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Levalbuterol for Asthma, acute User Reviews

Brand names: Xopenex, Xopenex HFA, Xopenex Concentrate

Levalbuterol has an average rating of 8.8 out of 10 from a total of 9 reviews for the treatment of Asthma, acute. 89% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 11% reported a negative experience.

Levalbuterol rating summary

8.8/10 average rating

9 ratings from 9 user reviews.

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  • Aint...
  • Taken for 2 to 5 years
  • March 11, 2014

Xopenex HFA (levalbuterol) "This is the best rescue inhaler out there. It works as well as albuterol and doesn't make me half as jittery. I highly recommend it. Albuterol made my hands shake so badly, that people would ask me if I was okay. There is no reason to still take albuterol when Xopenex exists."

10 / 10
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  • Anonymous
  • August 26, 2010

Xopenex HFA (levalbuterol) "As a rescue inhaler - this one is the best! It does not cause you to feel jittery like the others do. It sometimes costs more than the other brands, but it is well worth it. My son has moderate asthma that is under excellent control, until the dreaded fall allergy season. He is very active and plays football and being exposed to his outdoor allergies in combination with the physical exercise, causes him to occasionally need the inhaler. He used to delay using his rescue inhaler because he did not want to feel jittery and he could not stand the taste the others put in the mouth. This brand gives him that immediate relief, but has exhibited no side effects in him. I can also testify first-hand as I used it when I had bronchitis."

10 / 10
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  • Abbz
  • November 3, 2016

Xopenex HFA (levalbuterol) "My Xopenex HFA works very well for me. No side effects since I started using it. Works quickly for me. I started with an inhaler called Alupent which worked very well with no side effects. Then the powers that be no longer made this inhaler. I was then put on Albuterol which had very bad side effects for me. I had told the pharmacist & my doctor about my bad reaction to albuterol & they had told me it was a normal thing to have a slight tremor! When I went into the hospital for acute bronchitis, they gave me albuterol which caused me to shake so badly that my feet were bouncing on the bed. The med staff saw this so they could not say "Oh, you just had a tremor, which is normal!" Hence my doctor's nurse found Xopenex HFA for me!"

10 / 10
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  • spatton
  • November 15, 2009

"This is significantly better than the albuterol. I've had asthma for 17 years and always suffered from horrible side effects of albuterol- racing heart, tremors, being jittery; I heard about levalbuterol and LOVE it- such an improvement- works just as well as albuterol with fewer side effects. Way to go!"

10 / 10
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  • Anonymous
  • March 10, 2015

Xopenex (levalbuterol) "Used as alternative to albuterol inhaler due to rapid heart rate after its use. Good for use during mild to moderate acute asthma. I use for mild asthma. If Xopenex inhaler doesn't completely work, I know it's time to step up treatment with regular nebulized medication & a doctors visit."

10 / 10
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  • 440Mo...
  • April 19, 2017

Xopenex HFA (levalbuterol) "I previously used MaxAir (perbuterol) for over 30 years, which works noticeably better than this stuff. I get a paradoxial spasm from albuterol, can't take it. But the Einsteins here decided to discontinue perbuterol because not enough people use it, to justify making it! Someone at FDA even told me to take albuterol anyway! This stuff is better than nothing. If you can't take albuterol for whatever reason, this is the only rescue replacement."

8 / 10
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  • Anonymous
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • September 17, 2022

"This medicine sent me in to my GP's office in 2021 with serious adverse reactions to it. Ie; respiratory distress & status asthmaticus which required several Epi Pen shots to counter this drug that almost killed me!!!! Get this drug OFF the market before it kills somebody!!!!;"

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  • NW49E...
  • Taken for 2 to 5 years
  • February 2, 2024

"I switch on occasion between albuterol and levalbuterol. It scares me because I'm only 43 years old, but my asthma is so bad. I can't even walk around the block, and then I have trouble breathing. If it wasn't for both this and albuterol, I would be in a world of hurt. Albuterol is the only thing that can help me breathe."

10 / 10
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  • Anonymous
  • November 11, 2009

Xopenex (levalbuterol) "Provided as an alternative to albuterol as my sons heart beat went very high with albuterol. Very effective."

9 / 10
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