Vanessa74
01-13-2008, 07:48 PM
Has anyone ever heard of a medication causing someone to develop asthma?
I am on a Beta Blocker (for HBP) - Toprol -- and I was reading where it should not be given to someone that has asthma - I was diagnosed with mild asthma around the same time that I was started on the Toprol --
Can a beta blocker CAUSE an otherwise health person to GET asthma - or would it just exacerbate it if you already had asthma?
Thank you so much for any help you can give me - I am scared....
Thanks
I am on a Beta Blocker (for HBP) - Toprol -- and I was reading where it should not be given to someone that has asthma - I was diagnosed with mild asthma around the same time that I was started on the Toprol --
Can a beta blocker CAUSE an otherwise health person to GET asthma - or would it just exacerbate it if you already had asthma?
Thank you so much for any help you can give me - I am scared....
Thanks
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gcsmithjr
01-14-2008, 08:05 AM
Beta blockers don't CAUSE asthma but they (and several other medications) can increase asthma symptoms in people who already have asthma.
Vanessa74
01-14-2008, 01:10 PM
Thank you so much for your response - that was exactly what I needed to know.
God bless.
God bless.