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Rokiss12

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are you on a new antibiotic (specifically the kind they tell you DEFINITlY eat with?) or prednisone OR albuteroll.... any of those can do that to you, and im on all 3! haha but it takes a higher does for the pred.


good luck!!
 
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Rokiss12

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are you on a new antibiotic (specifically the kind they tell you DEFINITlY eat with?) or prednisone OR albuteroll.... any of those can do that to you, and im on all 3! haha but it takes a higher does for the pred.


good luck!!
 
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Rokiss12

New member
are you on a new antibiotic (specifically the kind they tell you DEFINITlY eat with?) or prednisone OR albuteroll.... any of those can do that to you, and im on all 3! haha but it takes a higher does for the pred.


good luck!!
 
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Rokiss12

New member
are you on a new antibiotic (specifically the kind they tell you DEFINITlY eat with?) or prednisone OR albuteroll.... any of those can do that to you, and im on all 3! haha but it takes a higher does for the pred.


good luck!!
 
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Rokiss12

New member
are you on a new antibiotic (specifically the kind they tell you DEFINITlY eat with?) or prednisone OR albuteroll.... any of those can do that to you, and im on all 3! haha but it takes a higher does for the pred.


good luck!!
 
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thefrogprincess

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Hmm, weird. Is your albuterol inhaler low or getting close to its expiration date? If so you might be getting more of the propelant in your system than normal. Its the propelant that will give you the shakes, not the albuterol itself. I used to get this bad even if I had a new inhaler. I told my docs about it and they switched me to one made by a different manufacturer and now no shakes.
 
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thefrogprincess

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Hmm, weird. Is your albuterol inhaler low or getting close to its expiration date? If so you might be getting more of the propelant in your system than normal. Its the propelant that will give you the shakes, not the albuterol itself. I used to get this bad even if I had a new inhaler. I told my docs about it and they switched me to one made by a different manufacturer and now no shakes.
 
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thefrogprincess

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Hmm, weird. Is your albuterol inhaler low or getting close to its expiration date? If so you might be getting more of the propelant in your system than normal. Its the propelant that will give you the shakes, not the albuterol itself. I used to get this bad even if I had a new inhaler. I told my docs about it and they switched me to one made by a different manufacturer and now no shakes.
 
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thefrogprincess

New member
Hmm, weird. Is your albuterol inhaler low or getting close to its expiration date? If so you might be getting more of the propelant in your system than normal. Its the propelant that will give you the shakes, not the albuterol itself. I used to get this bad even if I had a new inhaler. I told my docs about it and they switched me to one made by a different manufacturer and now no shakes.
 
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thefrogprincess

New member
Hmm, weird. Is your albuterol inhaler low or getting close to its expiration date? If so you might be getting more of the propelant in your system than normal. Its the propelant that will give you the shakes, not the albuterol itself. I used to get this bad even if I had a new inhaler. I told my docs about it and they switched me to one made by a different manufacturer and now no shakes.
 
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Landy

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<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote><i>Originally posted by: <b>Aspiemom</b></i>

It does seem similar to albuterol jitters. I feel like I can feel my pulse throbbing everywhere, but w/o touching pulse-points. In fact, at the beginning I took my pulse to see if my heart was racing. Nope. Thanks for your ideas and feedback. Let's get some more...</end quote></div>

I have a similar story, but only in one area. I received my inCourage vest approx 2 weeks ago.
Here's what's happening with me: At night, when I flip over to get into another position, I feel like my heart starts racing & pounding hard enough that I can just place my hand on my lower left rib cage & feel a pounding sensation. This will last for approx a minute.
I did the same thing as you did...checked my pulse and I really couldn't tell that it was racing.

I wonder if it's more of a spasm or something and it is weird that this only came about after starting the vest....
 
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Landy

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<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote><i>Originally posted by: <b>Aspiemom</b></i>

It does seem similar to albuterol jitters. I feel like I can feel my pulse throbbing everywhere, but w/o touching pulse-points. In fact, at the beginning I took my pulse to see if my heart was racing. Nope. Thanks for your ideas and feedback. Let's get some more...</end quote></div>

I have a similar story, but only in one area. I received my inCourage vest approx 2 weeks ago.
Here's what's happening with me: At night, when I flip over to get into another position, I feel like my heart starts racing & pounding hard enough that I can just place my hand on my lower left rib cage & feel a pounding sensation. This will last for approx a minute.
I did the same thing as you did...checked my pulse and I really couldn't tell that it was racing.

I wonder if it's more of a spasm or something and it is weird that this only came about after starting the vest....
 
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Landy

New member
<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote><i>Originally posted by: <b>Aspiemom</b></i>

It does seem similar to albuterol jitters. I feel like I can feel my pulse throbbing everywhere, but w/o touching pulse-points. In fact, at the beginning I took my pulse to see if my heart was racing. Nope. Thanks for your ideas and feedback. Let's get some more...</end quote></div>

I have a similar story, but only in one area. I received my inCourage vest approx 2 weeks ago.
Here's what's happening with me: At night, when I flip over to get into another position, I feel like my heart starts racing & pounding hard enough that I can just place my hand on my lower left rib cage & feel a pounding sensation. This will last for approx a minute.
I did the same thing as you did...checked my pulse and I really couldn't tell that it was racing.

I wonder if it's more of a spasm or something and it is weird that this only came about after starting the vest....
 
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Landy

New member
<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote><i>Originally posted by: <b>Aspiemom</b></i>

It does seem similar to albuterol jitters. I feel like I can feel my pulse throbbing everywhere, but w/o touching pulse-points. In fact, at the beginning I took my pulse to see if my heart was racing. Nope. Thanks for your ideas and feedback. Let's get some more...</end quote>

I have a similar story, but only in one area. I received my inCourage vest approx 2 weeks ago.
Here's what's happening with me: At night, when I flip over to get into another position, I feel like my heart starts racing & pounding hard enough that I can just place my hand on my lower left rib cage & feel a pounding sensation. This will last for approx a minute.
I did the same thing as you did...checked my pulse and I really couldn't tell that it was racing.

I wonder if it's more of a spasm or something and it is weird that this only came about after starting the vest....
 
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Landy

New member
<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote><i>Originally posted by: <b>Aspiemom</b></i>

It does seem similar to albuterol jitters. I feel like I can feel my pulse throbbing everywhere, but w/o touching pulse-points. In fact, at the beginning I took my pulse to see if my heart was racing. Nope. Thanks for your ideas and feedback. Let's get some more...</end quote>

I have a similar story, but only in one area. I received my inCourage vest approx 2 weeks ago.
Here's what's happening with me: At night, when I flip over to get into another position, I feel like my heart starts racing & pounding hard enough that I can just place my hand on my lower left rib cage & feel a pounding sensation. This will last for approx a minute.
I did the same thing as you did...checked my pulse and I really couldn't tell that it was racing.

I wonder if it's more of a spasm or something and it is weird that this only came about after starting the vest....
 
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lightNlife

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Hmmmm...

This sounds a little like that weird feeling one gets after rollerskating (or ice skating) for several hours.

The only thing I can offer is that perhaps different muscle groups are being bombarded than your body is used to, and as a result your muscle needs to build itself up.

When I was using the other Vest (HillRom) I did feel very achy and "rattled" even after using it. That was several years ago, and well before I had much muscle tone at all. As some of you have seen from my blog, I've been working out quite a bit. When I was first starting to lift weights, my muscles trembled a bit. Now that they're more toned, they don't tremble. I guess I'm basically saying that anything as new and aggressive as the good pounding that the vest offers, is bound to impact your muscles.

Does anyone else work out or do yoga or anything that has really improved their back muscles? If so, do you still experience the shaky feeling that's been described?

On a similar note, we should all be careful to use good posture. I know that's very difficult for those with worse lungs, since it's our body's natural response to gulp air as easily as possible, even if that means not breathing a sturdy breath using the diaphragm. Keep those shoulders straight, and your head straight ahead don't slouch! Maybe that'll help.

If not, I tried <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
 
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lightNlife

New member
Hmmmm...

This sounds a little like that weird feeling one gets after rollerskating (or ice skating) for several hours.

The only thing I can offer is that perhaps different muscle groups are being bombarded than your body is used to, and as a result your muscle needs to build itself up.

When I was using the other Vest (HillRom) I did feel very achy and "rattled" even after using it. That was several years ago, and well before I had much muscle tone at all. As some of you have seen from my blog, I've been working out quite a bit. When I was first starting to lift weights, my muscles trembled a bit. Now that they're more toned, they don't tremble. I guess I'm basically saying that anything as new and aggressive as the good pounding that the vest offers, is bound to impact your muscles.

Does anyone else work out or do yoga or anything that has really improved their back muscles? If so, do you still experience the shaky feeling that's been described?

On a similar note, we should all be careful to use good posture. I know that's very difficult for those with worse lungs, since it's our body's natural response to gulp air as easily as possible, even if that means not breathing a sturdy breath using the diaphragm. Keep those shoulders straight, and your head straight ahead don't slouch! Maybe that'll help.

If not, I tried <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
 
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lightNlife

New member
Hmmmm...

This sounds a little like that weird feeling one gets after rollerskating (or ice skating) for several hours.

The only thing I can offer is that perhaps different muscle groups are being bombarded than your body is used to, and as a result your muscle needs to build itself up.

When I was using the other Vest (HillRom) I did feel very achy and "rattled" even after using it. That was several years ago, and well before I had much muscle tone at all. As some of you have seen from my blog, I've been working out quite a bit. When I was first starting to lift weights, my muscles trembled a bit. Now that they're more toned, they don't tremble. I guess I'm basically saying that anything as new and aggressive as the good pounding that the vest offers, is bound to impact your muscles.

Does anyone else work out or do yoga or anything that has really improved their back muscles? If so, do you still experience the shaky feeling that's been described?

On a similar note, we should all be careful to use good posture. I know that's very difficult for those with worse lungs, since it's our body's natural response to gulp air as easily as possible, even if that means not breathing a sturdy breath using the diaphragm. Keep those shoulders straight, and your head straight ahead don't slouch! Maybe that'll help.

If not, I tried <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
 
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lightNlife

New member
Hmmmm...

This sounds a little like that weird feeling one gets after rollerskating (or ice skating) for several hours.

The only thing I can offer is that perhaps different muscle groups are being bombarded than your body is used to, and as a result your muscle needs to build itself up.

When I was using the other Vest (HillRom) I did feel very achy and "rattled" even after using it. That was several years ago, and well before I had much muscle tone at all. As some of you have seen from my blog, I've been working out quite a bit. When I was first starting to lift weights, my muscles trembled a bit. Now that they're more toned, they don't tremble. I guess I'm basically saying that anything as new and aggressive as the good pounding that the vest offers, is bound to impact your muscles.

Does anyone else work out or do yoga or anything that has really improved their back muscles? If so, do you still experience the shaky feeling that's been described?

On a similar note, we should all be careful to use good posture. I know that's very difficult for those with worse lungs, since it's our body's natural response to gulp air as easily as possible, even if that means not breathing a sturdy breath using the diaphragm. Keep those shoulders straight, and your head straight ahead don't slouch! Maybe that'll help.

If not, I tried <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
 
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lightNlife

New member
Hmmmm...

This sounds a little like that weird feeling one gets after rollerskating (or ice skating) for several hours.

The only thing I can offer is that perhaps different muscle groups are being bombarded than your body is used to, and as a result your muscle needs to build itself up.

When I was using the other Vest (HillRom) I did feel very achy and "rattled" even after using it. That was several years ago, and well before I had much muscle tone at all. As some of you have seen from my blog, I've been working out quite a bit. When I was first starting to lift weights, my muscles trembled a bit. Now that they're more toned, they don't tremble. I guess I'm basically saying that anything as new and aggressive as the good pounding that the vest offers, is bound to impact your muscles.

Does anyone else work out or do yoga or anything that has really improved their back muscles? If so, do you still experience the shaky feeling that's been described?

On a similar note, we should all be careful to use good posture. I know that's very difficult for those with worse lungs, since it's our body's natural response to gulp air as easily as possible, even if that means not breathing a sturdy breath using the diaphragm. Keep those shoulders straight, and your head straight ahead don't slouch! Maybe that'll help.

If not, I tried <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
 
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