the calcium in your blood comes from breakdown of your bones (bones releasing calcium). Fosamax helps prevent breakdown of your bones, thus less...

Fosamax... Most people take Fosamax without problems, however there definitely are side effects that can occur (like bone/muscle/joint pain described above). Debilitating pain is rare (<1% of people) but still exists. Nausea & other gastrointestinal distress (cramps, acid reflux, diarrhea or...

I believe this was the original article that discussed male infertility in CF patients: Kaplan E, Shwachman H, Perlmutter AD, et al. Reproductive failure in males with cystic fibrosis. N Engl J Med 1968;279:639. Good Luck