Levalbuterol for Asthma, Maintenance User Reviews
Brand names: Xopenex, Xopenex HFA, Xopenex Concentrate
Levalbuterol has an average rating of 7.6 out of 10 from a total of 8 reviews for the treatment of Asthma, Maintenance. 75% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 25% reported a negative experience.
- Ann...
- Taken for 1 to 2 years
- January 2, 2018
Xopenex (levalbuterol) "I was on Xopenex for about a year and it made me crazy. I have never experienced this with any other asthma drug. By crazy, I mean more anxious and scared than I have ever felt in my life, really unbearable. It took a long time to figure out that it was the drug. It worked fine against asthmatic episodes, but I can't recommend it."
- Meano
- September 5, 2019
"Xopenex/levalbuterol is much better than albuterol for me. I have occasional exercise induced asthma as well as when I get sick. This never makes my heart race like albuterol did, but I can still tell it opens my lungs up. Also, I really like the slight taste it leaves lol. I know you should wash your mouth to not get thrush, but it makes me not want to. It’s a sort of plasticy aftertaste, like how cortisone smells."
- NW49E...
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- June 1, 2023
"I was using plain albuterol for years and it wasn't having the same effects anymore. So I asked my doctor to switch me to levalbuterol and I'm really happy I did because its effects are at least double of regular albuterol."
- San
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- December 25, 2021
"I tried this because I was tired of getting bad anxiety and tremors from regular albuterol. It didn’t make my heart race, but it didn’t work as reliably, which was quite scary. Basically paid twice as much for something that worked half the time."
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- Anonymous
- December 9, 2009
Xopenex (levalbuterol) "It works so much better than albuterol. It doesn't make you choke and there is little or no heart racing after using it."
- Anonymous
- April 11, 2012
Xopenex (levalbuterol) "I like this medicine better the others. Not too bad as far as side effects!"
- jonol...
- December 25, 2010
Xopenex (levalbuterol) "I took Mucinex along with Xopenex. I had a terrible feeling for about 6 hours. "
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Xopenex (levalbuterol) "After taking albuterol (and various brands of albuterol) for years, I got a chance to try Xopenex almost a year ago, and I love it! I used to be scared to take albuterol, because it made me so shaky, even at only half the perscribed dose. But I can take the full dosage of Xopenex prescribed without feeling shaky at all!"