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Levalbuterol for Asthma, Maintenance User Reviews

Brand names: Xopenex, Xopenex HFA, Xopenex Concentrate

Rating: 7.6

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.

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  • Anonymous
  • January 26, 2012

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 prescribed dose. But I can take the full dosage of Xopenex prescribed without feeling shaky at all!"

10 / 10
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  • Ann...
  • Taken for 1 to 2 years
  • January 2, 2018

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."

1 / 10
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  • NW4...
  • 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."

10 / 10
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  • Mea...
  • 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 plasticky aftertaste, like how cortisone smells."

9 / 10
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  • 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."

3 / 10
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  • Anonymous
  • December 9, 2009

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."

10 / 10
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  • Anonymous
  • April 11, 2012

Levalbuterol "I like this medicine better than the others. Not too bad as far as side effects!"

9 / 10
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  • jon...
  • December 25, 2010

Levalbuterol "I took Mucinex along with Xopenex. I had a terrible feeling for about 6 hours."

9 / 10
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